You have no idea what lengths I went to trying to get this shot! Thanks to everyone who made this possible, including my fabulous nan, Jim and my parents. What an amazing oppurtunity to get so close to this behemoth! Apologies for the takeoff shot, someone moved their brolly in front of my camera.

VITYAZ TRANSPORTERS By 1985, an intensive research and development program to create a family of what is known to be the Vityaz two-unit CTVs had been completed. This family includes: ? two-unit transport vehicles DT-10, DT-20 and DT-30, with a load-carrying capacity of 10, 20 and 30 tons, respectively; ? two-unit amphibious transporters DT-10P, DT-20P and DT-30P with similar specifications as the regular transporters. Currently, Vityaz CTVs are in use throughout the whole territory of Russia, as well as in the harsh regions of the Arctic and Antarctica. They are an invaluable part of the transport services for prominent companies such as Gazprom JSC, Rosneftegazstroi, Rosneftegaz JSC, etc. They serve as primary transport vehicles for the personnel who service the extensive oil and gas pipelines throughout Russia, for geologists and scientists who research the dangerous, faraway destinations of Antartica and the Arctic regions. The construction and service industries are also benefiting from the advantages of these vehicles. The DT-30K crane, the DT-30E excavator, refuelling vehicles, mobile workshops, mobile oil refineries, passenger transporters, firefighting vehicles, etc. are mounted on Vityaz chassis. These vehicles are in demand not only in Russia, but throughout the countries of the Middle East and Asia, as well as in North and South America. Years of operation of these vehicles have proved their reliability and robust design. The vehicle-s design primarily …

‘Ex-MAN’: aircraft and airlines that no longer visit us here at Manchester Airport- includes PIA 747-200, BWIA A340, Estonian 737, Alitalia E170, Ryanair 737-200, Balkan Tu154, Continental 777, and the gorgeous Malaysian 747-400. Apologies for lower quality- many of these clips are very old!