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'Throw Thursday 4 8th January 2026.

OO-LTW, Boeing 737-33A, operated by EuroBelgian Airlines in Virgin Express colours, taking off from Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 18th February 1997.

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Side view of a red, twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, just a few metres above a black runway, with the undercarriage extended, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised significantly, suggesting that it has just taken off.
There are large, white "Virgin Express" titles on the forward fuselage, and the white registration "OO-LTW" on the upper rear fuselage.
There are red, seemingly hand-written "Virgin" titles on the white tail.
Green grass stretches across the bottom of the frame, with a large expanse of grey concrete apron in the background, with a white, 3 engined jet airliner in the bottom right corner.
A grey building stretches across the frame from the middle left, with trees and buildings leading off into the hazy grey distance.

Photo of the Day 8th January 2026.

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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving at speed from right to left along a black runway. The plane is mostly white, with a pale blue belly, and large light and dark blue "FlyBe" titles above 6 coloured dots (2 yellow, 2 red, 2 purple) on the forward fuselage, a design repeated on the sides of the white engine pods mounted under the wings with additional ".com" text at the end. The light and dark blue "FlyBe" titles are repeated in a larger form but without the dots on the rear fuselage and tail. The black registration "G-FBJI" is on the upper rear fuselage. Green grass fills the foreground, lining the sides of the runway. A pair of large grey hangars dominate the background on the right, behind a large green metal wall. Pale blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

'Throw Thursday 4 1st January 2026.

SE-DIS, McDonnell Douglas MD-81, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, on final approach to Runway 27Left at London Heathrow, some time in the 1990s, as seen from Hatton Cross Station.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #HattonCross #McDonnellDouglas #MD81 #SAS #ScandinavianAirlines #ThrowThursday
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Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land.
The plane is largely white, with black "Scandinavian" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with a series red, blue, and yellow diagonal stripes on the lower forward fuselage.
The white engine pods mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage have a series of 3 squares - blue with a yellow cross, red with a white and black cross, and red with a white cross - on the sides.
Grey and white clouds fill the rest of the frame.

'Throw Thursday 1st January 2026.

V T-ANQ, Boeing 787 -8 DreamLiner, Air India, climbing out of Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018, as seen from the Esso garage on Southern Perimeter Road.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #SouthernPerimeterRoad #EssoGarage #Boeing #B787 #DreamLiner #AirIndia #ThrowThursday
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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left and slightly away from the camera at a low altitude, with the undercarriage already retracted, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised, suggesting it has just taken off.
The plane is mostly white, with red titles in a Hindi script, translating to "Air India", on the upper forward fuselage, and the red registration "VT-ANQ" on the lower rear, just above red "DreamLiner" text.
The passenger cabin windows each have individual, red crenelated arches painted around them.
The tail and part of the rear fuselage are red, with the petals of an orange flower extended outwards.
Vivid blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

'Throw Thursday 25th December 2025.

G-ECOP, De Haviland Canada Dash 8-402Q, FlyBe, powering out of Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018, as seen from the Esso Garage on Southern Perimeter Road.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #EssoGarage #SouthernPerimeterRoad #DeHavilandCanada #DHC8 #Dash8 #FlyBe #ThrowThursday
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Low side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner flying from right to left at a very low altitude, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, the undercarriage already stowed away, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off.
The plane is mostly white, with a pale blue belly, and light and dark blue "FlyBe" titles on the forward fuselage over a group of 6 coloured dot - 2 each yellow, red, and purple.
There are larger "FlyBe" titles on the tail, as well as the website address "www.flybe.com" on the sides of the engine pods under the wings, which also have a pale blue lower section.
The black registration "G-ECOP" is on the outer panels of the underside of the left wing.
Cloudy grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

'Throw Thursday 18th December 2025.

CS-TJF, Airbus A321-211, TAP Air Portugal, on final approach to Runway 27 left at London Heathrow, 18th March 2016, as seen from Hatton Cross Tube Station.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #HattonCross #Airbus #A321 #TAP #AirPortugal #ThrowThursday
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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land.
The plane is almost entirely white, with light green, dark green, and red billboard-style letters "TAP" on the forward fuselage, , with black "Portugal" titles on the upper fuselage over the wings.
The green and red letter "P" is repeated on the tail, overlaid with vertical, white text "TAP Air Portugal".
The black registration "CS-TJF" is on the lower rear fuselage, under a small Portugese flag.
Flat white sky fills the rest of the frame.

Gat On A Sat 3 13th December 2025.

G-LEDN, Shorts SD-3-30-100, Streamline, flying a missed approach to Runway 27 Left at London Gatwick, some time after March 1993.

#London #Gatwick #LGW #EGKK #Runway27Left #Shorts #SD330 #Streamline #GatOnASat
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Slightly grainy side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage retracted, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose more or less level, suggesting it has aborted a landing fairly late on.
The plane is most6ly white, with thick diagonal blue and yellow stripes the middle of the fuselage, under the wings, repeated on the twin tails.
The black registration "G-LEDN" is on the side of the rear fuselage.
Flat grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

'Throw Thursday 3 11th December 2025.

G-BVOB, Fokker F27-500 Friendship, Air UK, taking off from Runway 27 left at London Heathrow, some time between march 1994 and November 1997.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #Fokker #F27 # Friendship #AirUK #ThrowThursday
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Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, just a metre or so above the runway, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off.
The plane is mostly white, with a dark blue stripe running along the body, overlaid with a thin light blue stripe, both sweeping up to the tail, which the dark blue stripe fills., with half a waving Union Jack attached to the light blue stripe, as if it is a flag pole.
There are dark blue "Air UK" titles on the upper forward fuselage, partially obscured by the wing, and the black registration "G-BVOB" on a white fillet at the front of the tail.
Green grass fills the foreground, lining the side of the runway, with more grass on the other side of the runway meeting grey concrete apron in the background, with a low grey building in the distance.

'Throw Thursday 11th December 2025.

A7-APE, Airbus A380-861, Qatar Airways, climbing out of Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 22nd march 2018, as seen from the Esso garage on Southern Perimeter Road.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #EssoGarage #SouthernPerimeterRoad #Airbus #A380 #QatarAirways #ThrowThursday
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Winglet Wednesday 19th November 2025.

VH-OQD, Airbus A380-842, Qantas, sailing over the field behind Myrtle Avenue on final approach to Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 11th July 2014.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #MyrtleAvenue #Airbus #A380 #Qantas #WingletWednesday
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View from below of the outer engine and wing panels of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner flying directly overhead at a very low altitude, with flaps extended inboard of the engine and slats extended along the leading edge of the wing, suggesting it is about to land.
The underside of the wing and most of the engine pod is white, with only a flash of red on the side of the pod adding a bit of colour.
The black registration "VH-OQD" is visible just behind the wing leading edge.
The flat, white wingtip fence (often referred to as a "winglet", although that is technically incorrect on this aircraft type) extends both above and below the wing, and is raked baked sharply.
Flat grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

'Throw Thursday 13th November 2025.

G-CIVD, Boeing 747-436, British Airways, on final approach to Runway 27 left at London Heathrow, 11th July 2014, as seen over the field behind Myrtle Avenue.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #MyrtleAvenue #Boeing #B747 #BritishAirways #ThrowThursday
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Low side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a very low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land.
|The plane is largely white, with a dark blue belly, and large, dark blue "One World" titles on the upper forward fuselage, between the upper and main passenger deck windows.
There are additional, small "member of" titles above the upper deck windows, and "British Airways" titles just aft of a twisted blue and red ribbon below the lower deck windows.
The black registration "G-CIVD" is on the lower rear fuselage, under the tail.
The tail itself is white, with thick wavy red, blue, and red stripes stretching backwards from a single point on the leading edge.
Flat white cloud fills the rest of the frame.

On This Day 30th October 1994.

OD-AGY, Boeing 707-327C, Kuwait Airways, during it's landing roll on the Southern runway at London Heathrow, 30th October 1994, as seen from the terraces on top of the Queens Building.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #QueensBuilding #Boeing #B707 #KuwaitAirways #OnThisDay
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Side view of a 4 engined jet airliner rolling after landing on a black runway, with flaps hanging down from the rear of the wings.
The plane is mostly white, with a thick blue stripe outlined in black running along the body, and a grey belly.
There are blue "Kuwait Airways" titles and additional "Cargo" titles on the upper fuselage, in English towards the rear, and in an Arabic script at the front.
The tail is white, with another thick blue stripe outlined in black, but this time with a stylised white flying bird in the middle.
Green grass lines the runway in the foreground, with several cargo sheds in the background, and the tail and rear fuselage of a grey and dark blue plane on the right of the frame.
Trees beyond that run off into the distance, under grey-blue sky.

'Throw Thursday 2 19th December 2024.

VT-ANQ, Boeing 787-8 DreamLiner, seconds after taking off from Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018, as seen from the Esso Garage on Southern Perimeter Road.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #EssoGarage #SouthernPerimeterRoad #Boeing #B787 #DreamLiner #AirIndia #ThrowThursday
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Rear side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left, with flaps extended from behind the wings, undercarriage already retracted, and nose raised, suggesting it has just taken off.
The plane has a red belly, and red rear fuselage and tail, with an orange sunburst coming from the middle of the tails leading edge.
There are red titles on the upper forward fuselage, written in an Indian script, that translate to "Air India", and the registration "VT-ANQ" on the lower rear fuselage and under the left wing.
The wings on this plane are flexing upwards, a particular design feature of this aircraft type.
Blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

'Throw Thursday 19th December 2024.

OH-LZI, Airbus A321-231, FinnAir, on final approach to Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, as seen from Hatton Cross Tube Station, 11th July 2014.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #HattonCross #Airbus #A321 #FinnAir #ThrowThursday
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Photo of the Day 19th December 2024.

G-BTPM, British Aerospace ATP, British Airways, parked on Gate 41 on the old Pier A at Manchester Airport, 1992.

‘Throw Thursday 19th December 2024.OH-LZI, Airbus A321-231, FinnAir, on final approach to Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, as seen from Hatton Cross Tube Station, 11th July 2014.

‘Throw Thursday 2 19th December 2024.VT-ANQ, Boeing 787-8 DreamLiner, seconds after taking off from Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018, as seen from the Esso Garage on Southern Perimeter Road.

#a321 #airbus #AirIndia #atp #avgeek #aviation #B787 #boeing #BritishAerospace #BritishAirways #dreamliner #egcc #egll #ESSOgarage #finnair #Gate41 #HattonCross #heathrow #lhr #london #man #manchester #photography #PhotoOfTheDay #PierA #planespotting #Runway27Left #SouthernPerimeterRoad #ThrowThursday

Side view of a grey, twin propellor-engined airliner parked facing to the left. The plane has a dark blue belly with a red pin-stripe running along the body. There are black "British Airways" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The registration "G-BTPM" is on the lower fuselage in grey, with the letter "TPM" being repeated on the open nose-wheel doors. In the background, a blue hangar fills most of the frame from the left, with a smaller, twin propellor-engined airliner parked outside, and another one inside, the rear fuselage visible through the open door. Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 4th November 2024.G-BDAE, British Aircraft Corporation 1-11-518FG, Dan Air, taxiing to it’s stand on Pier A at Manchester Airport, probably after operating a flight from London Gatwick, 1992.

On This Day 4th November 1994.YR-ABB, Boeing 707-3K1C, RomAvia, rotating off Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 4th November 1994.

Manchester Monday 2 4th November 2024.N716AW, Airbus A320-214, AirWorld, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in 1998.

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Side view of a white, twin-engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The engines are mounted on the sides off the rear fuselage. The plane has a blue and red stripe running along the body, getting wider as it moves to the rear, where it sweeps up to fill the tail. There are blue "Dan Air" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the registration "G-BDAE" in blue on the upper rear. There is a white circle on the tail, with a 4 pointed compass in the middle, partially covered with a red and white banded flag. Concrete apron area fills most of the frame, with grass bisected by taxiways in the distance.

Side view of a white, 4 engined jet airliner moving from left to right on a runway, with flaps extended from the rear of the wing and it's nose clear of the ground, the nose=wheel being several feet up in the air, suggesting it is in the middle of taking off. Green grass fills the foreground, with bushes and trees smeared into a blur in the background, under grey skies.

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude with undercarriage lowered, and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is just about to land. There is a thin red cheatline running along the body, and blue "AirWorld" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The engine pods and tail are blue, with a red wireframe globe in the middle. Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

'Throw Thursday 31st October 2024.

G-ZBKE, Boeing 787-9, British Airways, seconds after taking off from Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018, as seen by the Esso Garage on Southern Perimeter Road.

#London #Heathrow #LHR #EGLL #Runway27Left #SouthernPerimeterRoad #EssoGarage #Boeing #B787 #BritishAirways #ThrowThursday
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Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner With a blue belly flying from right to left at a very low altitude, with the undercarriage being retracted, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised, suggesting it has just taken off.
There are blue "British Airways" titles on the lower forward fuselage, a blue belly, and red and blue wavy stripes on the tail.
The engine pods mounted under the wings are blue as well.
Blue sky with patches of grey fluff fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 31st October 2024.EI-FKF, Fokker 50, Aer Lingus, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s, as seen from the junction of Ringway Road and Shadowmoss Road.

‘Throw Thursday 31st October 2024.G-ZBKE, Boeing 787-9, British Airways, seconds after taking off from Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018, as seen by the Esso Garage on Southern Perimeter Road.

‘Throw Thursday 2 31st October 2024.OE-LBB, Airbus A321-111, Austrian Airlines, at London Heathrow, some time after June 1996, as seen from the Glass House on the Queens Building.

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