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Side view of a white, single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the right on grass. The plane is mostly white, with red, orange, and yellow stripes wrapped around the nose and running along the body, overlaid with the red registration "G-CCDS" on the side of the rear fuselage. Similar but thicker stripes run from front to rear of the middle of the wings. There are images of a couple of frolicking characters on the tail, one wearing red and blue clothes and playing a red pipe, with the other wearing orange, green, and yellow clothes, doing a handstand. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass in the background, leading up to trees in the distance. A man wearing a green t-shirt is walking behind the plane's rear fuselage, with more light aircraft parked just beyond that. Blue-grey sky fills the top of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 4th November 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: November 4, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AirShow, AlphaJet, AvGeek, aviation, B707, B737, Barton, Boeing, Dassault, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EGLL, EGVA, FAB, Fairford, Farnborough, FFD, FrenchAirForce, Heathrow, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, Menestrel, Nicollier, OnThisDay, PatrouilleDeFrance, photography, planespotting, Prototype, Romavia, Runway23Left, SouthSide, Sunwing, TUI, WingletWednesday

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Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage lowered from the rear of the engine pods on the wings, and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The front of the plane is white, with the rear fuselage and tail being purple, and a diagonal, pale purple stripe running from under the forward fuselage, to the top of the rear fuselage, just under the tail. The black registration "G-JECP" is on a light purple fillet in front of the tail, and diagonal white "FlyBe" titles over 6 white dots on the tail. Blue sky with smears of grey cloud fill the background.

Photo Of The Day 10th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 10, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirCorbiere, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, DubaiRoyalAirWing, EGCC, EGLF, EGLL, EGVA, FAB, Fairford, Farnborough, FFD, FlyBe, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, Metro, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Prototype, Runway23Right, Runway27Left, SA227, ShadowMossRoad, SP, Swearingen, ThrowThursday

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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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Side view of a twin propellor-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on grass. The plane is mostly a glossy black, with a thick red stripe running along the body from the nose, then sweeping under the body just aft of the passenger cabin, and another red stripe covering a fillet at the front of the tail, before running diagonally up and across the tail, getting wider as it goes. The red registration "G-BHEH" is on the side of the rear fuselage. Grteen grass fills the foreground, and much of the background, leading up to trees on the airfield perimeter. Flat grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 18th June 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 18, 2026

In: . B737, A300, Airbus, AirFrance, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Boeing, C310, Cessna, Cosford, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday, Vickers

Tagged: EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGWC, GlassHouse, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD90, Museum, Olympic, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Prototype, QueensBuilding, RAE, RAFMuseum, RoyalAircraftEstablishment, ThrowThursday, V668, Varsity

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Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked facing to the right on grass. The plane is largely white, with a black anti-dazzle panel on top of the engines directly in front of the large bubble cockpit canopy, and a red belly. The horizontal stabiliser and the outer panels of the wings are also painted red. There is a blue, white, and red roundel on the rear fuselage, and a blue, white, and red fin flash under the red number "06" on the tail. The number "06" is repeated in white on the front of the engine cowling. The black serial "XX522" is visible under the horizontal stabiliser on the rear fuselage. Green grass fills the foreground and a good part of the background, leading up to trees and bushes lining the airfield perimeter. A man with short dark hair and wearing a yellow hi-viz vest is standing on the far side of the planes rear fuselage, accompanied by a pair of children, with the head of one wearing a hat visible over the top of the plane, and 2 pairs of legs wearing short trousers visible below. Blue sky over rolling hills in the far distance completes the image.

Photo of the Day 11th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 11, 2026

In: A320, Aberdeen, ABZ, Aerospatiale, AirFrance, AirLanka, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Barton, Berlin, Boeing, Bulldog, Concorde, Dyce, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday, TXL, VirginAtlantic

Tagged: AirAndApaceMuseum, EDDT, EGCB, EGCC, EGPD, EHAM, Electra, Gate13 Airbus, HuntingCargo, L188, LBG, LeBourget, LFPB, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, Museum, OnThisDay, Paris, photography, planespotting, Prototype, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway24, Schipol, SchipolSunday, ScottishAviation, Tegel, TriStar

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