Manchester

Photo of the Day 12th August 2025.

mancavgeek

12 Aug 2025 • 1 min read

OY-KFA, Canadair CRJ-900LR, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, taxiing past the Runway Visitor Park on it's way to the terminal at Manchester Airport after landing on Runway 23 Right, 22nd February 2014.

Tails Tuesday 12th August 2025.

Close-up of the tail of a 3 engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly grey, with a dark blue belly, and a dark grey and red pinstripe separating the 2 colours. The tail and centre engine are dark blue, with 5 grey stripes running along the sides, overlaid with a red chevron pointing to the left, and the white number "907" at the top Yellow baggage trucks with blue body stripes can be seen in the background on the bottom right of the frame, with blue and white trucks behind them , while a grey terminal building can be seen over the top of this plane, under grey sky.

C-GCPI, Douglas DC-10-30ER, Canadian Airlines, at Frankfurt Airport, either 1993 or 1996.

Bonus Photo of the Day 12th August 2025.

Rear view of a 4 propellor-engined cargo plane with a high-mounted wing and a very short body, parked on concrete pads surrounded by grass, facing away from the camera. The plane has white upper surfaces, with a red belly, and red stripes on the sides of the lower fuselage. The undercarriage can be seen suspended from the engine pods closest to the body. Green grass fills the foreground, with cars and another plane in the background, with more grass and a grey building in the distance, under grey skies.

G-BEOZ, Armstrong Whitworth AW650 Argosy 101, in Elan Air Cargo colours, on display outside East Midlands Aeropark, 8th May 1993.