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30 years ago today was the first flight of the Comco Ikarus C42. Over 1,200 C42s have been produced to date.
Seen here is Comco Ikarus C42 FB80 Cyclone G-RMAV arriving Sandtoft Airfield 8.11.25.
Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire Mk Vb AB910 and Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIC PZ865 displaying at the 2026 RAF Cosford Air Show 14.6.26.
VistaJet Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ D-CXLS arriving at Manchester Airport from Geneva Airport 7.3.26.
Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Agusta-Westland AW-169 G-LNCC returning to its base 23.3.26.
30 years ago today was the first flight of the Bombardier Global Express.
Seen here is Shally Enterprises Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express N320GX arriving at Manchester Airport from Van Nuys Airport 9.4.23.
50 years ago today was the first flight of the Embraer EMB 121 Xingu. 106 Xingus were produced in total between 1977 and 1987.
Seen here is French Navy Flottille 28F Embraer EMB-121AN Xingu 68 arriving at RAF Waddington from Air Base 702 Captain Georges Mado 23.6.26.
ITA Airways operating for easyJet Europe Airbus A320-200 EI-DTM arriving at Manchester Airport from Milan Linate Airport 7.3.26.
Italian Air Force 41 Stormo Leonardo P-72A MM62281/41-04 on static display at the 2025 Royal International Air Tattoo 19.7.25.
30 years ago today was the first flight of the Boeing 777-200ER.
Seen here is Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200ER AP-BGK arriving at Manchester Airport from Islamabad International Airport 7.3.26.
25 years ago today Silk Way Airlines was founded. Today the airline operates a fleet consisting exclusively of the Ilyushin Il-76.
Seen here is Silk Way Airlines Ilyushin Il-76TD-90VD 4K-AZ101 arriving at Doncaster Airport from Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport 26.7.22.
Czech Aircraft Works SportCruiser G-SCPI departing Sandtoft Airfield for Manchester Barton Aerodrome 2.5.26.
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 G-VLUX Red Velvet departing Manchester Airport for Orlando International Airport 7.3.26.
Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ZM141 ZM141 performing a flypast at the 2026 RAF Cosford Air Show 14.6.26.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N EI-SID Dotter Viking arriving at Manchester Airport from Oslo Gardermoen Airport 7.3.26.














































