Photo Of The Day 17th July 2026.

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On: July 17, 2026

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Side view of a high-winged, single-engined military transport aircraft flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with flaps extended from the rear of the wing and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is covered in a light and dark green camouflage scheme, with the small serial "XP820", larger black text "Army", and a small blue and red roundel on the side of the rear fuselage. The plane's pilot can be seen through the cockpit windows, over the fixed landing gear. Green grass fills the background, with trees and bushes beyond that, mostly on the left, all blurred into a smear as the camera pans to follow the plane, with bright but hazy sky on the right.

Side view of a pair of near-identical helicopters, parked facing to the left on black apron, the one on the left/at the rear parked at a slight angle, with it's rear fuselage and tail obscured by the near one. The helicopters have a thick red stripe running along the upper part of the body and tail boom, with a thick white stripe at the bottom, and a blue top with blue engine pods mounted on top of the upper fuselage, with white "Bristow" titles on the bottom of the engine pods. The white registration "G-BTCT" is on the red stripe on the tail boom. The main and tail rotors of the near helicopter are both spinning, blurred into smears as they rotate. A grey taxiway runs from side to side along the bottom of the frame, with green grass separating that from the apron with these helicopters on, with blue and grey industrial buildings beyond.

On This Day 17th July 1993.

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner in a "Polar bear in a blizzard" livery, parked facing to the left. The only markings are a large red letter "A" next to the open forward mid-cabin door, and the black registration "V2-LDX" on the lower rear fuselage, jut forward of the rear cabin door. There is a set of blue mobile air stairs next to the open cabin door. A grey taxiway stretches across the frame, with a strip of grass separating that from the apron area this plane is parked on. A couple of other planes are visible in the background - a small white and blue plane under the tail on the right of the frame, and a grey and dark blue one on the left, both facing to the right. Trees in the distance slowly vanish into bright but hazy sky.

Frankfurt Friday 17th July 2026.

Side view of a high-winged, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway marked with yellow lines for planes to follow. The plane is mostly a creamy yellow, with a thin red and blue pin-stripe separating the white belly. There are black "Titan" titles on the lower forward fuselage, and the black registration " G-ZAPK" on the lower rear. The tail is black, with the white outline of the head of a man facing to the right, wearing a helmet with an elaborate blume on the top and back. Grey apron fills the foreground, with grass filling the background, with taxiways and a runway running from side to side.

Fuselage Friday 17th July 2026.

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