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 An225 "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 20080424
0:01:22 LEJ 20080425
0:02:01 LEJ 20130524 (   • Antonov An225 approaching Leipzig/Ha...  )
0:03:15 LEJ 20130525 (   • Antonov An225 taking off from Leipzi...  )
0:06:09 LEJ 20130701 and 02
0:07:03 LEJ 20141121 and 22 (   • 200th Video!  An225 Taking Off from...  )
0:12:41 LEJ 20150409
0:14:13 LEJ 20151112 (airtoair!    • A Plane Spotter's Dream! AirtoAir f...  )
0:18:05 LEJ 20151117 (   • Celebrating 100,000 Video Views on my...  )
0:22:11 LEJ 20160519 and 20 (   • 5 angles of view! Antonov An225 Visi...  )
0:30:20 LEJ 20161110 and 12 (   • An225 "Mriya" Taking Off from Leipzi...  )
0:35:39 LEJ 20180406, 07 and 11 (   • Antonov An225 Taxiing to Parking Pos...   /    • Antonov An225 departing Leipzig/Hall...  )
0:46:33 ILA Berlin Air Show 20180428
0:49:17 LEJ 20180429 (water salute    • Water Salute for the Antonov 225  )
0:53:54 LEJ 20180506 and 08 (   • Water Salute for the Antonov 225   again)
0:58:08 LEJ 20180523
1:02:44 LEJ 20200427 (   • COVID19 relief: Antonov An225 landi...  )
1:05:34 LEJ 20211212 (   • Giant of Giants: Antonov An225 landi...  )
1:06:50 LEJ 20211215 (   • #2 of 2: Antonov 225 taking off from ...  )
1:11:33 outro


For more "Mriya", have a look at my An225 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/8602opent...
License: https://filmmusic.io/standardlicense

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/...