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Side view of a single-engined BizProp taxiing from right to left on a black taxiway. The plane is white on top and towards the front, and black on the bottom and to the rear, separated by a brown stripe that swoops along the fuselage. The brown registration "N5347V" outlined in white and with a gold drop shadow is on the side of the lower rear fuselage. A pair of gold stripes run along the forward fuselage, one above the brown stripe, the other below, with a thin gold band wrapped around the tail-cone and tail. The pilot can be seen through the cockpit window, with black text "Piper" on the side of the upper fuselage just behind him. Green grass lines both sides of the runway at the bottom of the frame, with more grass separating taxiways and a runway in the background, and more grass leading off to trees and bushes in the distance, slowly vanishing into mist.

Photo Of The Day 30th July 2026.

On: July 30, 2026

Tagged: A300, Airbus, AirShow, AkdenizAirlines, AshtonUnderLyne, ATC247Sqn, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, BizJet, BizProp, BritishAerospace, demonstrator, EGCC, EGGP, EGLF, EGLL, Farnborough, Heathrow, HuntingPercival, JetProvost, LearJet, LHR, Liverpool, LJ31, London, LPL, Malibu, MAN, Manchester, Meridian, OnThisDay, PA46, photography, Piper, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RAF, RJ85, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Right, Runway27Left, RunwayVisitorPark, Speke

On This Day 30th July 1995. On This Day 30th July 2022.Read More

Side view of a delta-winged, 4 engined military bomber aircraft parked facing to the right. There is a blue, white, and red roundel on the nose, under the bump that is the cockpit, with another roundel on top of the right wing. The black serial "XM603" is on the power part of the tail, under a blue, white, and red fin flash, with red "Avro Vulcan" titles towards the top of the tail. There are people clustered under the belly of the plane, with another group of people under the tail, looking up at the engine exhausts, coming out of the rear of the wings, next to the rear fuselage. Green grass fills the foreground, with fluffy grey clouds filling the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 29th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 29, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: AirShow, ATR42, Avanti, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, Barton, BizProp, Boeing, C152, Cessna, DotSpotting, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGLF, EGPE, FAB, Farnborough, FerrariFoxAir, INV, Inverness, LancashireAeroClub, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, Max8, OnThisDay, P180, photography, Piaggio, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Royton, RyanAir, Terminal3, Vulcan, WingletWednesday, Woodford

On This Day 29th July 2000. On This Day 29th July 2024. Winglet Wednesday 29th July 2026.Read More

Side view of a long, thin, twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude with flaps extending from the rear of the wings and the undercarriage lowered, suggesting it is about to land. There are thin red and blue stripes running along the body, blue "BinAir" titles on the forward fuselage under the cockpit, and the registration "D-CAVA" on the rear fuselage, also in blue. Blue-grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 28th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 28, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, B767, BalkanBulgarian, BinAir, Boeing, BUD, Budapest, EGCC, EGLL, Ferihegy, G1159, G3, Gulfstream, Heathrow, HungarianRegionalAirlines, ItalianAirForce, LFPO, LHBP, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, Metro, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway23Right, Runway27Left, SA227, ShadowMossRoad, Swearingen, Yak40, Yakovlev

On This Day 28th July 1995.Read More

Side view of a long, thin, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from right to left along a black taxiway lined with lush green grass. The plane is mostly white, with a thin blue and red pin-stripe running along the body, blue "Bin Air" titles on the nose under the cockpit windows, and the black registration "D-CAVA" on the side of the rear fuselage, just aft of a small German flag. The white tail has the blue letters "BA" above the horizontal stabiliser. Grass in the background leads up to a black runway that runs from one side of the frame to the other, with more grass on the far side leading up to trees in the distance, with rolling hills beyond that, under rolling, cloudy grey sky.

Photo Of The Day 26th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 26, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B727, BalticInternational, BinAir, Boeing, BusinessAir, Dalcross, DC10, Douglas, EGCC, EGKK, EGPE, EHAM, Gatwick, IL62, Ilyushin, INV, Inverness, KLM, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, Metro, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, SA227AC, Saab, Schiphol, SchipholSunday, SF340, Swearingen, Tarom

On This Day 26th July 2026. Schiphol Sunday 26th July 2026.Read More

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low altitude, with fixed undercarriage under the fuselage, flaps extended from the rear of the wings and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is silver on top, and a creamy white on the bottom, the two colours separated by a thin red pin-stripe. The red registration is on the side of the rear fuselage, while the text "G115" is on the upper engine cowling in the plane's nose. The registration is repeated in a larger form under the left wing. Flat white sky fills the background.

Photo Of The Day 25th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 25, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AirShow, AustrianAirlines, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, CSA, CzechSlovakAirlines, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, EGLF, FAB, Farnborough, G115, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Grob, HorizonAir, L'Aéropostale, LancashireAeroClub, LGW, London, LOWW, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD82, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Schwechat. VIE, TU134, Tupolev, Vienna, Wien

On This Day 25th July 1992. Gat On A Sat 25th July 2026.Read More

Front-side view of the nose and forward fuselage of a jet airliner, sitting on the ground, facing to the right, supported by a pair of semi-circular metal frames that hold the fuselage in position. The plane is mostly white, with a purple belly that swoops upwards, co-incidentally, between the two metal frames then back down again towards the rear. There are purple "Monarch" titles on the upper forward fuselage, just forward of a stylised purple and yellow crown, and the yellow web address "FlyMonarchDotCom" on the purple belly, just where it moves upwards. Green grass fills the foreground and part of the background, with gravel under the plane, and trees stretching across the background, under dramatic cloudy grey skies.

Photo Of The Day 24th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 24, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A300, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAE146, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Canberra, DC10, Douglas, EDDF, EGCC, EGLL, EGVA, EnglishElectric, Fairford. FFD, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Germania, Heathrow, Holiday, InternationalAirTattoo, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, Monarch, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RAF, RoyalAirForce, RunwayVisitorPark, Titan

On This Day 24th July 1993. On This Day 24th July 1995. Frankfurt Friday 24th July 2026.Read More

Side view of a small, rather ancient-looking helicopter flying from right to left above a grass airfield. The helicopter is covered in an olive green and brown camouflage scheme, with red "Beware rotor blades" text below the upturned-bucket cockpit. There is black "Army" titles and the serial "XL814" on the tail boom, as well as a red block with white text "Danger" and a white arrow pointing to the spinning tail rotor. It is flying just a few metres above a grass field, with bushes and trees in the distance, under flat grey sky.

Photo Of The Day 22nd July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 22, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: AirShow, ArmyAirCorp, ATR42, Avanti, AvGeek, aviation, AviationForParaplegicsAndTetraplegicsTrust, B737, Barton, BizProp, Boeing, CFM, CityFlyerExpress, Corendon, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, EHRD, Fairford, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, MAN, Manchester, Max, OnThisDay, P180, photography, Piaggio, planespotting, Rotterdam, RTD, Runway05Left, RunwayVisitorPark, SaundersRoe, Shadow, Skeeter, WingletWednesday

On This Day 22nd July 1995. Winglet Wednesday 22nd July 2026.Read More

Front view of a twin engined jet airliner being towed from right to left, although the white tug doing the towing has turned back to the right, and the plane is slowly turning to follow. The plane is white, with a red and yellow stripe coming from under the forward fuselage, swooping over the wing and back down under the rear fuselage, widening over the wing to fill the rear fuselage and tail. There are red "Hainan Airlines" titles on the upper fuselage, in a Chinese script between the two forward cabin doors, and in English over the wing root. The black registration "B-304K" can be seen on the upper rear fuselage. An intricate yellow and gold flowery design fills the red tale. Grey squares of concrete apron fills the foreground and most of the background, with temporary buildings, white and blue mobile airstairs, and the metal support structure of a new pier under construction in the background.

Manchester Monday 20th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 20, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A330, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirShow, Archer, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Compaq, EGCC, EGCD, Fairford, FFD, Gate202, Gate5, Hainan, Harrier, InternationalAirTattoo, L13, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, PierB, Piper, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway24, Shackleton, SkyBalloons, Viva, Woodford

On This Day 20th July 1996.Read More

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right at a grass airfield. The plane is in an over-all metallic grey , with a red and black ribbon sweeping it's way along the body, , and the black registration "G-CGVT" on the side of the rear fuselage in black. More black and red ribbons adorn the sides of the spats over the tri-cycle landing gear. Two people can be seen in the cockpit through the large bubble canopy. Green grass fills the foreground, with scrubland and trees in the background, under vivid blue sky.

Photo Of The Day 18th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 18, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, BritishAirways, Cherokee, EasyJet, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, EGKK, EV97, Evektor, Gate10Right, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, Liverpool, LiverpoolFlyingSchool, London, LPL, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, RegionalFlug, RFG, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, Speke, TeamEuroStar, TheCarrot

On This Day 18th July 2014. Gat On A Sat 18th July 2026.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, single-engined military transport aircraft flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with flaps extended from the rear of the wing and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is covered in a light and dark green camouflage scheme, with the small serial "XP820", larger black text "Army", and a small blue and red roundel on the side of the rear fuselage. The plane's pilot can be seen through the cockpit windows, over the fixed landing gear. Green grass fills the background, with trees and bushes beyond that, mostly on the left, all blurred into a smear as the camera pans to follow the plane, with bright but hazy sky on the right.

Photo Of The Day 17th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 17, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Fuselage Friday, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A300, Aberdeen, ABZ, Aerospatiale, Airbus, AOM, Army AvGeek, AS332, aviation, BAE146, Barton, Beaver, Bristow, BritishAerospace, CaribJet, DC10, DeHavilandCanada, DHC2, Douglas, Dyce, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGPD, EuropeanAirLines, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, FrenchAirlines, L13, LFPO, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, SuperPuma, T2, TitanAirways

On This Day 17th July 1993. Frankfurt Friday 17th July 2026. Fuselage Friday 17th July 2026.Read More

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