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Photo of the Day 13th September 2023

Posted on September 13, 2023September 12, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a helicopter parked facing to the right. The body is light grey, with a purple belly, and a double red stripe stipe running along the body, sweeping up in to the tail. The registration "G-PACO" is on the engine pods, on the top of the fuselage. One of the cockpit doors is open, with a person standing beside the nose.In the foreground, a large pile of cut grass has been discarded in the lower right corner of the frame, while in the background, green metal fencessurround the landing pad, with a large expanse of grass where the rest of the airfield is, with trees vanishing into haze in the distance, under a hazy grey sky. — G-PACO, Sikorsky S-76C, parked at City Airport Manchester/Barton, 29th November 2022.

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Photo of the Day 22nd July 2023

Posted on July 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, withflaps extended from the rear of the wing, and the nose raised significantly, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with a light blue band around the rear fuselage, extending up in to the darker blue tail. There are "Garuda Indonesia" titles on the upper forward fuselage, partially pbscured by the right engine. behind it, the sky is a gorgeous blue. — PK-GIA, Boeing 777-3U3ER, Garuda Indonesia, crossing the perimeter fence after taing off from Runway 08R at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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Photo of the Day 30th May 2023

Posted on May 30, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner accelerating from left to right on a runway. The plane is mostly white, with blue-green angines and rear fuselage/tail. There are "Aer Lingus" titles and a green shamrock on the upper forward fuselage, and a large green shamrock on the tail. In the foreground, there is a long barrier, alternating red and white sections, dividing up part of a taxiway. In the background is a large ground level cark park visible behind the planes nose and tail, with trees leading up to hills in the background, slowly merging i to haze. — G-EILA, Airbus A330-302, Aer Lingus UK, starting it’s take off roll on Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 6th February 2023.

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Photo of the Day 2nd May 2023

Posted on May 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined bizjet flying at low altitude with it's flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised fairly significantly. The plane is mostly white, with a gold, brown, and black stripe starting under the nose, running along the body, then sweeping up into the lower part of the tail. The registration "G-OXLS" is displayed prominently in gold on the tail, and in black under the wing. — G-OXLS, Cessna 560XL Citation XLS, taking off from Runway 05L at Manchester Airport, 2nd May 2023.

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Photo of the Day 17th April 2023

Posted on April 17, 2023 by mancavgeek

Front view of a high-winged 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with dark grey and orange "JOTA Aviation" titles on the upper forward fuselage, just aft of the forward door. The rear fuselage has a grey and orange band which swoops up and in to the tail. There is also an orange and grey stripe on the engine cowlings. the foreground is mostly grass, whilegrass and tarmac areas lead off to trees in the distance. The sky is blue, tinged with grey haze. — G-JOTR, British Aerospace Avro RJ85, JOTA Aviation, starting it’s takeoff roll on Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 26th January 2018.

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Photo of the Day 23rd January 2023

Posted on January 23, 2023 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 16th November 2022

Posted on November 16, 2022 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 4th November 2022

Posted on November 4, 2022November 5, 2022 by mancavgeek

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