Manchester

Manchester Monday 6th October 2025.

mancavgeek

06 Oct 2025 • 2 min read

EI-REH, ATR72-201, Stobart Air, climbing out of Runway 23 left after takeoff at Manchester Airport, 26th January 2015, as seen from the Runway Visitor Park.

On This Day 6th October 1996.

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, parked facing to the left, with built-in airstairs extended from the forward door, just aft of the cockpit, and from under the tail, between the engines. The plane is largely white, with a silver belly, and a thick, 2-tone blue stripe running along the body, covering the passenger cabin windows. There are dark blue "Aviaco" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with a pair of stylised wings facing to the left on the initial letter. Almost cartoonish images of bicyclists in various colours adorn the top of the fuselage, along with additional "Vuelta 96" text. There are blue "MD-88" titles on the sides of the white engine pods. The white tail has a larger version of with winged letter "A", this time with the wings facing to the right. Grey concrete apron fills most of the foreground, with a red and white strip[ed metal barrier stretching across most of the frame, with only a small gap towards the left. A tall lighting pole soars into the grim grey sky.

EC-FPJ, McDonnellDouglas MD-88, Aviaco, in a slightly modified livery advertising Vuelta a España, the Spanish equivalent to the Tour de France, at Barcelona El Prat, 6th October 1996.

Oddly, I keep forgetting I've been to Spain, let alone Barcelona Airport!

Manchester Monday 2 6th October 2025.

A small, 2 seat helicopter hovering a feet above the ground, facing slightly to the left of the camera, with both occupants clearly visible through the large cockpit windows. The 'copter is almost entirely white, with golden, seemingly handwritten "Ardern" titles on the cockpit door, and the golden registration "G-BRBY" on the thin tail boom, the first couple of letters obscured by the rear of the fuselage Some bare trees are visible in the bottom right of the frame, with fluffy grey and white clouds filling the rest of the frame.

G-BRBY, Robinson R-22 Beta, hovering a few feet above the ground at Manchester Barton, some time in the 1990s.

Manchester Monday 3 6th October 2025.

Side view of a single seat, piston engined fighter aircraft taxiing from right to left along a black runway. The plane is covered in a light and dark brown camouflage scheme, with a grey belly. There is a dark and light blue roundel on the rear fuselage, with the white letters "YB" at the front, and "A" behind, and the black serial "SM832" just in front of the tail The tail carries a light and dark blue fin flash under an all-white section. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to a brown brick building with large red doors, and a fire engine parked outside, on the right, and fields and trees on the left, with gently rolling hills in the distance.

SM832, Supermarine 379 Spitfire F14E, in World War 2-era Indian Air Force markings, taxiing along the runway at one of the annual Woodford air shows, some time in the 1990s.

ManchesterMonday 4 6th October 2025.

Side view of a twin-engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is largely white, with a blue lower fuselage with a thin yellow stripe separating the 2 colours, and dark blue "Ambassador" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The black registration "G-BVFB" is on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is blue, with the yellow outline of a circle, containing 6 letter "A"'s, arranged in a circle, all connected by their topmost point. The engine pods mounted under the wings are also blue. Flat grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

G-BFVB, Boeing 737-204ADV, Ambassador Airways, sailing past the Airport Hotel pub on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, sometime between March and November 1994.

Manchester Monday 5 6th October 2025.

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage extended from the engine pods on the wings, and flaps extended from behind the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane has a bright green upper fuselage, with a pale blue and thick dark green stripe running along the body, a thick white stripe below that, and a grey belly. There are black "Aer Lingus Commuter" titles on the lower forward fuselage, with a green shamrock in the middle. A large white shamrock fills the green tail. The black registration "EI-FKC" is on the lower rear fuselage, next to a small Irish flag. Flat grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

EI-FKC, Fokker 50, Aer Lingus Commuter, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from the junction of Ringway Road and Shadowmoss Road, some time in the 1990s.

Manchester Monday 6 6th October 2025.

Night-time side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner parked facing to the left. The plane has a dark blue lower fuselage, with the upper fuselage being dark grey, with black "British Airways" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The grey registration "G-BTPD" is on the lower rear fuselage The forward door is open, with a built-in set of airstairs deployed. A larger, twin engined jet airliner in a similar livery is parked on the next gate, with an air bridge attached to the forward door. Bright lights from airport lighting stands, vehicles, and other planes illuminate the scene, blowing out some parts of the image with the long exposure required to bring out details.

G-BTPD, British Aerospace ATP (Advanced Turbo Prop), British Airways, parked on Gate 42 at Manchester Airport one night some time between March 1992 and November 1993, as seen from the old terraces on top of Terminal 1.