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Side view of a white, high-winged, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right on grass. The plane has a red and grey stripe running along the body, and the black registration "G-CIRZ" on the tapered rear fuselage. 2 men can been seen in the cockpit through the large windows. Green grass fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 20th March 2026.

On: March 20, 2026

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

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, C42, Canadair, Challanger, CL601, Comco, CSA, Cyclone, CzechSlovakAirlines, EDFF, EGCB, EGCC, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, HapagLloyd, Ikarus, L1011, Lockheed, LTU, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, TriStar, TU134, Tupolev

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane has a grey belly, and a thin red and blue stripe running along the body, getting wider as it moves rearwards, then sweeping up to fill the tail. The engines, mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, are in a bare metal state. The registration "G-OBWD" is visible on the upper rear fuselage. Grey concrete taxiways fill almost all the frame, apart from a red and white banded metal barrier stretching across the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 19th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 19, 2026

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

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B707, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirFerries, BritishWorld, DanAir, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EGCC, EGKK, EGLL, Embraer, ERJ190, Gatwick, Heathrow, Helvetic, LGW, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Qantas, QueensBuilding, Romavia, Runway09Left, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, Sabena, SchreinerAirways, SouthSide, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday

Elevated side view of a single-engined tri-plane on display facing to the right in a museum. The doped-cloth skin of the plane has a streaky, light brown colour, similar to varnished oak. As well as having 3 stacked wings at the front, there are 3 horizontal stabilisers at the rear. The black words "Bullseye" and "Avroplane" are visible on the sides of the rear fuselage. Creamy-grey floor fills moist of the foreground and part of the background, with a military jet fighter plane visible at the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 18th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 18, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AeroLloyd, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, Avroplane, B777, BimanBangladesh, BizProp, Boeing, C4211, Cessna, Dassault, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDLL, EGCC, EGLL, FA900, Falcon, GoldenEagle, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, PierB, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway09Left, StanwellMoorRoad

Side view of a small helicopter hovering a few metres above a grassy field, facing to the left. The copter is in a metallic blue livery, with a large golden zig-zag stripe on the side of the fuselage, partially missing because the doors aren't being carried on this flight, and the golden registration "G-GHIZZ" on the long, thin tail boom. A man is sitting in the left seat in the cockpit, holding a camera as he takes a photo towards the viewer. Green grass in the background leads up to trees stretching across the frame in the distance, and a tall electricity pylon with cables that reach across the frame, under cloudy white sky.

Photo of the Day 17th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 17, 2026

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

Tagged: AirShow, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Beta, BritishAerospace, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EGLL, EPWA, FAB, Farnborough, FlyBe, Heathrow, HungarianAirlines, ImpulseAirlines, J41, Jetstream, LHR, London, LOT, Malev, MAN, Manchester, Okęcie, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, PolishAirlines, R22, Robinson, Runway05Right, StobartAir, TailsTuesday, TU154, Tupolev, Warsaw, WAW

Photo of the Day 16th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 16, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirFrance, Airtours, AvGeek, aviation, B300, B747, Barton, Beech, BizJet, BizProp, Boeing, C560, Cessna, Citation, EGCB, EGCC, EGGW, KingAir, Lego, LFPO, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway24, RV8, SouthBay, Vans

A black helicopter hovering several metres above the ground. There are very few markings, the silver registration "N520EA" on the engine pod on top of the fuselage, and the white text "MD520N" at the top of the twin tails at the end of the long tail boom. Mown grass flies in the air being forced down by the large rotor blades. Several white light aircraft can be seen in the background at the bottom of the frame, a background dominated by a brown brick control tower with a heavily glazed white top floor, where a man standing on a balcony is taking of photo of the helicopter. Trees stretch across the frame in the distance, under blue skies.

Photo of the Day 15th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 15, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A321, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, BAE146, Barton, BritishAerospace, ChinaNorthWest, DR400, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, FlyIn, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD520, Monarch, NoTar, OnThisDay, PA38, photography, Piper, planespotting, RingwayRoad, Robin, Runway23Left, Runway24, Tomahawk, Woodford

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on grass. The plane sis in a vaguely military-looking olive-green colour scheme, with large, seemingly random patches of white in several places, and the white registration "D-EARY" on the side of the rear fuselage. The engine cowling on the nose is bright yellow, with a large image of a rather aggressive-looking bird with it's mouth open in a screech, with a red banner with the words "Screaming Eagle" underneath. The tail has a black and white large checkerboard pattern on the front half, the rear half being bright yellow with a black and white fin flash towards the top. A section at the rear of the tail has a finer black and white checkerboard pattern. Green grass fills the rest of the frame, except for a dirt track crossing from one side to the other.

Photo of the Day 14th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 14, 2026

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

Tagged: AirMalta, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, B737, B757, Barton, Boeing, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, Embraer, ERJ190, FinnAir, GatOnASat, Gatwick, L13, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, P149, photography, photographyAmsterdam, Piaggio, planespotting, RFG, Runway08Right, ThomasCook

Side view of a red, single-engined biplane taxiing from left to right on a grass airfield. A pair of white lines wrap above and below the engine cowling in the nose, then run towards the rear, getting thinner as they go, overlaid with the white registration "G-HOON" on the lower rear fuselage, just aft of the bubble canopy over the single seat cockpit. The text "Pitts S-1S" is on the top half of the front of the red tail, with a red and white checkerboard pattern on the rear. The checkerboard pattern is repeated on the outer faces of the undersides of the wings. The white propellor at the front is a spinning white blur. Red spats over the main wheels have similar white stripes on the side Green grass fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 13th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 13, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: Aerosaptiale, Alitalia, AS355, ATR72, Aurigny, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, Condor, DC9, Douglas, Ecureil, EDFF, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Liverpool, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, Pitts, planespotting, Police, Runway23Left, S1, SouthSide, Speke

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a blue rear fuselage and tail, and 2 tone blue "Air Transat" titles on the upper forward fuselage. Grey concrete apron fills most of the background, with various pieces of airport furniture -mobile air stairs, lighting poles, luggage carts, and more - littering the area, and another airliner in the top right corner, with trees in the distance.

Photo of the Day 12th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 12, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A321, AdriaAirways, Airbus, AirTransat, AvGeek, aviation, B777, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirways, Concorde, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, KoreanAirlines, L13, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, ManxAirlines, McDonnellDouglas, MD81, Neo, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RingwayRoad, Runway09Left, Runway09Right, Runway24, SD360, Shorts, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday

Side view of a high-winged, single-engined light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low altitude, just a couple of metres above the white numbers on a grass runway. The plane is mostly white, with a light and dark blue stripe running along the body and up into the lower parts of the tail, overlaid with dark blue registration "G-BPVA" on the rear fuselage. The plane has flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and is flying more or less straight and level, suggesting it is just about to land. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees filling the background.

Photo of the Day 11th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 11, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirShow, Amelia, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, C130, C172, CanadianAirForce, Cessna, CrossAir, EasyJet, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, Embraer, ERJ145, Fairford, FFD, FRA, Frankfurt, Hercules, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, JohnLennon, Liverpool, Lockheed, LPL, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway09, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Saab, SF340, SkyHawk, ViscountDrive, WingletWednesday