Photo of the Day 15th March 2026.

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A black helicopter hovering several metres above the ground. There are very few markings, the silver registration "N520EA" on the engine pod on top of the fuselage, and the white text "MD520N" at the top of the twin tails at the end of the long tail boom. Mown grass flies in the air being forced down by the large rotor blades. Several white light aircraft can be seen in the background at the bottom of the frame, a background dominated by a brown brick control tower with a heavily glazed white top floor, where a man standing on a balcony is taking of photo of the helicopter. Trees stretch across the frame in the distance, under blue skies.

On This Day 15th March 2017.

On This Day 2 15th March 1992.

Side view of a yellow, single engined light aircraft flying from left to right at a low altitude, with flaps extended behind the wing. Probably about to land. There is a black stripe running along the body, ending in a zig-zag shape at the front. The registration "G-BTJJ" is on the rear fuselage, also in black. The plane's pilot can be seen through the bubble canopy, just over the wing. Cloudy sky with patches of white fills the rest of the frame.

On This Day 3 15th March 1993.

Side view of a high-winged, 4 engined jet airliner parked facing to the right. The plane is largely white, with a red and blue stripe running along the body, under the passenger cabin windows, and a creamy grey belly. There are black titles in a Chinese script on the upper forward fuselage, and the black registration G-6-218 on the lower rear fuselage. A stylised blue globe adorns the white tail, with a stylised red figure, somewhere between a centaur and a merman across the middle. There is a yellow metal frame in front of the engine pods under the wings, and a yellow auxiliary power unit parked by the nose. Green grass fills the foreground, with a selection of cars parked on top of a slight grassy rise in the background. Trees stretch across the frame in the distance, under grey skies.

On This Day 4 15th March 1994.

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with flaps deployed from the rear of the wings while flying straight and more or less level, suggesting it is just about to land. The plane is mostly white, with a pair of blue stripes running long the body and turning up into the tail, overlaid with the black registration "G-OEBA" on the side of the rear fuselage. White spats cover the tops of the wheels on the fixed undercarriage. Trees in the distance line the bottom of the frame, with bright but hazy grey sky filling the rest.

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