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Side view of a high-winged, 34 propellor-engined military transport aircraft parked facing to the right on a black runway, with it's cargo ramp in the rear fuselage deployed, with a vehicle moving along the runway that has obviously just come out of the back of the plane. The plane is covered in a grey and green-brown camouflage scheme, with small "Royal Air Force" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, the large black number "218" under the cockpit windows on the nose. There is a large blue and red roundel on the side of the rear fuselage, followed by the small serial "XV218". The black number "218" is repeated on the tail, over a blue and red fin flash. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass on the far side of the runway. More grass in the background leads up to a pair of white and blue jet fighters on the left, and blue hangars on left and right, with trees beyond, under flat white sky.

Photo of the Day 23rd May 2026.

2026-05-23

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 23, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Barton, Boeing, C130, C42, CityFlyerExpress, Comco, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Hercules, Ikarus, LGW, Lockheed, London, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, Monarch, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway05Left, Runway08Right, Runway09Left. ATR42, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, ThomasCook, Woodford

Side view of a high-winged, 4 propellor-engined military cargo plane parked on a black runway, with the red and white tips of the propellors a spinning blur indicating they are running full tilt, flaps extended from behind the wings, and the rear cargo loading ramp almost fully deployed, with a man wearing olive-green fatigues crouched by the end of the ramp. The plane is covered in an olive-green and grey camouflage scheme, with a blue and red roundel on the rear fuselage, next to the black serial number "VX232". There is a black number "232" on the nose under the cockpit, repeated on the tail, where it is sandwiched between a British flag above, and a red and blue fin flash below. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass leading up to a tall grey hangar on the left, and a lower blue hangar on the left, with a couple of grey fighter jets in front of the latter. Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 26th March 2026.

2026-03-26

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 26, 2026

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

Tagged: AirShow, Alitalia, ATI, AvGeek, aviation, B787, Boeing, C130, DC9, Douglas, EGCD, EGLL, EssoGarage, Heathrow, Hercules, JapanAirLines, LHR, Lockheed, London, Manchester, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway27Left, SouthernPerimeterRoad, ThrowThursday, Woodford

Side view of a high-winged, single-engined light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low altitude, just a couple of metres above the white numbers on a grass runway. The plane is mostly white, with a light and dark blue stripe running along the body and up into the lower parts of the tail, overlaid with dark blue registration "G-BPVA" on the rear fuselage. The plane has flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and is flying more or less straight and level, suggesting it is just about to land. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees filling the background.

Photo of the Day 11th March 2026.

2026-03-11

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 11, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirShow, Amelia, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, C130, C172, CanadianAirForce, Cessna, CrossAir, EasyJet, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, Embraer, ERJ145, Fairford, FFD, FRA, Frankfurt, Hercules, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, JohnLennon, Liverpool, Lockheed, LPL, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway09, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Saab, SF340, SkyHawk, ViscountDrive, WingletWednesday

Front-side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on grass facing to the right. The plane is in a metallic grey livery, with a series of short, silver stripes running along the body, with yellow and red ribbons intertwined with and spinning through them. The silver registration "ZS-SUB" is on the lower rear fuselage. The cockpit door on the other side is open, hinged forwards and upwards. The foreground is filled with short green brass, with more grass in the background leading up to trees in the distance. Several planes are visible in the background, mostly a bright yellow plane on the right, with various wings and tails coming in to view. Several people wearing yellow hi-viz vests are scattered around the airfield, acting as marshallers for all the visitors.

Photo of the Day 8th February 2026.

2026-02-08

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 8, 2026

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

Tagged: AirportHotel, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, C130, Cargo, Cirrus, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, Embraer, ERJ190, FinnAir, FlyIn, Hercules, KLM, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, PA34, photography, Piper, planespotting, RoyalSaudiAirForce, Runway23Right, Runway24, Schipol, SchipolSunday, Seneca, SR22

Manchester Monday 2nd February 2026.

2026-02-02

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 2, 2026

In: Photo of The Day

Tagged: A300, AA5, Airbus, AirShow, Airtours, AirUK, Anson, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B777, BAESystems, Barton, BN2, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BrittenNorman, C130, CabAir, EGCC, EGCD, Embraer, ERJ145, F100, Fokker, Grumman, Hercules, Islander, L13, Lockheed, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthernAirlines, photography, planespotting, PremiAir, QatarAirways, RAF, RingwayRoad, RoyalAirForce, T1, T2, Tarom, Tiger, TU154, Tupolev, Woodford

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left onto a grey runway. The plane is largely white, with a red rear fuselage and tail. There are grey "Helvetic" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, with smaller grey text "Airways" below. The black registration "HB-JVO" is on the upper rear fuselage, just forward of the rear cabin door. There is a large white cross on the red tail, as well as on the red up-turned wingtips. Green grass lines the runway in the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to trees in the distance, under grey-blue sky.

Manchester Monday 12th January 2026.

2026-01-12

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 12, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: AirShow, AirUkraine, AvGeek, AviaExpress, aviation, BAC111, BACExpress, Barton, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishAirways, BritishWorld, C130, CanadianAirForce, CM170, Dash7, DeHavilandCanada, DHC7, EDI, Edinburgh, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGPH, Embraer, ERJ190, F27, Fairey, Fouga, FrenchAirForce, HelveticAirways, Hercules, JerseyEuropean, Lockheed, Magister, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, McDonnellDouglas, MD81, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RingwayRoad, RingwayRoad. Fokker, RoyalNavy, Runway06, Runway23Left, Runway24, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, SD360, Shorts, SouthSide, Swordfish, Turnhouse, Woodford, WorldCargoCentre, Yak42, Yakovlev

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