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Photo of the Day 12th June 2023

Posted on June 12, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a T-tailed twin engined jet airliner with it's engines mounted on the rear fuselage. The plane is mostly white, with a diagonal yellow band around the rear fuselage, the end of the fuselage and tail being filled with a dark blue, with a winged golden Irish harp. There is another, smaller, harp on the lower forward fuselage, withlarge dark blue "Ryanair" titles. In the background, large areas of grass lead up to a wide river, with large scale industrial facilities on the far bank. — EI-CCU, British Aircraft Corporation BAC 1-11-531FS, Ryanair, taxiing to the terminal at Liverpool Speke, some time in the early 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 5th June 2023

Posted on June 5, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a helicopter hovering several feet above the ground, facing to the right. The helicopter is completely black, with the registration "N520EA" on the engine on top of the fuselage. In the background is a brown building with a fully glazed room occupying the whole top floor, with several antennae on top. A man is standing on a blacony taking a photo of this helicopter, but looks as if he is taking a photo of me and my camera. — N520EA, Mcdonnell Douglas MD520N, kicking up grass as it comes in for a landing at City Airport Manchester/Barton, 3rd June 2023.
The control tower in the background is the oldest example of it’s type in the UK still in use as a control tower.

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Photo of the Day 15th April 2023

Posted on April 15, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at low level, it's nose raised as it climbs. The plane's body is mostly white, with a dark blue belly and a yellow rear fuselage, wing tips, and tail. The forward fuselage has large dark blue billboard-style "Monarch" titles, while the tail has a dark blue letter "M" resembling a 3-pointed crown. Behind it, clear blue skies are giving way to white fluffy clouds. — G-OJEG, Airbus A321-231, Monarch, crossing the perimeter after taking off from Runway 08R at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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Photo of the Day 23rd January 2023

Posted on January 23, 2023 by mancavgeek

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