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Photo of the Day 7th April 2024.

Posted on April 7, 2024April 7, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 12th January 2024.

Posted on January 12, 2024 by mancavgeek

Side view of a white, red, and blue, 3 engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, turning on to the runway for take off, under ominous grey clouds. — G-NROA, Boeing 727-217, Dan Air, turning on to Runway 24 by the Airport Hotel pub at Manchester Airport, some time in 1992.

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Photo of the Day 29th November 2023

Posted on November 29, 2023November 28, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined white jet airliner with a dark blue stripe running along the body, blue "Lufthansa" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and a dark blue tail with a flying bluebird in a yellow circle, taxiing from left to right, in front of a selection of brown and grey hangars, and what appears to be a construction site on the right of the frame. — D-ABHP, Boeing 737-230, Lufthansa, at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 30th October 2023

Posted on October 30, 2023 by mancavgeek

Rear view of a twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, being pushed back by a low, blue tug attached to it's nosewheel. The plane is mostly white, with a blue belly, and a pair of thin red stripes running along the fuselage. There are red "Lauda" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the registration "OE-LRC" on the rear fuselage in black, just aft of a small Austrian flag (equal red, white, and red horizontal stripes). There are 2 red letter "L" 's on the tail, one nestled inside the other. In the background, a blue and grey propellor airliner is sparked in front of a terminal building, with a couple of white baggage trucks parked next to it, and a grey tug parked in front of it's nose, and some men in hi-viz jackets standing around. — OE-LRC, Canadair CRJ-100LR, Lauda AIr, being pushed back from it’s stand on Pier B at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 2nd October 2023.

Posted on October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner parked facing to the right in front of a grass bank. the plane is mostly pale blue, with darker blue diagonal bands around both the front and rear fuselage, and blue "star airways inc" titles outlined in gold on the upper fuselage. The name "Ian Drury" is on the nose in a fancy blue italic font. The registration N3455 is on the rear fuselage in black. The tail has gold "star" titeles in gold, overlaid on the outline of a gold 4 pointed star, with smaller blue "Group plc" titles immediately below. Grass and trees make up the background, under a pale grey sky. — N3455, Douglas C-47B-35-DK, Star Airways, at North Weald during the annual Fighter Meet air show, some time during the 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 23rd February 2023

Posted on February 23, 2023 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 5th February 2023

Posted on February 5, 2023 by mancavgeek

https://g.mancavgeek.co.uk/picture.php?/2090/category/8

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