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Photo of the Day 26th February 2025.

mancavgeek

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Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right.

F-GMDB, Airbus A330-301, Air Inter, bringing in a group of French football fans for a match against Spain in Leeds during the Euro'96 Championships, 15th June 1996.

Quite why they didn't fly in to Leeds-Bradford Airport I don't know, seeing as the ground is at least an hour closer by road than it is from here, but that was what they did, and I was glad to see this flight!

Winglet Wednesday 26th February 2025.

Close-up of the left upturned wingtip of a white, twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the left. The wingtip has red, light green, and dark green stripes, and is extremely faded towards the rear edge. The engine pods are white, and slung low under the wings. There is a light green and red logo on the plane's forward fuselage, , with the white letters "exp" overlaid vertically. There are black "Operated by Portugalia Airlines" titles just forward of the wing root. Grey concrete apron fills the rest of the bottom of the frame.

CS-TPS, Embraer ERJ-190-100LR, TAP Air Portugal, parked on Gate 22 at Manchester Airport, 20th May 2024, as seen from near the top of the T1 car park.

Bonus Photo of the Day 26th February 2025.

Front side view of a green, high-winged, 4 propellor-engined military transport aircraft parked facing to the right. There are bright yellow "Swedish Air Force" titles on the forward fuselage, just above the number "845" in black below the cockpit windows. There is an open door hanging down from the forward fuselage on the opposite side, visible under the nose. A puddle runs along the concrete taxiway under the plane. The blue and yellow tail of a similar plane can be seen in the background on the right of the frame. Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

84005/845, Lockheed Tp84 Hercules (C-130H) in the static park at Fairford International Air Tattoo, 24th July 1993.