Manchester

Photo of the Day 17th May 2025.

mancavgeek

17 May 2025 • 1 min read

EI-FAS, ATR72-600, Aer Lingus Regional, seconds after taking off from Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 24th August 2015, as seen from the Runway Viewing Park.

On This Day 17th May 1992.

Side view of a cream-coloured glider parked on grass facing to the right, it's left wingtip on the ground and it's right wingtip up in the air. The nose and the rear half of the tail are bright red, as are the wing-tips. The small, red registration "BGA-1601" is on the upper rear fuselage, just in front of the tail, with cream letters "CKR" on the red portion of the tail. The canopy on the tandem 2 seat cockpit is open, hinged to the right. Crowds of people can be seen walking past in the background, with rows of parked cars and black and white hangars in the distance, under flat grey skies.

BGA-1608/CKR, Schleicher ASK-13, on static display at North Weald Fighter Meet, 17th May 1992.

Bonus Photo of the Day 17th May 2025.

Head-on view of a twin-engined military jet bomber plane parked on black tarmac facing the camera. T plane is mostly sandy-brown, with a grey belly. The engines are buried in the wings, with red plates over the intakes, and the main landing gear is attached to the side of the engine pods. The bubble canopy over the cockpit is offset to the left of the plane, with a removeable ladder attached for the crew to access the plane. Red and white ribbons are attached to the covers of various sensors on the planes nose. Puddles on the black tarmac suggest that it has recently been raining. A field full of parked cars is in the background, stretching off into the distance, under flat grey sky.

XH131, English Electric Canberra PR.9, Royal Air Force, on static display at Fairford International Air Tattoo, 24th July 1993.

That off-set canopy will never not be weird.