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Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with a pair of red stripes running along the fuselage and a red tail, taxiing from right to left, turning slightly away from the camera, with a black chainlink fence and grass in the foreground, and hazy grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 18th April 2024.

Posted on April 18, 2024April 16, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 3rd February 2024.

Posted on February 3, 2024 by mancavgeek

Side view of a white and blue, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left, with the tails of another couple of planes behind it. — G-MDBD, Airbus A330-243, Airtours, at London Gatwick, some time between June 1999 and March 2001.

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Photo of the Day 26th December 2023.

Posted on December 26, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a white, green and red high-winged, 4 propellor-engined cargo plane taxiing from left to right, with a larger grey and blue plane parked by a grey hangar in the background. — LZ-BAF, Antonov An-12B, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, taxiing to the cargo apron at Manchester Airport, 30th April 1993.

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Photo of the Day 18th December 2023.

Posted on December 18, 2023 by mancavgeek

G-MAJS, Airbus A300B4-605R, Monarch Airlines, taxiing out to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s. — Side view of a white, yellow, and black twin engined jet airliner, taxiing from right to left, with black hangars and green trees in the background, under a dismal grey sky.

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Photo of the Day 18th October 2023

Posted on October 18, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a bright blue tail overlaid with the green, yellow, orange, red, and black outline of a 5 pointed star. There are "Air Transat" titles on the upper forward fuselage in dark and light blue. In the background, acres of apron space stretch out to trees marking the airfield perimeter, with a forest of tall lighting poles stretching up out of the frame, with a collection of various airport vehicles, baggage carts, and airstairs clustered around. — C-GOJC, Airbus A321-271NX, Air Transat, taxiing the last few metres to its gate on Pier C at Manchester Airport, 26th May 2023.

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Photo of the Day 4th June 2023

Posted on June 4, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left, with flaps still deployed behind the wings, undercarriage being tucked away, and nose raised, suggesting it has just taken off from an airport. The plane is mostly white, with black "Japan Air Lines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, partially obscured by the engines, the registration "JA845J" under the left wing and on the rear fuselage, and a red bird with wings outstretched in a circle with red "JAL" titles on the body, on the tail. In the background, the sky is a mix of vivid blue, and fluffy white cloud. — JA845J, Boeing 787-8, Japan Air Lines, shortly after taking off from Runway 27L at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.

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Photo of the Day 20th May 2023

Posted on May 20, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying at low level with flaps deployed behind and below the wings, and it's nose raised, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with dark blue titles on the upper forward fuselage partially obscured by the right engine, only "xplore" is visible. There are 3 red swirls on the rear fuselage, just ahead of the tail, with a partially obscured blue circle with similar blue swirls on the tail. Behind it, the sky is a gorgeous blue. — OM-CEX, Boeing 737-436, Air Explore, crossing the perimeter fence after taking off from Runway 08R at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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