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Photo of the Day 28th November 2023

Posted on November 28, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a high-winged, 4 engined, grey jet airliner with a dark blue belly and tail, taxiing from left to right. In the background, a large expanse of grass leads up to trees in the distance. — G-MANS, British Aerospace 146-200, British Airways Express, at Manchester Airport, some time in the late 1990’s.

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Photo of the Day 27th November 2023

Posted on November 27, 2023November 26, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a white, 4 propellor engined airliner with a blue belly and red "British Air Ferries" titles on the upper fuselage, taxiing from right to left under a hazy but bright white sky. — G-AOYR, Vickers V.806 Viscount, British Air Ferries, turning on to Runway 23 at Manchester Airport, as seen from Ringway Road, some time in the early 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 24th November 2023

Posted on November 24, 2023November 23, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined white jet airliner with blue "Air France" titles on the upper forward fuselage and diagonal blue and red stripes on the tail taxiing from left to right. — G-GINL, Boeing 737-53C, Air France, at Frankfurt Airport, either 1993 or 1996.

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Photo of the Day 16th November 2023

Posted on November 16, 2023November 14, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a blue belly that sweeps up to fill the tail, and large blue "Airtours" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The tail has an abstract design in pale blue, red, and yellow. In the background, large grassed areas and a runway lead up to a fence, beyond which is a large field surrounded by trees, with a white house nestled in the trees, under a dismal grey sky. — G-TICL, Airbus A320-231, Airtours, taxiing out to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, as seen from the top of the Terminal 3 car park.

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Photo of the Day 14th November 2023

Posted on November 14, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude with it's undercarriage lowered. The plane is almost entirely white, with a large blue splotch overlaid with a smaller red splotch on the rear fuselage, the same design repeated on the tail, but with the red splotch squared off and with a large white cross in the middle, and the blue splotch having a ring of gold stars in the top left corner. There are blue "Crossair" titles on the upper forward fuselage. In the background, blue sky with wisps of white fill the rest of the frame. — HB-IZY, Saab 2000, Crossair, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time after May 1997.

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Photo of the Day 7th November 2023

Posted on November 7, 2023 by mancavgeek

Rear view of a 4 propellor-engined airliner taxiing away from the camera and slightly to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a red and blue stripe separating that from the blue belly. There are red "British Air Ferries" on the upper forward fuselage, and the registration "G-CSZB" on the lower rear fuselage in white. In the background, grey apron leads up to grass, which fills the rest of the frame. — G-CSZB, Vickers 804 Viscount, British Air Ferries, at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 31st October 2023

Posted on October 31, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, with a pair of thin red stripes running along the body, above and below the cabin windows, with the windows edges painted to resemble arched windows used in Indian palaces. There are red titles on the upper fuselage in an Indian script that translate to "Air India". On the tail, there is a red stylised flying bird, under diagonal red "Air India" titles. In the background, a white 3 engined jet airliner faces to the right, amidst acres of paved apron, with trees running off into the far distance, under a bright but hazy sky. — VT-EJJ, Airbus A310-304, Air India, at Manchester Airport, some time in the late 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 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 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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