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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 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 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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Photo of the Day 13th May 2023

Posted on May 13, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a 3 engined jet airliner flying from right to left at low level, with flaps extended below the whings and the nose raised fairly steeply. The plane has a red belly and a white upper section, with thin red stripes running the length of the body, with large red "DHL" billboard-style titles on the forward fuselage, The tail has a red base, with white upper section, and red "DHL" titles. The rear-mounted engines are silver, and have "STAGE THREE" titles. Behind the plane, the sky is a flat white. — OO-DHS, Boeing 727-223(F), DHL, shortlyafter taking off from London Gatwick, 26th July 1995.

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Photo of the Day 26th January 2023

Posted on January 26, 2023January 27, 2023 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 10th January 2023

Posted on January 10, 2023 by mancavgeek

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