EGLL – MancAvGeek

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner parked facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with a blue belly, and blue "Kabo Air" titles on the upper forward fuselage, between the upper and lower deck cabin windows. A blue circle with a red outline is on the tail, with a stylised white lightning bolt (or possibly upper case letter "N") in the middle. A tall, grey lighting pole in the foreground partially obscures the tail-cone and tail. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with various white airport trucks and mobile airstairs gathered in the bottom right corner. Trees fill the background, under grey skies.

Photo of the Day 28th May 2026.

On: May 28, 2026

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirSerbia, AirUK, AustrianAirlines, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, F27, Fokker, Friendship, Heathrow, Iberia, KaboAir, L13, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway09Left, Runway28Left, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday

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G-STUA, Pitts S-2A Special, at Manchester Barton, some time in the 1990s.

Photo of the Day 15th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 15, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: . B737, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, C152, Canadair, Cessna, CRJ100, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGSX, FigtehrMeet, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Heathrow, LaudaAir, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, Pitts, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Reims, RingwayRoad, Runway23Right, RyanAir, S2, SheikhKamalAdham, Special, StaplefordFlightCentre

Side view of a metallic blue small helicopter parked on a concrete landing pad, facing to the right. There is a light blue lightning flash on the lower fuselage and door, with silver "R22"text on the upper rear fuselage, above smaller "Beta II" text. The silver registration "G-HIZZ" is at the front of the tail boom, just as it comes out of the fuselage, above the partially exposed engine. The black and white striped tail rotor is on the left side at the rear of the tail boom. Green grass fills the foreground, with several planes parked on more grass in the background, leading up to trees and bushes marking the airfield perimeter in the distance, under blue sky with smatterings of thin white cloud.

Photo of the Day 14th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 14, 2026

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

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B707, Barton, Beta, Boeing, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGSX, Heathrow, JAT, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, PA34, photography, Piper, planespotting, QueensBuilding, R22, Robinson, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, Seneca, SouthSide, TBNAircraft, ThrowThursday

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a yellow stripe running along the lower body, and large yellow "Buzz" titles outlined in black on the forward fuselage. These titles are repeated over a yellow stripe on the sides of the engine pods, under the wings. There is dark blue text "by RyanAir" under the cockpit windows, and the black registration "SP-RZD" just aft of a white and red Polish flag on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is bright yellow, with a large cartoon image of a bee, with a large upper-case letter "B" on it's black and yellow striped chest. Green grass fills the foreground, partially obscured by a stretched-out roll of razorwire on top. More grass in the background leads up to trees in the distance, under blue sky.

Photo of the Day 7th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 7, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AirFrance, AirJamaica, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAC111, BAE146, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishMidland, Buzz, DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, JerseyEuropean, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, Max, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway05Left, Runway27Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Tarom, ThrowThursday

Side view of a very small, high-winged, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from right to left on grass. The plane is almost entirely white, with blue "Sky Ranger" text over a stylised image of a mountain range on the upper fuselage immediately behind the cockpit doors, the blue registration "G-CFJG" on the tail, and the head of a fire-breathing dragon that, coincidentally, lines up perfectly with the pilots legs, as seen through the bottom of the glazed doors. Green grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees lining the airfield perimeter in the distance, and patches of blue sky visible in gaps.

Photo of the Day 30th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 30, 2026

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

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AirCanada, AN12, Antonov, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B787, BalkanBulgarian, Barton, BestOff, Blackpool, BLK, Boeing, DreamLiner, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGNH, EssoGarage, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway09Left, Runway27Left, SingaporeAirlines, SkyRanger, SouthernPerimeterRoad, SquiresGate, StanwellMoorRoad, Swift, ThrowThursday, Vulcan

Front side view of a glossy black helicopter parked facing to the right on grass, with the motor slowly spinning and the pilots door open. The grey registration "N520EA" is on the side of the engine pods on top of the fuselage, and grey text "MD520N" is on the top of the twin tails at the end of the long, fat tail boom. Notably, there is no vertical rotor at the end of the tail boom. There are 2 people sitting in the heavily glazed cockpit, the person sitting in the right-hand seat wearing a white shirt, and using their hands to demonstrate something to the person in the left hand seat, who is wearing a blue shirt. Green grass fills the foreground, with people sitting or standing behind a green metal mesh fence in the background, and a curved, green corrugated metal hangar behind them on the left, and a large brown brick building on the right. Pretty much everyone in the photo is wearing sunglasses, so it is probably a sunny day.

Photo of the Day 23rd April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 23, 2026

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

Tagged: AirFrance, AvGeek, aviation, B727, BAE146, BahrainAmiriFlight, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, BritishAerospace, C9, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGLL, FlightInternational, FlyIn, Heathrow, JerseyEuropean, KuwaitAirForce, LearJet, LHR, LJ35, London, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD520, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway27Left, ThrowThursday

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with diagonal light and blue bands around the plane's nose, with large black "China Airlines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to larger blue "Cargo" text. The black registration "B-18721" is under the upper deck windows, as well as on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is white at the top and a pale purple at the bottom, with a pink and red flower filling most of the rest. The roof of a terminal building fills the foreground, with large air conditioning ducts in the middle, with large grey metal structures on either side of the screen. A large grey hangar fills most of the background, with a white and blue twin engined jet airliner parked in front. Hazy grey skies fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 16th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 16, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A340, AdriaAirways, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, ChinaAirlines, DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, F70, Fokker, Heathrow, KLMQueensBuilding, KuwaitAirways, L13, LHR, London, LOT, MAN, Manchester, NorthernPrimeterRoad, photography, planespotting, PolishAirlines, Runway09Left, Runway27Right, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday, TU154, Tupolev

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked on grass facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with a large bubble canopy over the canopy, and a purple stripe running along the body, outlined in dark blue. A similar stripe adorns the top of the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, as well as most of the background, with trees in the distance. A grey and white light aircraft is parked on the left of the frame. Bright but hazy skies fill the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 14th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 14, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Barton, Boeing, BritishWestIndian, BWIA, Canadair, CRJ100, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EHAM, FRA, Frankfurt, Heathrow, JapanAirLines, Jet2, L1011, L13, Lauda, LHR, Lockheed, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, ModelS, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Schipol, Sidewinder, Smyth, TailsTuesday, TriStar

Front view of a blue, 2 seat gyrocopter parked facing the camera. The aircraft has no wings, but instead a rotor like a helicopter, but also has a pusher propellor at the rear. The fuselage is dark blue on the top surfaces, with a creamy white belly. It is parked on a small concrete slab surrounded by grass, with a brown wooden fence separating the airfield from parked cars, with tall trees behind, under pale grey skies.

Photo of the Day 12th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 12, 2026

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

Tagged: AfricanInternational, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B737, B757, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, Britannia, BritishAirways, DC8, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EHAM, Gyrocopter, Heathrow, LearJet, LHR, LJ35, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, MTOSport, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RotorSportUK, Schipol, SchipolSunday, TAGAviation, Varig

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on tarmac facing to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a black belly, and a thick yellow stripe running along the body, over-laid with the black registration "G-BKAE" on the rear fuselage, the last letter partially obscured by the slightly up-turned wing-tip. White spats cover the fixed main landing gear, under the wings. A man with short dark hair and beard, wearing a blue top, can be seen in the cockpit, possibly running an engine test, as the propellor on the nose looks to be slightly blurred. Black tarmac apron fills the foreground, with a green hangar on the right of the frame in the background, with cars parked behind the plane on the left, with brown brick buildings beyond that. Flat white sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 9th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 9, 2026

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

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, CrossAir, D120, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, Jodel, LHR, LithuanianAirlines, LoganAir, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthernPerimeterRoad, ParisNice, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SouthSide, ThrowThursday, VirginAtlantic