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Photo of the Day 9th September 2025.

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Heavily backlit side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a very low altitude, just a few metres above a black runway.

G-EZTR, Airbus A320-214, EasyJet, about to touch down on Runway 05 Right at Manchester Airport, 31st January 2015, as seen from beside Crash Gate 13.

This spot is occasionally referred to by locals as "Between The Runways", and is the only place in the entire airport where you can legally have planes on the ground on the runways both in front of and behind you.

Tails Tuesday 9th September 2025.

The tails of 10 fighter jets all parked side-by-side, ready and waiting for their turn to perform at an airshow, all facing to the left. The one on the left, nearest the camera, is in a gloss black livery, with the flags of the UK, Germany, and Italy at the top of the tail. Next is in a dark grey and brown camouflage, then 2 in light grey. 2 in dark grey follow, then 2 in pale blue, and finally 2 in green and brown camouflage. They are all casting strong shadows behind them on the ground, suggesting that light is coming from high on the left. 3 tall radio masts soar into the sky behind them, with a series of relatively low buildings behind, under pale blue sky.

A view from the photo-bus at International Air Tattoo, Fairford, 22nd September 1995.

The tails of 6 Panavia Tornadoes all lined up - the first 2 are from the TTTE (Tri-national Tornado Training Establishment, which trained crews for the Royal Air Force, German and Italian Air Forces, and German Navy), 2 from the Royal Air Force, and 2 from the German Air Force.

At the rear are a pair of French Air Force Mirage 2000's, and a pair of Swedish Air Force JA37 Viggens.

Bonus Photo of the Day 9th September 2025.

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner being towed from right to left by a low-slung white and blue tug attached to the nose-wheel by a long black pole. The plane is almost entirely white, with large, blue, "Air France" titles on the upper forward fuselage, between the 2 passenger decks. The blue registration "F-BPVP" is on the upper rear fuselage, and the last 2 letters are on the open nose-wheel doors. The tail is white, with a series of 4 diagonal blue lines, getting thinner as they move rearwards, and a final, thick red stripe at the rear. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with rows of buses parked side-by-side in the background, and white buildings and trees in the distance, slowly vanishing into the hazy grey sky.

F-BPVP, Boeing 747-128, Air France, under tow at Paris Orly, either 1993 or 1996.