Manchester

Photo of the Day 14th May 2025.

mancavgeek

14 May 2025 • 1 min read

G-BCSL, De Haviland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22, during it's take-off roll at Manchester Barton, some time in the 1990s.

On This Day 14th May 1994.

Side view of a white, twin propellor-engined light aircraft parked on tarmac facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with a pair of thin stripes, one light blue, the other dark blue, running along the body, getting wider as the move rearwards, until they sweep up to fill most of the tail. The dark blue registration is on the rear fuselage, as well as under the left wing. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees stretching across the background, under grey skies.

G-ELBC, Piper PA-34-200 Seneca, at North Weald during the annual Fighter meet air show, 14th May 1994.

Winglet Wednesday 14th May 2025.

Close-up of the dark blue, upturned wingtip of a white and blue, twin engined jet airliner, parked facing to the left. The planes left wing dominates the frame, looming over the camera and stretching backwards to join the body. The plane has white upper surfaces, with yellow piping separating that from the dark blue belly, the same design repeated on the engine pods slung under the wings. There are large, blue "RyanAir" titles on the upper forward fuselage, the last part obscured by the wing, with the same titles in yellow on the upturned wingtip. The dark blue registration "EI-DLI" is visible on the underside of the left wing. Grey cloudy sky fills the rest of the frame.

EI-DLI, Boeing 737-8AS, RyanAir, parked on it's gate on Terminal 3 at Manchester Airport, 14th August 2024, as seen from the apron as I walked to board via the rear door.