Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747-443, London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK) UK - England, August 1, 2006.

05.49, 20 minutes after sunrise. A clearing weather front has left the air nearly saturated with water vapour, and it only takes a small drop in air pressure to turn it in to cloud. That's where the 747 comes into the equation!

See many more remarkable pictures of airplanes in flight by Steve Morris at AirTeamImages.com.