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Photo of the Day 3rd February 2025

mancavgeek

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Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a very low leve
EI-CVB, Airbus A320-214, Aer Lingus, about to land on Runway 28 Left at Dublin Airport, 14th August 2024, as seen from The Mound on Old Airport Road.

Manchester Monday 3rd February 2025. 

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left along a runway. The plane has a grey belly and a thin golden stripe running along the body, and a deep blue tail with a white and gold wire-frame globe. There are blue "united" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and blue upturned wingtips. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass in the background under the plane leading to a large terminal building in the distance. A white and blue jet airliner with "Ryanair" titles can be seen in the distance on the right of the frame. Grey-blue skies fill the rest of the frame.
N647UA, Boeing 767-322ER, United Airlines, lining up for departure on Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 15th May 2019, as seen from the 23 Left Hold mound.
Side view of a white, twin engined biz-jet with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, flying from right to left at a very low altitude, it's main wheels just a couple of metres above the black runway. The plane has flaps slightly extended behind the wings, and the nose raised significantly, suggesting it has just taken off. There is a thin red and black stripe running along the body, and the registration "D-IOHL" on the tail in red with a black drop shadow. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to trees stretching across the frame in the distance.
D-IOHL, Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2, OhlAir, leaping off Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 25th April 2017, as seen from the South Side Fire Station mound.
Side view of a white, high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right on a black taxiway. The plane has a blue leaf with a grey drop-shadow on the tail, the registration "EI-DEH" on the lower rear fuselage next to Irish and EU flags, and blue engine pods under the wings. A strip of green grass stretches across the bottom of the frame, with another strip of grass separating the runway and taxiway. More green grass in the background lead up to trees stretching across the frame in the background.
EI-REH, ATR 72-201, Stobart Air, operating a flight for Aer Lingus Regional, turning off Runway 05 Right after landing at Manchester Airport, 21st April 2016, as seen from one of the South Side mounds. This plane was withdrawn from use about 6 weeks later, and broken up a few months later.
Side view of a white, 4 engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, facing to the right but being pushed back to the left by a low-slung blue truck almost hidden behind a grey building on the left of the frame. There are faded red stripes running along the body, with red stripes on the white engine pods above and below the red registration "OK-BYV", and a red tail with rounded off cube with white, red, and blue faces. There are small, black "Ceska Republica" on the upper forward fuselage. A black pole with wheels at the bottom supports the rear fuselage. Grey apron fills the bottom of the screen, with the top of a white jet airliner and part of a building in the bottom right corner. Strips of green grass mark the edges of a taxiway in the background, with a couple of large grey hangars in the distance, under cloudy grey skies.
OK-BYV, Ilyushin Il-62MF, Czech Government Flying Service, being pushed back from it's gate at Manchester Airport, 9th June 1996, as seen from the top of the Terminal 1 car park. This plane was bringing in fans for a football match between Germany and the Czech Republic at Old Trafford during the European Championships.