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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 24th October 2023

Posted on October 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly purple, with yellow, red, and white bands around the rear fuselage, the white extending up to fill the tail. There are large white "flybe" titles on the forward fuselage above a series of large white dots, with smaller white "operated by Loganair" titles below, and white "Spirit of Lewis" titles under the nose. The engine pods are purple, and have white "Think in minutes not miles" titles in white. The registration "G-LGNA" is on the rear fuselage in white. The white tail has diagonal "flybe" titles in light and dark blue, above a series of 6 coloured dots. In the background, grass and taxiways lead off to trees in the distance, under a hazy blue sky. — G-LGNA, Saab SF340B, Flybe, operated by Loganair, taxiing past the Aviation Viewing Park after landing on Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 19th May 2016.

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Photo of the Day 17th October 2023

Posted on October 17, 2023 by mancavgeek

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

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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 8th October 2023

Posted on October 8, 2023October 7, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a low altitude, with the undercarriage retracting, flaps extended behind the wing, and nose raised, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with a deep blue belly, seperated by a thin yellow line, with "Icelandair" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The registration "TF-FIX" is on the rear fuselage, and under the left wing. The tail is a deep blue, with a double yellow ribbon curling around, with "Icelandair" titles in white below it. This same yellow ribbon is on the upturned blue wingtips. The engine pods are painted this same yellow. In the background, the sky is a flat grey. — TF-FIX, Boeing 757-308, Icelandair, seconds after taking off from Runway 27L at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.

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Photo of the Day 6th October 2023

Posted on October 6, 2023October 5, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, moving from left to right. The plane is mostly a dull white, with paler white "Scandinavian Airlines" titles on the forward fuselage", and the registration "OY-KFB" on the rear fuselage. The tail and the upturned wingtips are a deep blue, with white "SAS" titles. The engine pods are red, with white "Scandinavian" titles. In the foreground, grass lines the runway, with alternating red and white blocks running along the side of the grass near the camera. In the background, more grass leads off to trees at the airfield perimeter, with grey skies up above. — OY-KFB, Canadair CRJ-900LR, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, decelerating on Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 8th February 2014.

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Photo of the Day 4th October 2023

Posted on October 4, 2023October 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Rear-side view of a three- engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage taxiing from right to left, turning to the right and away from the camera. The plane is mostly white, with an orange-brown belly, and an orange stripe running along the body. There are black "Aviogenex" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is orange brown, with a stylised white letter "A" over it's reflection in the middle. In the foreground, a group of people are standing around, watching this plane through a chainlink fence topped with barbed wire, while the background is mostly grass and trees at the airfields perimeter, under a grey sky. — YU-A__, Boeing 727-200, Aviogenex, turning on to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from hte Airport Hotel, some time in the 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 27th September 2023

Posted on September 27, 2023September 25, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a pair of propellor-engined aircraft, a very small one with two enginesmounted on top of a larger one with only a single engine, taking off while trailing smoke for an air display. The lower one has a high-mounted wing, giving a large space to fit a frame to hold the smaller plane, which has a low mounted wing. The lower plane is mostly white, with a red stripe running along the belly, and blue "Brittany Ferries" titles on the rear fuselage under a waving red and white flag. It has twin tails carried on either end of the horizontal stabiliser, the top and bottom sections of the tails painted red, with the registration "F-GDPX" on the outer surfaces. There are 2 pilots dressed in red jackets visible through the large cabin windows. The upper plane is small - really small. Everything about this plane looks comical, especially compared to it's partner. Very small engines are mounted above the wing, driving very small propellors. A massive 2-piece bubble canopy sits above the fuselage, through which can be seen the pilot, who barely fits in to the canopy. This plane is white, with a red stripe on the belly, and "Brittany Ferries" titels on the fuselage under the cockpit, with the same red and blue flag. A larger version of that flag, tilted the other way, is on the tail. The registration "F-PZTU" is on the rear fuselage. There are a pair of smoke canisters, one under each wing, which will be turned on once the planes seperate. Behind them, the sky is a flat grey. — F-GDPX, Max Holste MH-1521M Broussard, and F-PZTU, Colomban MC-15E Cri-Cri, in the colours of Brittany Ferries, their sponsor, taking off in a VERY close formation ĥfor a flying display at the Woodford Air Show, some time in the 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 26th September 2023

Posted on September 26, 2023September 25, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner throwing up large clouds of moisture as it slows down after landing on a rather damp runway, moving from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with black "Delta" titles next to a red triangle on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is dark blue, with ared triangle pointing North-East. The engines are also dark blue, with the thrust reversers open, helping to slow the plane. A pair of bright lights are shining on the nosewheel leg. In the background, trees mark the airfield perimeter, with rolling hills in the far distance, under a grey sky. — N711ZX, Boeing 757-231, Delta Airlines, drying Runway 23Right at Manchester Airport, 4th February 2016.

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Photo of the Day 19th September 2023

Posted on September 19, 2023September 18, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with large billboard-style "STAR ALLIANCE" titles running along the upper fuselage, with smaller "SINGAPORE AIRLINES" titles next to a golden flying bird on the lower forward fuselage. There are 5 grey pyramids on the tail, arranged in a circle, each one inb a different alignment. In the foreground, grassed areas on the left have low orange or yellow and black signs are scattered around.In the background, a low terminal buildingis bisible behind this plane on the right, with taller buildings looming over the scene on the left, one of which has a heavliy glazed tower on top with green tinted glass. Above it all, white and grey clouds complete the image. — 9V-SWJ, Boeing 777-312ER, Singapore Airlines, in a Star Alliance livery, taxiing out to the active runway at Manchester Airport, 4th February 2016.

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