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Side view of a single engined light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low altitude, maybe 2 or 3 metres above a grass runway, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and flying straight and level, suggesting it is about to land, the fixed undercarriage not telling us anything. The plane is white, with a thin yellow and blue stripe running along the body, overlaid with the blue registration "G-LACB" on the side of the rear fuselage. There is a red star, with the side arms made from a pair of pilots wings, overlaid with an image of a light aircraft soaring into the sky, in the middle of the white tail. Grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees and bushes marking the airfield perimeter in the distance.

Photo of the Day 4th June 2026.

On: June 4, 2026

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

Tagged: A300, Airbus, AirFrance, AirUK, AvGeek, aviation, B777, Barton, Boeing, CathayPacific, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, F27, Fokker, Friendship, HattonCross, Heathrow, LancashireAeroClub, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, Runway10Right, Runway23Right, Runway28Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, ThrowThursday, Varig, Warrior

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Side view of a bright orange, twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage still lowered, flaps slightly extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. There are large, white "EasyJet.com" titles written across the fuselage, with smaller "EasyJet" titles on the engine pods under the wings, as well as diagonally on the tail. There is a large white number "200" on the forward fuselage just under the cockpit windows, and the black registration "G-EZUI" on the lower rear fuselage. Pale blue sky with white patches of cloud fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 30th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 30, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B767, B777, Boeing, BritishCaledonian, CityFlyerExpress, DC10, Douglas, EasyJet, EGCC, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, Metro, photography, Piedmont, planespotting, RegionalAirlines, Runway08Right, Runway23Right, Runway27Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SA227, SD360, Shorts, Swearingen, VietnamAirlines

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Side view of a high-winged, 34 propellor-engined military transport aircraft parked facing to the right on a black runway, with it's cargo ramp in the rear fuselage deployed, with a vehicle moving along the runway that has obviously just come out of the back of the plane. The plane is covered in a grey and green-brown camouflage scheme, with small "Royal Air Force" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, the large black number "218" under the cockpit windows on the nose. There is a large blue and red roundel on the side of the rear fuselage, followed by the small serial "XV218". The black number "218" is repeated on the tail, over a blue and red fin flash. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass on the far side of the runway. More grass in the background leads up to a pair of white and blue jet fighters on the left, and blue hangars on left and right, with trees beyond, under flat white sky.

Photo of the Day 23rd May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 23, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Barton, Boeing, C130, C42, CityFlyerExpress, Comco, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Hercules, Ikarus, LGW, Lockheed, London, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, Monarch, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway05Left, Runway08Right, Runway09Left. ATR42, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, ThomasCook, Woodford

Front side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner moving from left to right along a black runway, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the rear section of the white engine pods pushed backwards, revealing the thrust reversers, suggesting it has just landed. There are dark blue "Air France" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to a short, red diagonal stripe, and the black registration "F-HZUR" on the upper rear. There is an image of a dark blue winged sea horse in the outline of a blue circle on the side of the front section of the white engine pods under the wings. 3 diagonal blue stripes, getting thinner as they move rearwards, followed by a shorter red stripe, adorn the tail, with a small circle of gold stars at the top. Green grass lines the side of the runway in the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to trees in the distance, with rolling hills beyond that, under pale blue sky.

Photo of the Day 21st May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 21, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A220, AirAlgerie, Airbus, AirFrance, AvGeek, aviation, BAE, BritishAerospace, Canadair, Challanger, CL600, EGCC, Hercules, J41, Jetstream, L100, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, MTMAviation, photography, planespotting, Runway10Right, Runway23Right, Runway28Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP

Rear side view of a single engined light aircraft parked facing to the right on black tarmac. The plane is largely white, with a thin blue and yellow stripe running along the body, overlaid with the black registration "G-LACB" on the side of the rear fuselage. There is a red star on the white tail, made up of an upper case letter "A" with wings at the sides, overlaid with the silhouette of a small plane flying upwards, and with the text "LAC Flying School" at the bottom. Black tarmac fills the foreground, with a red brick building in the background, on the right, and trees on the left, with a tall bridge in the distance, under flat grey sky.

Photo of the Day 20th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 20, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: Abbotsinch, Aerospatiale, AS355, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Beech, BizProp, Boeing, Bron, BusinessAir, Buzz, C90, Ecureil, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, EGPF, GLA, Glasgow, KingAir, LancashireAeroClub, LFLY, Liverpool, LPL, LYN, Lyon, MAN, Manchester, Max, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, Runway05Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Saab, SF340, Speke, Warrior, WingletWednesday

Side view of a twin propellor-engined, World War 2-era fighter-bomber accelerating from right to left along a grey tarmac runway, with it's tail wheel raised off the ground, suggesting it is taking off. The plane has a grey and olive green camouflage scheme on the upper body and upper wing surfaces, with grey belly and undersides of the wings. There are 3 white and 2 black bands under the lower rear fuselage. The pale mint green letters "E-HT" are either side of a blue, white, and red roundel, outlined in yellow, on the rear fuselage, with the black serial "RR299" just after, under a red, white, and blue fin-flash on the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees on small hills in the background.

Photo of the Day 19th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 19, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A319EasyJet, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, BizJet, Canadair, Challanger, CL601, DeHaviland, DH98, Diversion, EGCB, EGCD, FlyBe, Glasgow, LoganAir, Luton, Manchester, Mosquito, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RollsRoyce, RoyalAirForce, Royton, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Saab, SF340, Slingsby, SouthBay, Swallow, T45, Woodford

Front side view of a microlight aircraft parked on grass, facing to the right, with its left wingtip resting on the ground. What little fuselage there is, is a metal frame covered in a carbon fibre shell, with a pair of tandem seats in an open cockpit on top, with a small engine driving a pusher propellor immediately behind, suspended under a large, triangular parasol wing. A small nosewheel is embedded in the forward shell, with main gear covered in yellow spats are on the end of outriggers attached just in front of the engine. The carbon fibre shell is bright yellow, with the wing being mostly yellow, and blue leading edges and cream trailing edge. The black registration "G-MTMW" is on the underside of the left side of the wing. Green grass fills most of the bottom of the frame, with another microlight with a yellow and purple wing on the right of the background, and a single engined light aircraft taxiing away from the camera on the left. Bright but hazy sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 13th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 13, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A330, Airbus, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AOM, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGXI, EHAM, F27, Finningley, Flash, FNY, Fokker, Gemini, KLM, KLU, LFPO, MainAir, MAN, Manchester, Microlight, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, RoyalDutchAirForce, Runway05Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Schipol, Troopship, VirginAtlantic, WingletWednesday

Rear side view of a red, 2 seat autogyro taxiing from right to left with the main rotor locked in place. It is basically a red fibreglass shell wrapped around a metal frame, with a pair of open tandem cockpits with large perspex windshields, with a motor bolted on the back powering a pusher propellor, and another metal frame sticking backwards out of the bottom carrying the red tail on an angular metal boom. An uncovered nosewheel sticks out of the bottom of the fuselage, with a pair of rear wheel on struts, partially covered with red sponsons stick out to the sides from under the engine. The silver registration is on the red tail right at the back.Several metal poles stick out from the engine, just above the rear cockpit, supporting and providing some control to the large, 2-bladed main rotor. Both cockpit seats are filled, with people wearing matching flying suits, with red arms and legs and black bodies, as well as white full-face helmets. Grey tarmac taxiway fills the foreground, with 2 wings of an old, brown brick office building in the background, close enough to possibly be hit if the main rotor was spinning, with a white, high-winged, light aircraft parked between the wings.

Photo of the Day 12th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 12, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, BritishAirways, Buzz, Canadair, CFD, Cosford, CRJ200, DeHaviland, Devon, DH104, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EGWC, FAB, Farnborough, HawkerSiddeley, HS121, MAN, Manchester, Max, MTOSport, Museum, photography, planespotting, RAFMuseum, RotorSportUK, Runway05Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, TailsTuesday, Trident, Tyrolean

Side view of a very blue, twin engined jet airliner acelerating along a black runway during it's take-off roll. The plane is in a metallic blue livery, with large white "ITA" titles on the upper forward fuselage, over small white text "Airways", amd the white registration "EI-DTM" on the lower rear fuselage. The tail is the same blue, with green, white, and red bands representing the Italian flag running down the trailing edge and round the tail-cone. Green grass and grey taxiways fill the foreground, with trees in the distance, under grey sky.

Manchester Monday 11th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 11, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: 6ReserveFlyingSchool, 6RFS, A320, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, CityLine, Dash8, DeHaviland, DeHavilandCanada, DH82, DHC8, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGSX, Fairey, FighterMeet, Galopin, Gate4, IEA, InterEuropeanAirways, ITAAirways, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, Rallye, RingwayRoad, RN, RoyalAirForce, RoyalNavyHistoricFlight, Runway05Left, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SD360, ShadowMossRoad, Shorts, Socata, Swordfish, TigerMoth, Woodford

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.

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

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