Manchester

Photo of the Day 12th September 2025.

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12 Sep 2025 • 1 min read

SE-DPX, Lockheed L1011-50 TriStar, Nordic East, taxiing to the terminal at Manchester Airport, some time between 1996 and 1998, as seen from the top of the T1 car park.

On This Day 12th September 1992.

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner parked facing to the right on a black tarmac taxiway at an airshow. The plane is mostly white, with a grey and red stripe running along the body, as well as along the engine pods over the wings. There is a white baggage pod under the fuselage, covering the wing root. There is a green laurel wreathe on the nose, under the cockpit windows, , overlaid with the black words "Grand Prix", and the golden words "Formula III" directly under the cockpit windows. The tail is red, with a pair of crossed black and white checkered flags in the middle. There is a large board in front of the nosewheel, giving some information about the plane to onlookers. A thick red power cable runs from the nosewheel bay off to the left of the frame, behind a small white tow truck. The tails of a couple of planes - one blue, the other red - can be seen on the right of the frame, with cloudy grey sky filling the rest.

G-BTXG, British Aerospace Jetstream 3102, in Formula 3 Grand Prix colours, on static display at Farnborough Air Show, 12th September 1992.

On This Day 12th September 1998.

Side view of a small, white, twin propellor-engined airliner parked facing to the right and slightly away from the camera. The plane is mostly white, with a double blue stripe running along the body, and the blue registration "G-OPLC" on the upper rear fuselage. The cockpit is contained in a bubble higher than the passenger cabin, as can be seen with the difference between the cockpit and cabin windows. A triangular red frame is propping up the tail, resting on the ground. A white and red fuel tanker is parked in the background on the right of the frame, in front of a sandy-brown brick building with large, black windows. Cloudy grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

G-OPLC, De Haviland DH-104 Devon C.2, visiting Farnborough for the airshow, 12th September 1998.

On This Day 12th September 2014.

View from underneath of a twin-engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with it's undercarriage being tucked away, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised significantly, suggesting the plane has just taken off. The plane is mostly white with a grey belly, and large red "Airlines" text on the forward fuselage. There is a large image of a green bird with vivid blue outstretched wings on the rear fuselage and tail, as well on the up-turned wingtips. Dark grey clouds with patches of blue peeking through fill the rest of the frame.

9Y-LGW, Boeing 767-316ER, Caribbean Airlines, powering out of Runway 08 Right at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

Frankfurt Friday 12th September 2025.

Rear side view of a 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left, turning sharply to it's right. The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, and dark blue "Lufthansa" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is dark blue, with a yellow circle, with a stylised dark blue flying bird in the middle. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with the white winglet of a jet airliner next to a white and blue mobile set of airstairs visible at the bottom left of the frame. A low, grey building is on the left of the background, with some trees on the right. A pair of white jet airliners, one with a blue and yellow tail, the other yellow and black, are in the distance, in front of some large fuel storage tanks. Murky, misty grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

D-AIBA, Airbus A340-211, Lufthansa, at Frankfurt Airport, either 1993 or 1996.