Photo of the Day

Frequent contributor Geremy Kornreich sent in this photograph for Picture of the Day, explaining: “A ‘sun dog’ frames this Sikorsky S-43 early in the morning. Sunlight shining through ice crystals in clouds cause this phenomenon, known as a parhelion.” “The Sikorsky S-43 was a 1930s airliner carrying 18 to 25 passengers and was used, among […]

Ian Hollingsworth sent in this photograph for Picture of the Day, which he titles “Early start at Mojave.” “This was taken at 5:49 a.m. on Aug. 23, 2017, as we were preparing for a day of flight testing,” he reports. He adds he and his colleagues were NOT working on the L1011 Stargazer Carrier Aircraft. […]

Frequent Picture of the Day contributor Geremy Kornreich sent in this picture with a question: “Can you identify the airplane in this photo?” He gives one hint: It is displayed on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Answer: It’s a Douglas B-23 Dragon on display at the Pima Air and Space […]

Piergiorgio Goldoni sent in these photos from the Emilia Fly Meeting 3.0. He says: “On Saturday, March 24, and Sunday, March 25, the the festival of Paramotor was held on the Aviosuperfice of Sassuolo.” A member of the Aeroclub Sassuolo, he took these photos, as well as put together a YouTube video (posted below) to […]

One of our favorite aviation photographers, Hayman Tam, sent in this picture for Picture of the Day. “The Easter Bunny arrives in style at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California,” he explains. “This is just one of many holidays throughout the year where the museum has incorporated the use of helicopters.” Would you […]

Marco Guscio sent in this photo for Picture of the day, explaining, “two Pilatus P3 of the Swiss P3 Flyers Aerobatic Team over Locarno, Switzerland, in early March 2018.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture […]