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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a yellow stripe running along the lower body, and large yellow "Buzz" titles outlined in black on the forward fuselage. These titles are repeated over a yellow stripe on the sides of the engine pods, under the wings. There is dark blue text "by RyanAir" under the cockpit windows, and the black registration "SP-RZD" just aft of a white and red Polish flag on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is bright yellow, with a large cartoon image of a bee, with a large upper-case letter "B" on it's black and yellow striped chest. Green grass fills the foreground, partially obscured by a stretched-out roll of razorwire on top. More grass in the background leads up to trees in the distance, under blue sky.

Photo of the Day 7th May 2026.

2026-05-07

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 7, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AirFrance, AirJamaica, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAC111, BAE146, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishMidland, Buzz, DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, JerseyEuropean, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, Max, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway05Left, Runway27Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Tarom, ThrowThursday

Side view of a very small, high-winged, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from right to left on grass. The plane is almost entirely white, with blue "Sky Ranger" text over a stylised image of a mountain range on the upper fuselage immediately behind the cockpit doors, the blue registration "G-CFJG" on the tail, and the head of a fire-breathing dragon that, coincidentally, lines up perfectly with the pilots legs, as seen through the bottom of the glazed doors. Green grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees lining the airfield perimeter in the distance, and patches of blue sky visible in gaps.

Photo of the Day 30th April 2026.

2026-04-30

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 30, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AirCanada, AN12, Antonov, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B787, BalkanBulgarian, Barton, BestOff, Blackpool, BLK, Boeing, DreamLiner, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGNH, EssoGarage, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway09Left, Runway27Left, SingaporeAirlines, SkyRanger, SouthernPerimeterRoad, SquiresGate, StanwellMoorRoad, Swift, ThrowThursday, Vulcan

Front side view of a glossy black helicopter parked facing to the right on grass, with the motor slowly spinning and the pilots door open. The grey registration "N520EA" is on the side of the engine pods on top of the fuselage, and grey text "MD520N" is on the top of the twin tails at the end of the long, fat tail boom. Notably, there is no vertical rotor at the end of the tail boom. There are 2 people sitting in the heavily glazed cockpit, the person sitting in the right-hand seat wearing a white shirt, and using their hands to demonstrate something to the person in the left hand seat, who is wearing a blue shirt. Green grass fills the foreground, with people sitting or standing behind a green metal mesh fence in the background, and a curved, green corrugated metal hangar behind them on the left, and a large brown brick building on the right. Pretty much everyone in the photo is wearing sunglasses, so it is probably a sunny day.

Photo of the Day 23rd April 2026.

2026-04-23

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 23, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: AirFrance, AvGeek, aviation, B727, BAE146, BahrainAmiriFlight, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, BritishAerospace, C9, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGLL, FlightInternational, FlyIn, Heathrow, JerseyEuropean, KuwaitAirForce, LearJet, LHR, LJ35, London, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD520, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway27Left, ThrowThursday

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on tarmac facing to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a black belly, and a thick yellow stripe running along the body, over-laid with the black registration "G-BKAE" on the rear fuselage, the last letter partially obscured by the slightly up-turned wing-tip. White spats cover the fixed main landing gear, under the wings. A man with short dark hair and beard, wearing a blue top, can be seen in the cockpit, possibly running an engine test, as the propellor on the nose looks to be slightly blurred. Black tarmac apron fills the foreground, with a green hangar on the right of the frame in the background, with cars parked behind the plane on the left, with brown brick buildings beyond that. Flat white sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 9th April 2026.

2026-04-09

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 9, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, CrossAir, D120, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, Jodel, LHR, LithuanianAirlines, LoganAir, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthernPerimeterRoad, ParisNice, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SouthSide, ThrowThursday, VirginAtlantic

Side view of a high-winged, 4 propellor-engined military cargo plane parked on a black runway, with the red and white tips of the propellors a spinning blur indicating they are running full tilt, flaps extended from behind the wings, and the rear cargo loading ramp almost fully deployed, with a man wearing olive-green fatigues crouched by the end of the ramp. The plane is covered in an olive-green and grey camouflage scheme, with a blue and red roundel on the rear fuselage, next to the black serial number "VX232". There is a black number "232" on the nose under the cockpit, repeated on the tail, where it is sandwiched between a British flag above, and a red and blue fin flash below. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass leading up to a tall grey hangar on the left, and a lower blue hangar on the left, with a couple of grey fighter jets in front of the latter. Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 26th March 2026.

2026-03-26

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 26, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: AirShow, Alitalia, ATI, AvGeek, aviation, B787, Boeing, C130, DC9, Douglas, EGCD, EGLL, EssoGarage, Heathrow, Hercules, JapanAirLines, LHR, Lockheed, London, Manchester, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway27Left, SouthernPerimeterRoad, ThrowThursday, Woodford

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane has a grey belly, and a thin red and blue stripe running along the body, getting wider as it moves rearwards, then sweeping up to fill the tail. The engines, mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, are in a bare metal state. The registration "G-OBWD" is visible on the upper rear fuselage. Grey concrete taxiways fill almost all the frame, apart from a red and white banded metal barrier stretching across the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 19th March 2026.

2026-03-19

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 19, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B707, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirFerries, BritishWorld, DanAir, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EGCC, EGKK, EGLL, Embraer, ERJ190, Gatwick, Heathrow, Helvetic, LGW, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Qantas, QueensBuilding, Romavia, Runway09Left, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, Sabena, SchreinerAirways, SouthSide, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday

Side view of a white, twin propellor-engined airliner parked on a runway facing to the left, it's propellors blurred as they spin. The plane has red "LoganAir" titles on the upper forward fuselage, followed by black text "Scotlands Airline". The registration "G-LGNT" is on the upper rear fuselage, in black. The tail is covered in a red, black, and white tartan pattern. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to a large grey building in the distance. Pale blue sky with smears of grey cloud fill the rest of the frame

Photo of the Day 10th March 2026.

2026-03-10

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 10, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A330, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B121, B727, Barton, Beagle, Boeing, BritishAerospace, EAS, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGLL, EuroDirect, EuropeAeroService, Heathrow, LFPO, LHR, LoganAir, London, MAN, Manchester, MyrtleAvenue, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, Pup, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, S2000, Saab, SouthSide, TailsTuesday, TurkishAirlines, Woodford

A small, single engined light aircraft parked on black tarmac, facing to the right and away from the camera. The plane is almost entirely white, with only the black registration "G-CIFL" on the side of the rear fuselage, and the large bubble canopy over the cockpit marring the whiteness. Black tarmac apron fills the foreground, with a high-winged light aircraft parked on the other side of a fuel pump in the background. A large road bridge soars into the sky in the distance, stretching across the frame, under grey sky.

Photo of the Day 26th February 2026.

2026-02-26

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 26, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, B717, B737, Barton, Blue1, BMI, Boeing, BritishMidland, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, F27, Fokker, Friendship, GlassHouse, HattonCross, Heathrow, LHR, London, LuxAir, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RV6, ThrowThursday, Vans

Side view of a twin engined BizJet with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from right to left along a grey taxiway. The plane is largely white, with a green stripe starting in the middle of the upper fuselage, running forward along the top of the body, down under the cockpit windows, then back along the lower body, and up into the tail, and the green registration "D-AJOY" on the tail-cone, partially obscured by one of the engines on the rear fuselage. A grey taxiway fills the foreground, with a patch of green grass in the bottom right corner, and more grass in the background, leading up to several jet airliners partially obscured by jelly pouring out of the rear of the planes engines. Flat grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 19th February 2026.

2026-02-19

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 19, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A300, Airbus, AirFrance, AirInter, AirNewZealand, AirXCharter, AvGeek, aviation, B777, BizJet, Boeing, Bombardier, C9, Canadair, Challanger, CRJ100, DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, KuwaitAirForce, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, Olympic, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway09Left, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SouthSide, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner parked on grey concrete apron, facing to the left. The plane is largely white, with a dark blue belly, and a yellow stripe running along the body, separating the 2 colours. There are large, blue, billboard-style "RyanAir" titles on the sides of the forward fuselage, next to a blue, stylised winged Irish harp. The black registration "EI-EPA" is on the upper rear fuselage, next to a small Irish flag. The engine pods hanging under the wings are the same colours as the body - white on top, and dark blue at the bottom, separated by a yellow stripe. Built-in airstairs are deployed below the closed forwards cabin door, while white mobile airstairs are parked by the closed rear doors. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a wide strip of grass leads up to a runway in the background, with trees beyond that. Pale blue sky with wisps of thin grey cloud fill the top half of the image.

Photo of the Day 12th February 2026.

2026-02-12

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 12, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirInter, AirSerbia, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, CarPark2, EGCC, EGLL, F100, Fokker, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, MyrtleAvenuue, photography, planespotting, Queens Building, QueensBuilding, RingwayRoad, RoyalAirForce, RoyalSuite, Runway27Left, RyanAir, T3, ThrowThursday, Varig, VC10, Vickers

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