58 yr old SMOKEY Antonov An-12BK - Cavok Air Departing Birmingham Airport ( BHX )

[@Agaliki6]

Great to see this,sounds like my knackered boiler 😂

[@AirportAction]

🤣🤣

[@caroleforshaw6287]

Another beauty. ❤️

[@AirportAction]

Thank you Carole 👍

[@vespa81]

Them old Lada engines!!!.

[@robwahl6288]

First flight = 1966. Almost as old as I am. 😱😱 would love to see doing a crab in winds

[@carolyn2130]

Beautiful plane, what a beauty, classic ..... but I'm older than"her"#59 😂

[@707liner8]

The Soviets never were too concerned with noise or emissions . . . Great to see these puppies still flying.

[@GardenRetriever]

Look at the angles on her! Does anyone know what year she was put into service? Great plane! And another well crafted video. ❤ Hello from USA 🇺🇸.

[@AirportAction]

Thank you 👍

[@robertodaggis7244]

Oh dear, Greta has feinted!

[@AirportAction]

🤣

[@landingslowly]

I was about to say the same 😂

[@fiae2897]

Holy smokes for real, 😊 Ty Kevin and Michelle.❤

[@AirportAction]

Thanks Fia 👍

[@daveboddison]

This just flew over my house this evening. Very menacing sound at night . I had to check on a flight tracker to find out what it was

[@volnation-qc4rb]

My childhood days revisited seeing this oldy but goldy, aging has been better to it than me 😅 TY Kev and Michelle

[@AirportAction]

Thanks Volnation 👍

[@GeorgeMCMLIX]

Superb catch Kev! 👍🏻 While not environmentally friendly, what a great sight and sound.

[@AirportAction]

Thanks George 👍

[@kippamip]

The soviet answer to the Hercules. Ole smokey.

[@RotorWingsAviation]

👏👏👏👏

[@3070Gordo]

Christ, it smokes worse than my old Austin Metro. Hats off to all concerned, as I genuinely didn't think it was going to get airborne.

[@vitality397]

nice catch kev👍

[@AirportAction]

Thank you Ron 👍

[@GuerrinoChavalla-b7m]

Quite old fashioned mummy bird.

[@shanedavis9166]

I know these aircraft are old tech, but I didn't know they were still coal fired 😛

[@AirportAction]

😂

[@pendago8484]

Yeah, steam engines came a long way...😅

[@shanedavis9166]

@@pendago8484 🤣

[@puffernutterlou]

I have someone send me screenshots cos they think it's hilarious that it comes over Wolverhampton in cloudy dark skies so I can't get a shot of it. 😂

[@Philc231]

We will need old tech if there’s ever an electronic pulse . Old stuff will still work .

[@Philc231]

Ever see a b-52 take off ?

[@tonycardall7334]

I think it needs some adblue.

[@AirportAction]

🤣

[@Maureen1andonly]

The last time I saw smoke like that was when I tried to bake a cake 🍰 Seriously, though, that looks a bit worrying 🤔

[@AirportAction]

🤣

[@fishypie]

there she blows . old chocky of the skys

[@robertbate5790]

Wow, don't need radar for that one, lol 🤣🤣. Seriously, I wonder if they pay exhaust taxes at airports willing to accept these old Ruskies ??

[@philroocroft7800]

And they want to increase freight operations at night! Think BHX needs a clean air zone… should be charged to go into / over Bham City Centre or London!!

[@fredscratchet1355]

Does it have to pay ulez?😂

[@AirportAction]

🤣

[@Bandicoot6475]

Must be running on Diesel.

[@fishypie]

and we get told off for burning leaves

[@AirportAction]

🤣

[@Marco-w2l]

Forget the smoke - all environment BS

[@cherylq709]

Every eco fruitcake will be loosing their collective heads over the pollution pouring out of that old thing.

[@jaynegrunnill3705]

Very bad for air pollution!

[@amjedmahmood8324]

Strange it's still going

[@amjedmahmood8324]

V old aircraft

[@amjedmahmood8324]

Look like truck engine