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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 4th July 2023

Posted on July 4, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with large red billboard-style "TEA" titles on the forward fuselage, with smaller silver "Switzerland" titles further back. The tail is bright red, with a white cross in the middle, with red engine cowlings under the wings. In the background, a white twin engined airliner is taxiing away from the camera, towards the runway visible in the distance. There is a parking area filled with light aircraft towards the top right. In the far distance, rolling hills covered in trees meet grey sky at the horizon. — HB-IIE, Boeing 737-3Q8, TEA Switzerland, taxiing to it’s stand at Zurich Kloten, 28th September 1996.

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Photo of the Day 3rd July 2023

Posted on July 3, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with large grey "Condor" titles on the forward fuselage. The rear fuselage and tail are light and dark grey, with an orange stripe, and an orange and yellow heart. The engine cowlings are the sime intense orange. In the foreground, there is an expanse of grass, covered with a light dusting of snow.In the background, trees run off in to the distance, under a dull grey sky. — EC-NAD, Airbus A320-212, Condor, lining up on Runway 05L at Manchester Airport, 1st February 2019.

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Photo of the Day 2nd June 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a high-winged single engined light aircraft flying from right to left at very low level, with it's nose lowered, and flaps extended below the wings, suggesting it may be landing. The plane is mostly white, with a red and grey stripe running along the body, a red stripe on the fixed undercarriage spats, and the registraion "G-CIRZ" on the rear fuselage. There is also "Mainair Flying School" titles on the tail. Behind the plane, blurry trees are rushing past, under a really light blue sky. — G-CIRZ, Comco Ikarus C42 FB80, on final approach to City Airport Manchester/Barton, 23rd May 2019.

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Photo of the Day 29th May 2023

Posted on May 29, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low level, with undercarriage lowered and flaps deployed from behind the wings. The plane has a dark blue belly with white upper section, seperated by a yellow stripe, with the same basic colour scheme on the engines. There are large "Ryanair" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is dark blue, with a yellow winged Irish harp. The wingtips are split, a blue section heading upwards at around 30 degrees, while a yellow portion points about 30 degrees down. Behind the plane, the sky is a mix of piercing blue, and fluffy white. — 9H-VUN, Boeing 737 Max 8200, Ryanair, flying over the approach lights just seconds before landing on Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 26th May 2023.

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Photo of the Day 17th May 2023

Posted on May 17, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner travelling from right to left with thrust reversers open on the engine and flaps deployed from below the wings. the plane has a grey lower half, with the upper being white, with a thick blue stripe starting below the nose and running along the fuselage, covering the cabin windows.there are blue "Lufthansa " titles on the upper fuselage, while the white tail has a blue band with a yellow oval, itself containing a stylised image of a flying bird. In the background is a large grey terminal building, while the sky above it allis a hazy blue. — D-AIRX, Airbus A321-131, Lufthansa, wearing a retro colour scheme, throwing out the anchors as it lands on Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 24th November 12014.

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Photo of the Day 8th May 2023

Posted on May 8, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a very large 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with large "Corsair" titles on the forward fuselage. The tail has a stylised image of crashing ocean waves in dark blue, light blue, and white. The foreground has part of the roof of the terminal building just popping in to the bottom of the frame, while, the background has a large hangar on the left, large white fuel tanks in the middle, and some random buildings on the right. Above, the sky is a hazy blue, while golden sunlight is streaming across the entire scene, especially the plane. — F-BPVG, Boeing 747-128, Corsair, taxiing to it’s gate at Manchester Airport, 28th October 1995.

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Photo of the Day 10th February 2023

Posted on February 10, 2023 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 28th January 2023

Posted on January 28, 2023January 30, 2023 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 18th November 2022

Posted on November 18, 2022 by mancavgeek

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