Blackpool

Photo of the Day Blackpool Edition 28th August 2025.

mancavgeek

28 Aug 2025 • 2 min read

Rear view of the wreckage of a single engined light aircraft, on display as part of a diorama of a crashed plane surrounded by model dinosaurs.

G-BRPL, Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee Cruiser, on display as part of a diorama in the Dinosaur Safari exhibit at Blackpool Zoo, 20th August 2025.

Bonus Photo of the Day Blackpool Edition 28th August 2025.

Side view of a very sleek, single-engined light aircraft parked on concrete apron facing to the right, that looks as if it is moving fast even when it is standing still. The plane is mostly a silvery grey with a white belly, and the white registration "G-CMJZ" on the side of the rear fuselage, partially obstructed by the right wing. Additional white text "DA50" is on the tail, and "Diamond Aircraft" on the engine cowling on the nose. In the foreground, a large wet patch with puddle is on the ground on the left, although the rest of the ground is bone dry. The plane is casting a strong shadow on the ground, with sunlight coming from just left of overhead. The planes nose-wheel is resting on what looks like a black plastic box, but is actually a very small, remotely controlled tug. In the background, a large blue hangar with white trim fills the frame, it's doors it's doors wide open, with a couple of residents visible inside.

G-CMJZ, Diamond DA-50C, outside one of the hangars at Blackpool Squires Gate, waiting it's turn for a bath in the sun.

Bonus Photo of the Day 2 Blackpool Edition 28th August 2025.

Side view of a single engined, very small BizJet parked on black tarmac facing to the left. The plane is mostly a silvery grey, with a slash of black on the nose, as well as a black rear fuselage and V-tail. A single engine is mounted above the sloping rear fuselage, exhausting between the V-tail. The silver registration "N87VS" is on the rear fuselage, under the rear of the engine. Black tarmac lined with green grass fills the foreground, with a large blue hangar with white trim fills most of the background. Another small, silvery plane is parked just in front of his hangar.

N87VS, Cirrus SJX Vision SF50 G2, being towed out of one of the hangars at Blackpool Squires gate, 21st August 2025, s seen from outside Morrisons supermarket.

It sounds like a weird place to go planespotting, but it works!

Bonus Photo of the Day 3 Blackpool Edition 28th August 2025.

View from below of a 3 engined BizJet flying from right to left at a low altitude, with flaps extended and the undercarriage lowered, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is mostly white, with a black stripe swooping it's way along the lower fuselage, as well as along the tail. The black registration "9H-GRS" is on the sides of the engine pods mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, as well as under the left wing. A bright light is shining in the wing root, slightly blowing out that part of the frame, as well as another light on the nose-wheel. Hazy grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

9H-GRS, Dassault Falcon 900, Harmony Jets, on approach to Runway 28 at Blackpool Airport, as seen from Ivy Farm, 22nd August 2025.

Bonus Photo of the Day 4 Blackpool Edition 28th August 2025.

View from below of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting that it is about to land. The plane is almost entirely white, with little more than the black registration "G-POWX" visible under the wings. Bright but hazy sky with blue patches threatening to break through fills the rest of the frame.

G-POWX, Embraer ERJ-190-100LR, Titan Airways, on final approach around 4.5km out to Runway 28 at Blackpool Airport, as seen from Ivy Farm, 23rd August 2025.