AirShow – MancAvGeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner facing to the left but being pushed back to the right by a very low, white tug attached to the planes nose wheel by a long white pole. The plane is mostly white, with a dark purple belly, and a yellow rear fuselage. There are black "Monarch" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the black registration "G-MONS" on the yellow lower rear fuselage. There is additional purple text "FlyMonarchDotCom" on the upper rear fuselage. Slightly damp grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with more apron filling a large chunk of the background, and scattered jet airliners , mostly nearby in the top left corner, and further out in the top right. trees at the top of the frame mark the extent of the airfield in that direction.

Manchester Monday 1st May 2026.

On: June 1, 2026

Tagged: A300, AerLingus, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Boeing, BritishAntarcticSurvey, CanadianAirlines, Dash7, DeHavilandCanada, DHC7, EGCC, EGCD, EGKK, EGLL, F50, Fokker, G4, Gate5, Gatwick, GillAir, Gulfstream, Heathrow, JetFly, L13, LGW, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Monarch, OnThisDay, photography, PierC, planespotting, Runway10Right, SD360, Shorts, Woodford

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Side view of a high-winged, single propellor-engined light aircraft flying straight and level from right to left at a very low altitude, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is white, with a blue and black stripe running along the body, overlaid with the black registration "G-BPVA" on the sides of the rear fuselage, with similar stripes running over the spats on the undercarriage. Green grass fills the bottom of the frame, except for a narrow strip of yellow grass that runs across the frame. Trees fill the background.

Photo of the Day 27th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 27, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A330, AerLingusUK, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Barton, Blackpool, BLK, Boeing, C172, Cessna, DA50, Diamond, DO328Jet, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EGNH, FAB, FairChildDornier, Farnborough, Fornier, LeisureInternational, MAN, Manchester, MidWestExpress, photography, planespotting, SkyHawk, SquiresGate, WingletWednesday, WingWednesday

Side view of a long and thin twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from right to left along a black taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a thin red and blue stripe running along the body, and large blue "BinAir" titles under the cockpit windows. There are large blue letters "BA" on the tail, and the black registration "D-CPSW" on the rear fuselage, next to a large German flag. Green grass lines the taxiway in the foreground, with a roll of razorwire on top of a fence visible right at the bottom. More grass lines taxiways and a runway in the background, leading up to trees vanishing in to mist in the distance.

Manchester Monday 25th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 25, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A300, Airbus, AirShow, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, B727, Barton, BinAir, Boeing, BritishAirways, Brymon, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, GillAir, ItalianAirForce, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Metro, Panavia, photography, planespotting, PremiAir, Runway23Right, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, SA227, Socata, Swearingen, TB200, Tobago, Tornado, Woodford

Photo of the Day 24th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 24, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B2000, B737, Beech, BizProp, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishMidland, CrossAir, DND, Dundee, EGCC, EGLF, EGPN, EHAM, Embraer, ERJ170, FAB, Farnborough, FlyBe, G115, Grob, London, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, RiverSide, RJ100, Runway05Left, Schipol, SchipolSunday, Starship

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.

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

Photo of the Day 22nd May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 22, 2026

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

Tagged: A310, Airbus, AirShow, ArmyAirCorp, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Beaver, Boeing, CrossAir, DeHavilandCanada, DHC2, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Iberia, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, MiddleEastAirlines, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway23Right, Saab, SF340, ShadowMossRoad, ThisDay, TUI

Side view of a twin propellor-engined, World War 2-era fighter-bomber accelerating from right to left along a grey tarmac runway, with it's tail wheel raised off the ground, suggesting it is taking off. The plane has a grey and olive green camouflage scheme on the upper body and upper wing surfaces, with grey belly and undersides of the wings. There are 3 white and 2 black bands under the lower rear fuselage. The pale mint green letters "E-HT" are either side of a blue, white, and red roundel, outlined in yellow, on the rear fuselage, with the black serial "RR299" just after, under a red, white, and blue fin-flash on the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees on small hills in the background.

Photo of the Day 19th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 19, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A319EasyJet, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, BizJet, Canadair, Challanger, CL601, DeHaviland, DH98, Diversion, EGCB, EGCD, FlyBe, Glasgow, LoganAir, Luton, Manchester, Mosquito, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RollsRoyce, RoyalAirForce, Royton, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Saab, SF340, Slingsby, SouthBay, Swallow, T45, Woodford

Rear side view of a creamy green, high-winged, single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on grey tarmac. The large green registration "G-BVIV" is on the side of the rear fuselage. A large green hangar fills the background, it's wide, open entrance on the left of the frame.

Manchester Monday 18th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 18, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A330, AerLingus, Airbus, AirFrance, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Avid, B747, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Edgely, EGCB, EGCD, F28, Fellowship, Flyer, Fokker, IL62, Ilyushin, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, NationAir, OA7, OnThisDay, Optica, photography, PierB, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, SpeedWing, Tarom, TAT, Woodford

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is largely white, with light and dark blue "Air Transat" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with the black registration "C-GOIM" on the upper rear. The tail and rear fuselage are light blue, with a diagonal silver band separating the blue and the white. The outline of a large silver star adorns the tail. Large grassed areas and grey taxiways fill the foreground, with rolling grey hills in the background, under blue-grey sky.

Photo of the Day 17th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 17, 2026

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

Tagged: A321, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirHolland, AirShow, AirTransat, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishMidland, DeHaviland, DH89, Dragon, EGCC, FighterMeet, London, MAN, Manchester, Neo, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, photographyAmsterdam, planespotting, Rapide, Runway23Left, RunwayVisitorPark

G-STUA, Pitts S-2A Special, at Manchester Barton, some time in the 1990s.

Photo of the Day 15th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 15, 2026

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

Tagged: . B737, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, C152, Canadair, Cessna, CRJ100, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGSX, FigtehrMeet, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Heathrow, LaudaAir, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, Pitts, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Reims, RingwayRoad, Runway23Right, RyanAir, S2, SheikhKamalAdham, Special, StaplefordFlightCentre