Manchester Monday 15th June 2026.

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On: June 15, 2026

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Side View of a single engined, single seat bi-plane light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low latitude, less than a metre above a grass runway. The plane is mostly red, with a pair of white stripes running along the body, overlaid with the white registration "G-HOON", with similar white stripes running the length of the spats on the main wheels, under the wings. The front of the tail is red, with white "Pitts S-1S"text, while the rear is covered in a red and white checkerboard pattern, which can also be seen on the outer panels of the under side of the wings. A person wearing a white flying helmet can be seen in the single seat cockpit, under a domed canopy. Grrn grass fills the rest of the frame, with the plane casting a strong shadow on the ground behind it, suggesting that the sun is coming from the top left corner.

Slightly grainy side view of a small, single seat military fighter jet taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is almost entirely grey, with only the tip of the nose and tail painted black, dark grey text "RS-13" on the side of the nose in front of the heavily glazed cockpit, and a black shield with an image of a white stooping bird on the tail. Green grass fills most of the foreground, partially obscuring the nose-wheel. More grass in the background leads up to a black chain-link fence on concrete support columns stretching across the frame, with trees and bushes in the distance beyond that. The tail and engine exhausts of a larger, twin engined fighter jet painted in a grey and dark green camouflage pattern peeks into frame from the left, a yellow lightning bolt overlaid with a black circle outlined in white, with the faint image of a grey flying bird with outstretched wings in the middle, along the leading edge. Dismal grey sky, typical of this air show, fills the rest of the frame.

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a low altitude, with undercarriage retracted, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised steeply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with a thick yellow stripe running along the body, covering the passenger cabin windows, with a slightly thinner black stripe below that, then a white stripe, with a grey belly beneath. There are black "Monarch" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and white registration "G-MONR" on the black stripe on the lower rear. The registration is repeated in black on the underside of the outer panels of the left wing. White engine pods are mounted below the wings. A stylised black upper-case letter "M" sits in the middle of the white tail, with 3 black dots above the 3 points, making it resemble a crown. Pale blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the left in the middle of a large ramp area. The plane is white on top, with a black belly, with a red/yellow/white/red/yellow stripe running along the body under the passenger cabin windows, before turning up into the lower part of the tail. A similar stripe fills most of the engine pods under the wings. There are black "InterEuropean" titles on the upper forward fuselage, the black registration "G-IEAA" on the upper rear, with large, diagonal black letters "IEA" on the white tail. Built-in grey airstairs are deployed from under the closed forward cabin door, with a blue set of mobile airstairs by the closed rear door. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a roadway for ground traffic marked by red and white blocks. Three predominantly white jet airliners are parked in the background, with a pair of grey lighting poles reaching up and out of the frame. Fields and trees fill the rest of the background, at the top of the frame.

Rear side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner facing to the left but behind pushed back to the right by a low blue tug attached to the planes nosewheel by a long blue pole. The plane is mostly white, with black "Lufthansa Cityline" titles on the lower forward fuselage, partially obscured by the undercarriage legs coming down from the rear of the engine pod on the left wing, and the black registration "D-BELT" on the side of the rear fuselage, next to a small German flag. The tail is dark blue, with the outline of a yellow circle and a highly stylised image of a flying bird, made up of 5 yellow lines. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a terminal building stretching all the way across the background, with a green and white, high-winged, propellor-engined airliner parked nose-in. In the distance, there are a grey hangar on the right, and trees in the centre and on the left, under bright but hazy sky.

Low side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is green on top, with a blue stripe, a dark green stripe that covers the passenger cabin windows, then a thick white stripe with green "Aer Lingus Commuter titles on the forward fuselage and black registration "EI-FKE" next to a small white flag on the lower rear fuselage, and a grey belly. There is a large white shamrock on the green tail, partially obscured by the horizontal stabiliser. Grey cloudy sky fills the rest of the frame.

On This Day 15th June 1996.

Side view of a white, 4 engined jet airliner with the engines mounted in pairs on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from left to right. The plane has white top surfaces, and grey lower surfaces, with a blue stripe running along the body, covering the passenger cabin windows. The engine pods are grey, with the serial "XV102" in black. There is a red, white, and blue roundel on the lower forward fuselage, and a blue, white, and red fin flash on the tail, under the number "102". There are black "Royal Air Force" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The plane is carrying a pair of air-to-air refuelling pods, one under each wing, allowing it to dispense fuel to allied aircraft. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a collection of brown buildings nestled in trees in the background, under dreary grey skies.

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