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

Photo of the Day 15th May 2026.

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

Side view of a high-winged, twin engined jet airliner lined up waiting for take off on a grey runway. The plane is largely white with a dark blue belly, and dark blue "British Airways" titles on the lower forward fuselage. A twisted, red and blue ribbon is on the upper forward fuselage, immediately aft of the cockpit windows, and the black registration "OY-NCL" is on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is white, with rippling red stripes either side of a rippling dark blue triangle in the middle. The horizontal stabiliser, mounted at the top of the tail, is casting it's own shadow on the top and front of the tail, which suggests that the sun is up in the top left corner somewhere. Green grass fills the foreground, lining both sides of the runway. Trees in the distance meet grey clouds and blue sky.

Photo of the Day 10th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 10, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: AMS, AvGeek, aviation, B727, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirways, DC10, DO328, Dornier, Douglas, EGCC, EGPF, EHAM, GLA, Glasgow, KLM, LoganAirAmsterdam, MaerskAir, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, Schipol, SchipolSunday, SD360, Shorts, SouthSide, SunAirOfScandinavia, TunisAir

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a yellow stripe running along the lower body, and large yellow "Buzz" titles outlined in black on the forward fuselage. These titles are repeated over a yellow stripe on the sides of the engine pods, under the wings. There is dark blue text "by RyanAir" under the cockpit windows, and the black registration "SP-RZD" just aft of a white and red Polish flag on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is bright yellow, with a large cartoon image of a bee, with a large upper-case letter "B" on it's black and yellow striped chest. Green grass fills the foreground, partially obscured by a stretched-out roll of razorwire on top. More grass in the background leads up to trees in the distance, under blue sky.

Photo of the Day 7th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 7, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AirFrance, AirJamaica, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAC111, BAE146, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishMidland, Buzz, DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, JerseyEuropean, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, Max, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway05Left, Runway27Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Tarom, ThrowThursday

Low front view of a 3 engined jet airliner parked facing to the right on gravel. The plane is white on top, with a grey lower half, and a thick stripe that used to be dark blue but is now faded to dark green running along the body, covering the passenger cabin windows. There are red and white letters "BEA" on the upper forward fuselage, and a partial UK flag on the now-green tail. The underside of the wings is red. A long yellow pushback pole is attached to the nosewheel. White airstairs are attached to the front and rear cabin doors on the far side of the plane. Trees fill the background on the left of the frame, with a rather square and boxy green metal frame taking up most of the rest of the background, and the grey tail of another plane on the right, all under gorgeous blue sky.

Manchester Monday 4th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 4, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: AirEuropaExpressManchester, Airport Hotel, AirShow, AirUK, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B727, BAC111, Barton, BEA, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirways, BritishEuropeanAirlines, D119, DC8, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, F100, Fokker, HawkerSiddeley, HS121, Jodel, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, photography, planespotting, RingwayRoad, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, TopAir, TransLift, Trident, Woodford

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings. There are large, billboard-style, dark blue "Icelandair" titles on the forward fuselage, with dark blue engine pods in front of and below the wings, and a dark blue tail and rear fuselage. There 2 thick, white, waving stripes on the tail, with a pale blue diagonal stripe running down the front of the tail and across the rear fuselage. Trees in the distance fill the bottom of the frame, with cloudy grey skies filling the top of the frame.

Manchester Monday 27th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 27, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A300, Airbus, AireDEvasions, AirShow, Arrow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAC111, BAE146, Barton, BIA, BiPlane, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirways, BritishIslandAirways, DC8, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Embraer, Emirates, ERJ145, F50, Fokker, Gate24, HandleyPage, IcelandAir, L13, Lufthansa, Luscombe, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, photography, PierC, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Right, Silvaire, Spartan, TitanAirways, Victor, WavesOfTheCity, Woodford, WorldTails

Side view of a small, single-engined biplane light aircraft taxiing from left to right on a grass airfield. The plane is mostly red, with a pair of white stripes running along the body, overlaid with the white registration "G-HOON" on the rear fuselage. White text on the tail reads "Pitts", in a rather ornate font, with smaller "S-1S" text in a more normal typeface below. The rear, moving portion of the tail is painted in a red and white checkerboard pattern. The upper surfaces of the wings and horizontal stabiliser are covered in a red and white sunburst pattern. The plane's pilot can be seen through the close, blue-tinted cockpit canopy, wearing a grey cloth flying helmet. Short green grass fills the foreground, with slightly longer grass filling the background.

Photo of the Day 21st April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 21, 2026

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

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirMalta, AvGeek, aviation, B747, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, CanadianAirlines, CorseAir, DC10, Douglas, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGGW, EuropeanAviation, FRA, Frankfurt, LFPO, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, Pitts, planespotting, Runway05Right, S1, SouthSide, Special, TailsTuesday

Side view of a long, thin, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is in a pale cream colour, with a gold and red pinstripe running along the body, under the passenger cabin windows. There are large, gold, "Etihad" titles on the upper centre fuselage, with a smaller version in an Arabic script on the upper forward fuselage. There is more Arabic text, in gold, on the lower forward fuselage. There is a large sticker with black and gold text on the upper rear fuselage, with a large black and gold "F1", then smaller text "2016 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix". Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a mobile set of airstairs with a brown perspex awning over the top seeming to drive towards this plane, and a white van driving from right to left by an airbridge on the left of the frame that seems to hang out of nowhere. Low, grey cargo sheds stretch across the background, with several planes parked nose-in towards them. Taller office buildings and hotels nestled in trees are in the distance, under hazy grey sky.

Photo of the Day 18th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 18, 2026

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

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, Bulldog, CityHopper, Dublin, EGCC, EGGP, EGKK, EGXI, Etihad, Finningley, FlyOver, FNY, Gatwick, KLM, L13, LGW, Liverpool, London, LPL, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Royton, RyanAir, Saab, ScottishAviation, SF340, Speke, Stansted

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner moving from right to left along a runway with the rear panel of one of the engines slid back, exposing the thrust reversers, suggesting it has just landed. The plane is mostly white, with large gold "Emirates" titles in English on the upper forward fuselage, between the 2 rows of passenger windows, and smaller titles in an Arabic script a bit further back, over the wings. A waving United Arab Emirates flag (red vertical bar on the left, with equal green, white, and black stripes on the right) covers the tail and part of the rear fuselage. Golden calligraphic art made up of the characters that make up the airlines Arabic name adorns the engine pods, the cowling of the inner engines split as the rear portion has moved backwards to expose the thrust reversers. Another runway stretches across the foreground, lined by green grass, while a pair of large grey hangars dominate the background, under pale blue-grey sky.

Photo of the Day 5th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 5, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, BAC111, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishWorld, EGCC, EHAM, Emirates, F70, Fokker, KLMCityHopper, L1011. TriStar, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, MandarinAirlines, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, photography, planespotting, RoyalJordanian, Runway23Right, Schipol, SchipolSunday, SouthSide

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with a maroon stripe running along the body, covering the lower deck windows, and maroon "Qatar Airways" titles on the forward fuselage, in an Arabic script between the upper and lower deck windows, and in English below the lower deck windows. The tail is also maroon, with the white head of a horned, goat-like animal inside the outline of a white circle. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a large grey hangar in the background on the left, several pale blue fuel tanks towards the middle, and a selection of other airport buildings on the right. Trees in the distance slowly vanish into a bright but hazy sky.

Photo of the Day 2nd April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 2, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, B737, B747, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, BrymonEuropean, Budapest, Dash7, DeHavilandCanada, DHC7, Dublin, EGCC, EGLL, Embraer, ERJ190, FlyOver, Heathrow, KLMCityHopper, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, Oldham, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QatarAirways, QueensBuilding, Runway09Left, RyanAir, StanwellMoorRoad, Tarom, ThrowThursday

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at low angle with the undercarriage retracted and only a small amount of flaps from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is doing a flypast as part of a display routine. The plane is mostly white, with black "EuroDirect" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and an enormous, black, lower-case letter "e" , tilted slightly on it's side, on the rear fuselage. The tail is yellow, with a large, black, lower=case letter "e" in the middle. Grey sky fills the background.

Photo of the Day 29th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 29, 2026

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

Tagged: AdvancedTurboProp, AMS, Amsterdam, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, BrusselsAirlines, C210, Centurion, Cessna, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EHAM, EuroDirect, European, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Schipol, SchipolSunday, TransAvia, Woodford