Picture of the Day: April 22, 2026

Flying over the French-Swiss Alps in a Cessna 172.

Editorial Staff

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 03:38 PM ET

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Matt Ryan

[Credit: Gilbert Benzonana]

Key Takeaways:

A Cessna 172 flight took place over the French-Swiss Alps at approximately 8,000 feet.
Key geographical features observed during the flight included Mont Blanc (France) on the right and Dents du Midi (Switzerland) on the left.
The provided photo was extracted from a video, with permission granted by passenger Robert Low, and the account is attributed to Gilbert Benzonana.

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“Flying over the French-Swiss Alps in a Cessna 172 at about 8,000 feet.
On the right, Mont Blanc (15,783 ft), the highest peak in Western Europe, located in France; on the left, the “Dents du Midi” (10,686 ft) in Switzerland.
Photo taken from a video with the permission of Robert Low, my passenger”

– Gilbert Benzonana

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