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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The planes id largely white with partially obscured "Thomas Cook" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, and the black registration "LY-VEB" on the lower rear fuselage. A diagonal light grey and orange band covers the rear fuselage, below the grey tail, which has a large yellow and orange love heart in the middle. Vivid blue sky with occasional light fluffs of thin cloud fills the background.

Photo of the Day 31st May 2026.

2026-05-31

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 31, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirNewZealand, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B747, BizJet, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, EGCC, EGKK, EGLL, EHAM, G1159, G3, Gatwick, Gulfstream, Heathrow, KLGW, KLM, L1011, LHR, Lockheed, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RoyalJordanian, Runway23Right, Schipol, SchipolSunday, ShadowMossRoad, ThomasCook, TriStar

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Side view of a bright orange, twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage still lowered, flaps slightly extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. There are large, white "EasyJet.com" titles written across the fuselage, with smaller "EasyJet" titles on the engine pods under the wings, as well as diagonally on the tail. There is a large white number "200" on the forward fuselage just under the cockpit windows, and the black registration "G-EZUI" on the lower rear fuselage. Pale blue sky with white patches of cloud fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 30th May 2026.

2026-05-30

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 30, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B767, B777, Boeing, BritishCaledonian, CityFlyerExpress, DC10, Douglas, EasyJet, EGCC, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, Metro, photography, Piedmont, planespotting, RegionalAirlines, Runway08Right, Runway23Right, Runway27Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SA227, SD360, Shorts, Swearingen, VietnamAirlines

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Side view of a high-winged, 34 propellor-engined military transport aircraft parked facing to the right on a black runway, with it's cargo ramp in the rear fuselage deployed, with a vehicle moving along the runway that has obviously just come out of the back of the plane. The plane is covered in a grey and green-brown camouflage scheme, with small "Royal Air Force" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, the large black number "218" under the cockpit windows on the nose. There is a large blue and red roundel on the side of the rear fuselage, followed by the small serial "XV218". The black number "218" is repeated on the tail, over a blue and red fin flash. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass on the far side of the runway. More grass in the background leads up to a pair of white and blue jet fighters on the left, and blue hangars on left and right, with trees beyond, under flat white sky.

Photo of the Day 23rd May 2026.

2026-05-23

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 23, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Barton, Boeing, C130, C42, CityFlyerExpress, Comco, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Hercules, Ikarus, LGW, Lockheed, London, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, Monarch, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway05Left, Runway08Right, Runway09Left. ATR42, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, ThomasCook, Woodford

Side view of a very blue, twin engined jet airliner acelerating along a black runway during it's take-off roll. The plane is in a metallic blue livery, with large white "ITA" titles on the upper forward fuselage, over small white text "Airways", amd the white registration "EI-DTM" on the lower rear fuselage. The tail is the same blue, with green, white, and red bands representing the Italian flag running down the trailing edge and round the tail-cone. Green grass and grey taxiways fill the foreground, with trees in the distance, under grey sky.

Manchester Monday 11th May 2026.

2026-05-11

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 11, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: 6ReserveFlyingSchool, 6RFS, A320, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, CityLine, Dash8, DeHaviland, DeHavilandCanada, DH82, DHC8, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGSX, Fairey, FighterMeet, Galopin, Gate4, IEA, InterEuropeanAirways, ITAAirways, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, Rallye, RingwayRoad, RN, RoyalAirForce, RoyalNavyHistoricFlight, Runway05Left, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SD360, ShadowMossRoad, Shorts, Socata, Swordfish, TigerMoth, Woodford

Photo of the Day 8th May 2026.

2026-05-08

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 8, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, AerLingus, Airbus, AirClassic, AvGeek, aviation, B707, Baginton, BHX, Birmingham, Boeing, Canberra, Coventry, CVT, DC3, Douglas, EDDF, EGBB, EGBE, EGCC, EnglishElectric, F27, Fokker, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, JerseyEuropean, MAN, Manchester, MidlandAirMuseum, Museum, OnThisDay, Phoenix, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Right, ShadowMossRoad

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left, turning on to a grey runway. The plane is in a silver finish, with dark blue "SkyTeam" titles on the upper forward fuselage, above the forward cabin windows, and smaller "Air France" titles under those windows. The rear fuselage has some dark blue scrollwork, next to the black registration "F-GKXS" on the upper rear fuselage. The dark blue tail has a thin crescent forming the bottom of a white circle, the white word "SkyTeam" forming the top, and has some more white scrollwork in the middle. Green grass lines the sides of the taxiway in the foreground, with blue-grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 6th May 2026.

2026-05-06

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 6, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A320, AIR, Airbus, AirFrance, AirShow, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, C172, Cessna, demonstrator, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EHRD, EV97, Evektor, FAB, Farnboroough, MaiAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, Manchester. MAN, photography, planespotting, Rotterdam, RTM, Runway23Left, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SkyHawk, SkyTeam, SouthSide, TeamEuroStar, TUI, WingletWednesday

Side-view of a single-engined, high-winged light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low altitude, just centimetres between the grass runway and the plane's wheels. The plane is largely white, with a blue and brown stripe running along the body, overlaid with the black registration "G-TIFG" on the side of the rear fuselage. White spats cover all 3 wheels, with blue stripe running along each one2 people can be seen i the rather cramped, fully glazed cockpit. The plane is casting a strong shadow on the ground quite a way behind it, suggesting that the sun is about 3 quarters of the way up the left of the frame. Green grass fills the rest of the image.

Photo of the Day 5th May 2026.

2026-05-05

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 5, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Air2000, AirAtlantique, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, B757, Barton, Boeing, C42, DC10, DC6, Douglas, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCB Comco, EGCC, EGCD, EGKK, Gatwick, Ikarus, InstoneAirlines, JMCAir, KiwiAirlines, LGW, London, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, TailsTuesday, Woodford

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving at speed from right to left along a black runway. The plane is largely white, with purple "EuroWings" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and smaller, black registration "D-AEWR" just aft of small EU and German flags on the upper rear. Pale blue and purple swirls adorn the tail and tail cone, some connected by grey swirls. Bright sunlight reflects strongly off one of the open landing gear doors under the wing, suggesting that the sun is more or less behind the camera. Green grass fills the foreground, lining the side of the runway, with more grass visible under the plane in the background, with trees in the distance under pale blue sky with purple fluffs of cloud.

Photo of the Day 28th April 2026.

2026-04-28

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 28, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirLithuania, ATR72, Aurigny, AvGeek, Avianca, aviation, B737, BalkanBulgarian, BHX, Birmingham, Boeing, Dassault, EDDF, EGBB, EGCC, EPWA, EuroWings, Fairford, FFD, FRA, Frankfurt, FrenchAirForce, GAF, GermanAirForce, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, JA37, MAN, Manchester, Mirage2000, Panavia, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, Saab, SouthSide, SwedishAirForce, TailsTuesday, Tornado, TriNationalTornadoTrainingEstablishment, TTTE, Viggen, Warsaw, WAW, Yak42, Yakovlev

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with billboard-style "Star Alliance" titles on the side of the fuselage, running the length of the body. The engine pods on the rear fuselage are blue, with white registration "OH-BLP" next to a small Finnish flag on the side, with a black square with white text "15 years" on the upper rear fuselage just in front. The black tail has a circle of 5 white and grey arrowheads pointing in different directions. Green grass lines the sides of the taxiway in the foreground, with a grey terminal building stretching across the frame from the left, with several planes parked in front, under pale blue-grey sky.

Manchester Monday 13th April 2026.

2026-04-13

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 13, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A320, Aerospatiale, AhhhDeHaviland, Airbus, AirShow, AS555, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B717, Barton, Blue1, Boeing, C172, C30, Cessna, Cierva, D120, DeHaviland, DH82, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Excalibur, Fennec, FrenchAirForce, G115, Grob, Jodel, LancashireAeroClub, LatAvio, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, ParisNice, photography, PierB, planespotting, RAF, Rota, RoyalAirForce, Runway05Left, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, SD360, Shorts, SkyHawk, StarAlliance, TigerMoth, TU154, Tupolev, Woodford

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with red billboard-style "FlyPGS[dot]com" titles on the forward fuselage, yellow upturned wingtips with white winged horses in the middle, and a yellow tail with red "Pegasus" titles. The plane is flying from left to right at a very low altitude, about to land on the black runway. Green grass fills the foreground, either side of the runway, with a white sign with red text "Fire training area" in front of a black fence. The blue fuselage of a plane and trees fill the rest of the background, under grey skies.

Photo of the Day 10th April 2026.

2026-04-10

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 10, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, AeroLloyd, Airbus, AirClassik, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, C550, Cessna, Citation2, DeHaviland, DH112, EGCC, L5, MAN, Manchester, Nordflug, Pegasus, photography, planespotting, Ruwnay23Right, SwissAirForce, Terminal1, Venom

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