Мрія // Valediction to an Icon
At the time of release (05/2022), this is by far the longest video on my channel. And although it is full of magnificent memories for me, it is also the saddest, because its creation is a reaction on the destruction of the only complete example of an Antonov An-225 "Mriya", the largest transport aircraft in the world, during the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. Vladmimir Putin may call it a special military operation as much as he wants and he may forbid Russians to even call it a war, but he's not fooling anyone, it's a war and moreover it's a war of aggression, period!
The reason this video is so long and took me so long to produce is, that I went through all my material showing this outstanding aircraft, so I could use it for this video. And since I live near Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ/EDDP), where "Mriya" was often to be seen, we're talking about lots of pictures and videos!
The guys at Antonov seem to be absolutely determined to build a new "Mriya" and of course I'd be delighted to be able to welcome this giant at Leipzig/Halle airport again! Nevertheless, I decided to call this video a valediction, because on the one hand I'm not 100% certain, there will be a resurrection and on the other hand, even if so, the new one will be a another aircraft.
0:00:00 introduction
0:00:57 LEJ 2008-04-24
0:01:22 LEJ 2008-04-25
0:02:01 LEJ 2013-05-24 ( • Antonov An-225 approaching Leipzig/Halle a... )
0:03:15 LEJ 2013-05-25 ( • Antonov An-225 taking off from Leipzig/Hal... )
0:06:09 LEJ 2013-07-01 and 02
0:07:03 LEJ 2014-11-21 and 22 ( • 200th Video! - An-225 Taking Off from Leip... )
0:12:41 LEJ 2015-04-09
0:14:13 LEJ 2015-11-12 (air-to-air! - • A Plane Spotter's Dream! Air-to-Air footag... )
0:18:05 LEJ 2015-11-17 ( • Celebrating 100,000 Video Views on my Chan... )
0:22:11 LEJ 2016-05-19 and 20 ( • 5 angles of view! Antonov An-225 Visits Le... )
0:30:20 LEJ 2016-11-10 and 12 ( • An-225 "Mriya" Taking Off from Leipzig/Hal... )
0:35:39 LEJ 2018-04-06, 07 and 11 ( • Antonov An-225 Taxiing to Parking Position... / • Antonov An-225 departing Leipzig/Halle Air... )
0:46:33 ILA Berlin Air Show 2018-04-28
0:49:17 LEJ 2018-04-29 (water salute - • Water Salute for the Antonov 225 )
0:53:54 LEJ 2018-05-06 and 08 ( • Water Salute for the Antonov 225 again)
0:58:08 LEJ 2018-05-23
1:02:44 LEJ 2020-04-27 ( • COVID-19 relief: Antonov An-225 landing at... )
1:05:34 LEJ 2021-12-12 ( • Giant of Giants: Antonov An-225 landing on... )
1:06:50 LEJ 2021-12-15 ( • #2 of 2: Antonov 225 taking off from Leipz... )
1:11:33 outro
For more "Mriya", have a look at my An-225 playlist (https://tinyurl.com/jxjfm7dj) and/or visit Jetheadz AVC, a project for collaborative aviation videos (https://tinyurl.com/ycchh2z9).
music:
Open the Door of Hope by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8602-open-t...
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
image of destroyed Ukrainian town:
Attribution:
"Destruction by Russian attack of peasant village of Yakovlivka in Kharkiv"
by Mvs.gov.ua (Міністерство внутрішніх справ України; Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs)
License:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...