On This Day

Side view of a twin-engined jet airliner lined up facing to the left on a grey runway. The plane is largely white, with red "Jet2 Holidays" titles on the lower forward fuselage, the word "Holidays" having a vertical orange-red gradient. There is red text "Package holidays you can trust" on the upper fuselage, centred over the wings, and the black registration "G-LSAJ" on the upper rear. A diagonal blue band is wrapped around the rear fuselage and tail, overlaid with a large, red, orange, and yellow sunburst on the lower rear of the tail and the tail-cone. The blue engine pods under the wings have a smaller version of the titles from the lower fuselage across the middle, including the gradient. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass visible under the plane in the background. Some out-of-focus planes can be seen in the distance on the right of the frame, parked against a grey terminal building. Pale blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 13th October 2026.

On: October 13, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Boeing, DeutscheBA, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDF, EDDL, EGCC, FRA, Frankfurt, Jet2, Kloten, LSZH, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, S2000, Saab, SouthSide, TailsTuesday, ThaiAirways, ZRH, Zurich

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On This Day 13th October 1996. Tails Tuesday 13th October 2026.Read More

Side view of a rather sleek, single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the right on close-cropped grass. The plane is white on top with a grey lower half, separated by a thin, wavy red stripe running along the body. The red registration "G-CGLT" is on the upper rear fuselage, and there is a grey-red-grey-red strip along the top of the white tail. A white spat covers the nosewheel, while the spats over the main wheels have the same white and grey with a red stripe design as the body. Green grass fills the foreground, with a man wearing a yellow hi-viz vest and dark blue trousers standing by the far wing-tip, looking out to the rest of the airfield. A red light aircraft is in the background on the left, a high-winged yellow plane in the middle, and a white and orange plane on the left, with trees in the distance, under blue sky.

Manchester Monday 12th October 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: October 12, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A300, Airbus, AirIndia, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAE146, BalAir, Barton, Belfast, Boeing, Britannia, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, CrossAir, CzechAircraftWorks, EGCB, EGCC, Embraer, ERJ190, F27, FlyBe, FlyIn, Fokker, Friendship, HeavyLiftCargoAirlines, JerseyEuropean, L13, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, ManxAirlines, McDonnellDouglas, MD82, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RingwayRoad, Runway23Left, Runway24, S2000, Saab, SC5, ShadowMossRoad, Shorts, SportCruiser, SwissAir, WelcomeToYorkshire

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Photo Of The Day 11th October 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: October 11, 2026

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

Tagged: A321, Airbus, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B727, Barton, Boeing, C130, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGVA, EHAM, Fairey, Fairford, FFD, Hercules, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, Jet2, KLM, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RoyalNavyHistoricFlight, RungerLane, Schiphol, SchipholSunday, SouthAfricanAirForce, Swordfish, T2, TopAir

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Side view of a single-engined, high-winged, light aircraft parked facing to the right on short-mown grass. The plane is mostly white, with a red and green swirly stripe running along the body, the swooping up into the top of the tail and back down again, overlaid with the blue registration "G-BNTP" on the side of the rear fuselage. White support struts come from the side of the lower forward fuselage, stretching diagonally up and out towards a point about a quarter of the way along the wing. A rope dangles from a hook where the strut meets the wing, attached to a red traffic cone resting on the ground, acting as a weight in high winds. Short green grass fills the foreground, as well as much of the background, with a pair of light aircraft visible on the left of the frame, the nearest one white and blue with a white high wing, and the other silver, with a yellow and black checkerboard pattern on the rear of the tail, over laid with a red star. Trees in the far distance meet fluffs of white cloud that fill the top of the frame, with blue patches peeking through.

Photo Of The Day 10th October 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: October 10, 2026

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

Tagged: A300, AbuDhabiAmiriFlight, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Barton, Basle, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BSL, C172, Canadair, Cessna, CRJ100, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, EGLF, FAB, Farnborough, GatOnASat, Gatwick, IcelandAir, J41, Jetstream, LFSB, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, Mulhouse, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway06, Runway08Left, SkyHawk, Terminal1, Tyrolean

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On This Day 10th October 1992. On This Day 10th October 1996. Gat On A Sat 10th October 2026.Read More

Side view of a white, twin engined BizJet with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from right to left along a grey taxiway. The plane a red triangle in the black outline of a circle under the cockpit windows, over black text "FAI Air Ambulance" under the cabin door. There is the black web address "WWWDotFlightAmbulanceDotCom" above the passenger cabin windows, and the red text "Ambulance" on the sides of the white engine pods. The large black registration "D-CFAS" is on the white tail, under a small German flag. Tall, thin, white up-turned wing-tips stretch up from the ends of the wings. Green grass fills the foreground, with loops of blurry, out-of-focus razor-wire almost but not quite getting in the way. More grass in the background leads up to an expanse of trees in the distance, under grey-blue sky.

Photo Of The Day 9th October 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: October 9, 2026

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

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AirChina, AirShow, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, CAP3000, CorseMediterranean, CoteDAzur, EDDF, EGCC, EGXI, Finningley, FlightAmbulance, FNY, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, JT2, LearJet, LFMN, LJ60, MAN, Manchester, Nice, OnThisDay, PhilippineAirlines, photography, planespotting, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, Taylor, Titch

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On This Day 9th October 1996. Frankfurt Friday 9th October 2026.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, single-engined light aircraft, parked facing to the left and slightly away from the camera in the middle of a grass field. The plane is mostly white, with an orange/grey/orange stripe starting just aft of the propellor and swooping up over the rear fuselage, just aft of the rear cabin window, and the silvery-grey registration "G-IHXD" on the side of the rear fuselage. Close-cropped green grass fills the foreground and much of the background, with slightly longer grass filling the top of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 8th October 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: October 8, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A300, Airbus, ApolloAirlines, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, BOD, Boeing, Bordeaux, BritishAirways, C150, Cessna, DC9, DO328JET, Dornier, Douglas, EastchurchRoad, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, JAT, LFBD, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, Mérignac, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Reims, Runway23Right, ShadowMossRoad, SunAirOfScandinavia, ThrowThursday, YugoslavAirlines

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On This Day 8th October 1996. On This Day 8th October 2014. ‘Throw Thursday 8th October 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined BizJet flying from left too right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is an overall cream colour, with only the white registration "N7i00GF on the sides of the jet engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage creating any contrast. Cars sparked in the long-term car park below it are reflected in the underside of the planes left wing. In the background, hazy clouds at the bottom of the frame give way to blue sky with wisps of cloud at the top.

Photo Of The Day 7th October 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: October 7, 2026

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

Tagged: A321, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Beta, BizJet, Boeing, Bron, EGCC, G700, Gulfstream, Kloten, LFLL, LFLY, LSZH, LYN, Lyon, LYS, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, R22, RegionalAirlines, Robinson, Runway16, Runway23Left, Runway23Right, S2000, Saab, Satolas, ShadowMossRoad, SouthSide, SwissAir, TurkishAirlines, WingletWednesday, ZRH, Zurich

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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the right. The plane is almost entirely grey, with a dark grey stripe running a long the body, zig-zagging it's way along the front fuselage. There is the bright yellow registration "G-VYGL, and the 4 passenger doors on the side of the fuselage are outlined in the same yellow. A tall light pole is in the foreground, immediately in front of the forward fuselage, and reaching up out of the top of the frame. A metal grid fence is in front of the plane's nosecone, and a fuel truck is parked in front of the right-hand engine. Green grass lines taxiways in the foreground, with more jet airliners in the background on the left of the frame, and various vehicles and apron furniture parked on the right. More light poles stretch to the top of the frame in the distance, in front of masses of trees, under bright but hazy sky.

Photo Of The Day 6th October 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: October 6, 2026

In: On This Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A330, AirChina, AvGeek, Aviaco, aviation, B747, Barcelona, BCN, Boeing, BritishAirways, EDDF, EGCC, ElPrat, F100, Fokker, FRA, Frankfurt, L12, LEBL, LFPO, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD88, MRTT, MultiToleTankerTransport, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, TailsTuesday, TAT

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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a black runway, with flaps extended from the front and rear of the wings. It is turning off the runway onto a taxiway, which suggests it has just landed. The plane is largely white, with a thick purple stripe running along the body, covering the passenger cabin windows, with an orange pinstripe below, over a thin gold stripe that gets wider as it moves rearwards, curving down to run under the rear fuselage. There are purple "Singapore Airlines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, just forward of a small Singapore flag. The up-turned wingtips are mostly the same purple, with a bright orange diagonal stripe along the trailing edge. This design is repeated on the tail, with the addition of a highly stylised, golden flying bird in the middle. Green grass fills the foreground, a black sign with a pair of white chevrons pointing left in the bottom right corner, and a black metal mesh fence on black support struts in the lower right. More grass in the background leads up to trees in the distance, under blue-grey sky.

Manchester Monday 5th October 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: October 5, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A350, AdvancedTurboProp, Aerospatiale, AirBridgeCarriers, Airbus, AirFrance, AirShow, Ambassador, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B757, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, CaledonianAirways, Cherokee, CityJet, Cointrin, Concorde, CrossAir, DC10, DHL, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Geneva, GVA, L1011, Lockheed, LSGG, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Merchantman, NationAirCanada, NewYork, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, PierB, Piper, planespotting, Runway05Right, Runway24, S2000, Saab, SingaporeAirlines, SouthSide, ThePhantomOfTheOpera, THT, TriStar, V953, Vickers, Woodford, WorldCargoCentre

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Side view of a high-winged, single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on grass. The plane is mostly dark blue, with a thick white stripe running along the bottom of the body, with a thinner white pinstripe running from the nose to the tail, under the cockpit, overlaid with the white registration "G-AWVA" on the side of the rear fuselage. There is a white stripe near the top of the tail, with the word "Cessna" in black. Orange and white traffic cones are attached to the underside of support struts running from the bottom of the fuselage to the underside of the mid-point of the wings by a long blue rope, acting as weights in case of high winds. Green grass fills the foreground. A silver light aircraft is in the background, a blue cover over the cockpit area, with it's silver, yellow, and black tail towering over this plane. More grass in the background leads up to trees and bushes beyond that, with rolling hills meeting grey sky in the distance.

Photo Of The Day 4th October 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: October 4, 2026

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

Tagged: A310, Airbus, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Barton, BartonAir, Boeing, Bonn, C130, C172, Cessna, CGN, Cologne, EDDK, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, Fairford, FFD, Hercules, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, Köln, Lockheed, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, Reims, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Saab, Schiphol, SchipholSunday, SF340, TAESA, THY, TurkishAirlines

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On This Day 4th October 1996. On This Day 4th October 2017. Schiphol Sunday 4th October 2026.Read More

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