Antonov An-225 photographed by SENIOR

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Antonov An-225 photographed by SENIOR

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Here are photos of world's largest aircraft Antonov An-225 Mriya. Forum member SENIOR took these photos at Manchester Airport recently. Mriya (Мрія) means "dream" (inspiration) in Ukrainian.

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Thank you SENIOR for sharing interesting photos.
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Post by PK777 »

Thanks for the pics. Why was this aircraft in MAN for?

Also, I believe this was the aircraft that visited ISB after the quake.
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Take a loooooook at thaaat!!! Its so huge....

Thanks SENIOR for taking shots and Abbas Bhai for posting them.
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That's one huge aircraft!!
Thanks for the pics SENIOR.

If anyone is interested, there is a really good video of this aircraft's visit to Manchester that can be found here: (there's actually 2 of them)
http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_ ... -7252.html
http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_ ... -7266.html
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I've been told that this aircraft was being used to transport stage equipment for a function in Nigeria !!
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SENIOR wrote:I've been told that this aircraft was being used to transport stage equipment for a function in Nigeria !!
yes, the plane was used to cary stage equipment for Snoop Dog, Beyonnce and thir groups concert. the plane was loaded on a Tuesday and departed on a Thursday. i don't remeber the exact date.
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