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Photo of the Day 1st December 2023

Posted on December 1, 2023November 29, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, and black "Scandinavian" titles on the upper forward fuselage, above red, black, white, yellow, and blue half-bands running under the fuselage, and large black "SAS" titles on the tail, accelerating from right to left, with a large grey-brown building in the backgroiund, under a grey-blue sky. — LN-RLS, Douglas DC9-41, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, accelerating down Runway 24 for take off at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 23rd November 2023

Posted on November 23, 2023November 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a white twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left and slightly towards the camera, with a black chainlink fence filling most of the lower frame, and a bright but cloudy sky filling the top of the frame. — Unknown registration (F-G___) Fokker F100, Air Littoral, taxiing past the Airport Hotel as it turns on to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 2nd November 2023

Posted on November 2, 2023November 1, 2023 by mancavgeek

G-ORFH, ATR42-320, Gill Air, at Manchester Airport, some time between June 1996 and October 1997.

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Photo of the Day 16th October 2023

Posted on October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with black "AIR FRANCE" titles on the upper forward fuselage next to a short red diagonal ribbon, while the tail has a thick red diagonal stripe, with dark blue bands, getting thicker as they move from left to right. In the foreground, a dark grey runway gives way to green grass, while in the background, a much ;larger twin engiend jet airliner is visible, with a white fuselage and indecipherable golden billboard titles, with trees beyond that, under a hazy grey sky. — F-HEPD, Airbus A320-214, Air France, at a slightly misty Manchester Airport, 4th February 2016.

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Photo of the Day 3rd October 2023

Posted on October 3, 2023October 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined aitrliner moving at high speed from right to left. The plane is mostly purple, with yellow and red bands around the rear fuselage, and a white tail extending down over the tail cone. There are large white "flybe" titles over 5 white dots on the forward fuselage, with white "Faster than road or rail" titles on the outside of the purple engine pods. There are diagonal "flybe" titles in 2 shades of blue on the tail , over 5 dots of varying colours. The registration "G-JEDP" is on the tailcone in black. Grass fills the foreground, while in the background, a pair of large grey hangars dominate the centre of the screen, with a green metal structure on the left of the frame, and an out-of-focus terminal building on the right. Above everything, the sky is a flat grey. — G-JEDP, De Haviland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8, Flybe, accelerating for take off on Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 13th March 2017.

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Photo of the Day 2nd October 2023.

Posted on October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner parked facing to the right in front of a grass bank. the plane is mostly pale blue, with darker blue diagonal bands around both the front and rear fuselage, and blue "star airways inc" titles outlined in gold on the upper fuselage. The name "Ian Drury" is on the nose in a fancy blue italic font. The registration N3455 is on the rear fuselage in black. The tail has gold "star" titeles in gold, overlaid on the outline of a gold 4 pointed star, with smaller blue "Group plc" titles immediately below. Grass and trees make up the background, under a pale grey sky. — N3455, Douglas C-47B-35-DK, Star Airways, at North Weald during the annual Fighter Meet air show, some time during the 1990s.

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Photo of the day 22nd September 2023

Posted on September 22, 2023September 21, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left immediately after landing on a runway. The plane is mostly white, with blue "IRAERO" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The registration "RA-89001" is on the upper rear fuselage, next to a Russian flag (equal white, red, and blue horizntal bands). The tail is white, with a blue arrowhead facing forwards. In the foreground, large areas of grey taxiway with yellow and blaxck lines and other red and white markings fill the lower third of the frame. In the background, a couple of planes can be seen on the right under this planes rear fuselage, partially obscured by jellied air, while on the left, a large tower stretches out of the top of the frame. Behind it all, the sky is a blue-grey. — RA-89001, Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B, Iraero, landing on Runway 23Right at Manchester Airport, bringing in the Rostov-on-Don football team for a UEFA Europa League game against Manchester United the following night.

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Photo of the Day 21st September 2023

Posted on September 21, 2023September 19, 2023 by mancavgeek

OK-BYO, Tupolev Tu154M, Czech Government Flying Service, at Manchester Airport, 21st September 1992.

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Photo of the Day 12th September 2023

Posted on September 12, 2023September 11, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps deployed from the rear of the wings, suggesting that it is just about to land. The plane is mostly white, with a light blue belly.There are light and dark blue "flybe" titles on the forward fuselage, above a series of 7 different coloured dots. There are also "flybe" titles painted diagonally on the tail and rear fuselage. The engines are white, with "flybe.com" titles. The rest of the frame is filled with a a gorgeous blue sky. — G-FBJI, Embraer ERJ170-200STD, Flybe, on final approach to Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 23rd May 2023.

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Photo of the Day 6th September 2023

Posted on September 6, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner accellerating from right to left on a runway. The plane is mostly white, with very small "Stobart Air" titles on the forward door, and just aft of the rear door. The registration "EI-FMK" is on the upper rear fuselage, just forward of the rear door, and just aft of an Irish flag (equal green, white, and orange vertical bands). Grass fills the foreground, while in the background, red and white banded metal towers are behind the plane, made blurry by panning the camera, with trees in the far distance, under a grey sky. — EI-FMK, ATR72-600, Stobart Air, operating for Aer Lingus, starting it’s take off roll on Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 13th March 2017.

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