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Front view of a twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the left on grey concrete apron. The plane is largely white, with a dark blue belly, and a yellow stripe running along the body, and dark blue, billboard-style "RyanAir" titles on the upper forward fuselage, just aft of a large, dark blue Irish winged harp. The same harp is on the dark blue tail, this time in yellow. The engine pods under the wing are the same as the fuselage, white on top and a dark blue belly, separated by a yellow stripe. Built-in airstairs are deployed from the forward cabin door on the far side. Bright sunlight coming from the right casts a strong shadow on the apron on the left of the frame. Pale blue sky with a smear of white cloud fills the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 26th October 2026.

On: October 26, 2026

Tagged: AirportHotel, AirShow, AirTours, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Cheyenne #BizProp, DC10, Douglas, EDDH, EGCC, EGCD, Gate55L, GillAir, HAM, Hamburg, Hawk, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, PA42, photography, Piper, planespotting, RAF, RedArrows, RingwayRoad, RoyalAirForce, Runway24, RyanAir, T3, Woodford

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On This Day 26th October 1993.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right along a black taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a red and grey stripe swooping it's way along the body, overlaid with the black registration "G-CIRZ" on the side of the rear fuselage. White spats cover the landing gear, with a red stripe running through the middle. The white tail has a grey and redd stripe running across the top third, with an image of a brown and white flying bird against a red circle at the top of the front, fixed section, and the black text "MainAir Flying School" and the telephone number "0161 787 5034" towards the bottom. The rear, movable part of the tail has the red outline of a circle with 3 highly stylised flying birds in the middle, and the text "Ikarus C42", over the grey and red stripe. Black asphalt taxiway fills the foreground, with grey concrete taxiway on the left of the background, and a red brick building with red window-frames filling the right.

Photo Of The Day 17th October 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: October 17, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, AerLingus, Air2000, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Barton, BMIRegional, Boeing, C42, Comco, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGKK, EMB135, Embraer, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Hawker, Hunter, Ikarus, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway08Right, Runway23Right, Runway27Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP

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On This Day 17th October 2013. Gat On A Sat 17th October 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the right. The plane is almost entirely grey, with a dark grey stripe running a long the body, zig-zagging it's way along the front fuselage. There is the bright yellow registration "G-VYGL, and the 4 passenger doors on the side of the fuselage are outlined in the same yellow. A tall light pole is in the foreground, immediately in front of the forward fuselage, and reaching up out of the top of the frame. A metal grid fence is in front of the plane's nosecone, and a fuel truck is parked in front of the right-hand engine. Green grass lines taxiways in the foreground, with more jet airliners in the background on the left of the frame, and various vehicles and apron furniture parked on the right. More light poles stretch to the top of the frame in the distance, in front of masses of trees, under bright but hazy sky.

Photo Of The Day 6th October 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: October 6, 2026

In: On This Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A330, AirChina, AvGeek, Aviaco, aviation, B747, Barcelona, BCN, Boeing, BritishAirways, EDDF, EGCC, ElPrat, F100, Fokker, FRA, Frankfurt, L12, LEBL, LFPO, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD88, MRTT, MultiToleTankerTransport, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, TailsTuesday, TAT

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On This Day 6th October 1996. Tails Tuesday 6th October 2026.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on grass. The plane is mostly dark blue, with a thick white stripe running along the bottom of the body, with a thinner white pinstripe running from the nose to the tail, under the cockpit, overlaid with the white registration "G-AWVA" on the side of the rear fuselage. There is a white stripe near the top of the tail, with the word "Cessna" in black. Orange and white traffic cones are attached to the underside of support struts running from the bottom of the fuselage to the underside of the mid-point of the wings by a long blue rope, acting as weights in case of high winds. Green grass fills the foreground. A silver light aircraft is in the background, a blue cover over the cockpit area, with it's silver, yellow, and black tail towering over this plane. More grass in the background leads up to trees and bushes beyond that, with rolling hills meeting grey sky in the distance.

Photo Of The Day 4th October 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: October 4, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A310, Airbus, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Barton, BartonAir, Boeing, Bonn, C130, C172, Cessna, CGN, Cologne, EDDK, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, Fairford, FFD, Hercules, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, Köln, Lockheed, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, Reims, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Saab, Schiphol, SchipholSunday, SF340, TAESA, THY, TurkishAirlines

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On This Day 4th October 1996. On This Day 4th October 2017. Schiphol Sunday 4th October 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin-engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage still lowered, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is white, with dark blue "Air France" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to a short, diagonal, red stripe, with the black registration "F-GKXM" on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is white, with a series of 3 dark blue diagonal stripes, the thickest at the front and the thinnest at the rear, followed by a shorter, thick red stripe, and a circle made up of small gold stars at the top of the first stripe. Bright sunlight reflects strongly from the side of the fuselage, mostly running along the area around the passenger cabin windows, and the tail. Blue sky with a hint of grey haze fills the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 30th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 30, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirDolomiti, AirFrance, AirShow, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, Corsair, EDDM, EGCC, EGSX, FighterMeet, LFPO, MAN, Manchester, MUC, Munich, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Right, SouthSide, Spitfire, Supermarine

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On This Day 30th September 1996.Read More

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner flying from right to left at a very low altitude, it's wheels just centimetres above the black runway, it's raised nose suggesting it is taking off. The plane is largely white, with a black belly, red "LoganAir" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and black text "Scotland's Airline" on the upper rear. The black registration "G-LGNE" is on the lower rear fuselage. The tail and part of the rear fuselage is covered in a red, black, and white tartan. The engine pods, mounted slightly above the wings, are mostly red, with a black bottom. Green grass lines the black runway in the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to trees in the distance, with pale grey-blue sky filling the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 28th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 28, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A310, Airbus, AirJet, AirMalta, AirportHotel, AirShow, AirTransat, AvGeek, AviaNova, aviation, B747, BAE146, Barton, BN2, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BrittenNorman, CM170, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, F70, Fokker, Fouga, IrishAirCorps, Islander, Kloten, L1011, L13, Lockheed, LoganAir, LOT, LSZH, Magister, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, NorthernAirlines, NorthWestParachuteCentre, OnThisDay, photography, PierB, PierC, planespotting, PolishAirlines, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, Runway24, Saab, SF340, SouthAfricanAirlines, SouthSide, TriStar, TU134, Tupolev, VC10, Viclers, Woodford, ZRH, Zurich

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On This Day 28th September 1996.Read More

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Manchester Monday 21st September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 21, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A319, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirportHotel, AirShow, ATI, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B727, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BritishRegionalAirlines, C130, CzechGovernmentFlyingService, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Embraer, ERJ145, FairchildHiller, Fairey, FH227, Firefly, FRA, Frankfurt, Hercules, Iberia, L13, L5, Lockheed, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, McDonnellDouglas, MD82, MTOSport, NewAir, OnThisDay, photography, PierB, PierC, planespotting, RAF, RingwayRoad, RotorSportUK, RoyalAirForce, RoyalNavy, Runway06, Runway24, ShadowMossRoad, Swiss, Terminal1A, Terminal3, TerminalBA, TU154, Tupolev, Woodford

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On This Day 21st September 1992. On This Day 21st September 1996.Read More

Side view of a white, single engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right on a grass airfield. The plane is white on top, with a green belly, with a gold stripe separating the 2 colours. The same colour scheme is repeated on the spats covering the wheels on the fixed undercarriage. The ends of the wings are gold at the front and green ant the back. Green grass fills most of the frame, leading up to green grass in the distance, under grey skies.

Photo Of The Day 16th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 16, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, WingWednesday

Tagged: A320, AerLingus, AeroPark, Airbus, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, BAE146, Barton, BHX, Birmingham, BritishAerospace, CzechAircraftWorks, DND, Dundee, EastMidlands, EasyJet, EGBB, EGCB, EGCC, EGNX, EGPN, EMA, International, MAN, Manchester, Museum, photography, planespotting, RAF, RiverSide, RoyalAirForce, Runway15, Runway23Right, Runway27, RunwayVisitorPark, SportCruiser, Statesman, StobartAir, Vulcan, WingWednesday

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Wing Wednesday 16th September 2026.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, single engined light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low altitude, less than a metre above the ground, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land on the grass runway below it. Thew plane is mostly white, with a red stripe running along the body, overlaid with the black registration "G-CGFG" on the side of the rear fuselage, a red panel on top of the engine cowling in front of the cockpit, and a red stripe at the top of the tail. A bright red light is shining right on the top of the tail. Short green grass fills the foreground, with longer grass in the background, and trees in the distance, all blurred into a smear.

Manchester Monday 14th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 14, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A300, AirAtlantaIcelandic, Airbus, AirportHotel. Embraer, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B747, Barton, Boeing, Brasilia, BritishAerospace, C152, CargoCentre, Cessna, Cranfield, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EMB120, Gate7, HandleyPage, HP137, Jetstream, JU52, Junkers, LARTransRegional, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfSciendceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, PremiAir, RAF, RingwayRoad, RoyalAirForce, Runway24, SD360, Shackleton, ShadowMossRoad, Shorts, SouthSide, T1, Terminal1, TranSwede, Woodford

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On This Day 14th September 1992.Read More

Rather tilted side view of a red and white military jet trainer aircraft parked facing to the left on green grass. The plane is white on top and red on the bottom, with the top of the nose-cone painted black, in front of the cockpit. There is a painting of a bird in flight, outlined in white, on the side of the red nose-cone, and red text "The Macaws" on the side of the white tail, under a red, white, and blue fin flash. There are wing-tip fuel tanks, painted red, with a slightly swirly white stripe running along the middle. A green tarpaulin cover is strapped down over the cockpit. Green grass fills the foreground, and much of the background on the left, with a grey prefabricated building on the right, a white sign with red text "Security Point" towards the middle of the frame. Pale blue sky with thin grey haze towards the horizon fills the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 5th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 5, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A319, ABAirlines, Airbus, AirMalta, AirSwho, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, C47, DC3, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, EGSX, FighterMeet, GatOnASat, Gatwick, HuntingPercival, JetProvost, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, Museum, NorthWeald, photography, planespotting, Prototype, RAF, RJX, RoyalAirForce, Runway08Right, RunwayVisitorPark, StarAirways, TheMacaws

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