Photo of the Day 30th April 2023

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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at low altitude with landing gear and flaps deployed and it's nose raised slightly. The plane is mostly white, with red "Iberia" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is red, with a white stripe and a splash of yellow at the top, the red section extending down to cover part of the rear fuselage. The engines are also white, with red "Iberia" titles. there is part of a razor-wire fence visible in the bottom right of the frame. The rest of the frame is filled with grey sky.
EC-IXD, Airbus A321-212, Iberia, crossing the perimeter fence on final approach to Runway 27R at London Heathrow, 11th July 2014.

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving along a runway with it's flaps still extended from the rear of the wings immediately after landing. The plane's body is mostly white, with large billboard-style "Alba Star" titles in green and red on the forward fuselage. The rear of the body, under the tail, is dark green, with a curved red line seperating it from the white further forward. The tail itself is red, with a stylised white letter "A", a design which also appears on the upturned wing tips. The foreground is mostly grass, while trees appear in the background, and the sky above is a hazy blue-grey.
EC-NAB, Boeing 737-81Q, AlbaStar, turning off Runway 23R after landing at Manchester Airport, 15th May 2019.

 

Side view of a twin propellor engined high-winged airliner flying at low altitude from right to left with its landing gear and flaps extended, and it's nose down slightly. The plane is mostly white, with dark blue "Lufthansa CityLine" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The tail is dark blue, with a yellow circle containing a stylised image of a dark blue bird in flight. Bahind, the sky is an even grey.
OY-CIC, ATR42-300, Lufthansa CityLine, on final approach to Zurich Airport, 19th October 1993.