Manchester

Photo of the Day 20th July 2025.

mancavgeek

20 Jul 2025 • 1 min read

F-GKXS, Airbus A320-214, Air France, in SkyTeam livery, lining up on Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 15th May 2019, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.F-GKXS, Airbus A320-214, Air France, in SkyTeam livery, lining up on Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 15th May 2019, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.

On This Day 20th July 1996.

Side view (or is it a head-on shot? Who knows?) of a hot air balloon launching itself into the air. The ballon has a small basket at the bottom for crew and passengers, with a much, much larger canopy above which fills with hot air and relies on neutral buoyancy for flight. The canopy is mostly white, with a ring of black checked at the bottom, and black and blue checked squares on a white background at the top. There are red "Compaq" markings on either side at the bottom, and oval markings on each side around the widest point, a solid grey curve on the top and blue text "ComputerAid" curving on the bottom, with blue and black "IT Solutions" text in the middle. The black registration "G-BWPF" is displayed vertically in the middle at the widest point. Slightly yellowing green grass fills the bottom of the frame, with a white off-road vehicle parked on the right of the frame, with trees in the distance. Bright but hazy sky iulls the rest of the frame.

G-BWPF, Sky Balloons 120-24, in the colours of it's sponsor Compaq, at a mass balloon launch after the days drama at Fairford International Air Tattoo, 20th July 1996.

Bonus Photo of the Day 20th July 2025.

Side view of a high-winged, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly blue, with a white tail and belly, as well as the frames around the cockpit windows being white There is a blue and white checker-board pattern n the middle of the fuselage, just ahead of the white registration "G-BFGL". A large grey hangar dominates the background, on the right of the frame, with grey sky visible beyond that.

G-BFGL, Reims-Cessna FA152 Aerobat, at Leeds Bradford, 22nd April 1992.