Photo of the Day 4th June 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 4, 2026

In: A300, Airbus, AirFrance, AirUK, AvGeek, aviation, B777, Barton, Boeing, CathayPacific, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday, Varig, Warrior

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Side view of a single engined light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low altitude, maybe 2 or 3 metres above a grass runway, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and flying straight and level, suggesting it is about to land, the fixed undercarriage not telling us anything. The plane is white, with a thin yellow and blue stripe running along the body, overlaid with the blue registration "G-LACB" on the side of the rear fuselage. There is a red star, with the side arms made from a pair of pilots wings, overlaid with an image of a light aircraft soaring into the sky, in the middle of the white tail. Grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees and bushes marking the airfield perimeter in the distance.

On This Day 4th June 2015.

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude with undercarriage lowered, flaps extended from the front and rear of the wing, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with a grey lower half, and a dark green stripe wrapped around the nose, just ahead of green Cathay pacific" titles. A thick green stripe is wrapped around the tail, with a white, stylised image of a flying bird formed with a single brush stroke. The black registration "B-KQD" is on the upper rear fuselage. Vivid blue sky fills the rest of the frame, with fluffs of cloud at the bottom.

‘Throw Thursday 4th June 2026.

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps hanging down behind the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is almost entirely white, with blue "Air France" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the blue registration "F-GBEC" on the upper rear. The tail is white, with a series of diagonal blue stripes, getting thinner as they progress rearwards, followed by a single red stripe, and an circle made of golden stars at the top. Pale blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

Side view of a 3 engined jet airliner landing heavily on a black runway, with flaps extended behind and in front of the wings the wings, and the rear section of the engine pods slid back, exposing the thrust reversers. The plane is mostly white, with dark blue "Varig" and gold "Brazil" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the black registration "PP-VQJ" next to a small Brazilian flag on the upper rear. The belly is dark blue, as are the engine pods under the wings, and the elongated centre engine pod running through the base of the blue tail. The tail itself has a large, yellow, 8-pointed compass rose in the middle. A taxiway crosses the runway immediately in front of the plane, both lined with green grass. A large grey terminal building stretches across the background, with a couple of grey and dark blue jet airliners parked against this terminal. In the distance, trees and buildings slowly vanish into bright but hazy skies.

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner slying from right to left at a low altitude, with flaps slightly extended from the rear of the wings and undercarriage stowed away, and the nose raised, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is largely white, with a dark blue stripe running along the body, sweeping up to fill the tail, with a thinner, pale blue stripe running through that, acting as a pole against which half a UK flag flutters on the tail. Flat grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

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@mancavgeek Nice bit of panning

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Citoyen européen Ray Hindle ✔️
June 4, 2026
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  @rayhindle Cheers!
  It’s something that i only found out had a name a couple of years ago, I know people who say they want to learn how to do it, and i just learned by trial and error decades ago.
  
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  Manc AvGeek
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