Manchester Monday 10 23rd March 2026.

SE-DIF, McDonnell Douglas MD-87, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, taxiing to the terminal at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.
The HS.748 parked in front of the hangar in the background dates this to somewhere in the region of 1992-1994 - this particular Budgie was regularly seen in different parts of the airport, in a couple of different liveries and wearing several different registrations for at least 3 years before it finally left for Canada.

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Manchester Monday 23rd March 2026.

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Photo of the Day 18th March 2026.

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Gat On A Sat 2 31st January 2026.

SE-DHI, McDonnell Douglas MD-87, TranSwede, taxiing out to the runway at London Gatwick, 1995 or 1996.

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Photo of the Day 31st January 2026.

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**Speculation**

EDIT to add: This classic landed at SBD. San Bernardino airport is home to the US Forest Service air tanker base.

It sure seems this retired tanker has been pulled from storage and granted a new mission given the massive challenges in Los Angeles.

Long live the #MadDog!

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Bonus Photo of the Day 2 1st December 2024.

OE-LMM, McDonnell Douglas MD-87, Austrian Airlines, taxiing the last few metres to it's gate at Warsaw Okecie, 3rd October 1996.

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