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Photo of the day 22nd September 2023

Posted on September 22, 2023September 21, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left immediately after landing on a runway. The plane is mostly white, with blue "IRAERO" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The registration "RA-89001" is on the upper rear fuselage, next to a Russian flag (equal white, red, and blue horizntal bands). The tail is white, with a blue arrowhead facing forwards. In the foreground, large areas of grey taxiway with yellow and blaxck lines and other red and white markings fill the lower third of the frame. In the background, a couple of planes can be seen on the right under this planes rear fuselage, partially obscured by jellied air, while on the left, a large tower stretches out of the top of the frame. Behind it all, the sky is a blue-grey. — RA-89001, Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B, Iraero, landing on Runway 23Right at Manchester Airport, bringing in the Rostov-on-Don football team for a UEFA Europa League game against Manchester United the following night.

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Photo of the Day 10th July 2023

Posted on July 10, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly dark blue, with a dark grey belly, seperated by a thin red stripe. There are large, light blue "bmi" titles, followed by smaller red "regional" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The engines are grey, with the registration G-RJXE in white, attached to the side of the rear fuselage. The tail is the same dark blue, with a light blue stripe below white "bmi" titles. In the foreground there is a large grey ventilation ducting on the lower left of the frame, with a white van with "security" titles on the upper part of the rear doors. In the background, alternating stretches of grass and tarmac stretch off into the distance. — G-RJXE, Embraer ERJ145EP, BMI Regional, taxiing to the terminal at Manchester Airport, 19th January 2016.

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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 22nd February 2023

Posted on February 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 21st January 2023

Posted on January 21, 2023 by mancavgeek