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Photo of the Day 9th November 2023

Posted on November 9, 2023November 7, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a high-winged, 4 propellor-engined cargo plane taxiing from right to left. The plane has white upper surfaces and grey sides and belly, with a blue, red, and blue cheatline running along the body, with "HeavyLift" titles in red and blue overlaid on both the front and rear fuselage. The tail is red, with a large capital latter "H", with a massive blue drop shadow. IN the background, grass and a black runway lead off to trees in the far distance, slowly vanishing into the haze that fills the rest of the frame. — G-HLFT, Shorts SC-5 Belfast C1, Heavylift, taxiing out to Runway 24 at a misty Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 7th November 2023

Posted on November 7, 2023 by mancavgeek

Rear view of a 4 propellor-engined airliner taxiing away from the camera and slightly to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a red and blue stripe separating that from the blue belly. There are red "British Air Ferries" on the upper forward fuselage, and the registration "G-CSZB" on the lower rear fuselage in white. In the background, grey apron leads up to grass, which fills the rest of the frame. — G-CSZB, Vickers 804 Viscount, British Air Ferries, at Manchester Airport, some time in the early 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 22nd October 2023

Posted on October 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from tight to left at a low altitude, with flaps deployed from behind the wings, slats from the fro t, and the undercarriage fully extended, suggesting it is just about to land. The plane is mostly white, with a large blue and black birds head covering g most of the forward fuselage, with a similar head on the black tail. There are large "EgyptAir" titles on the mid fuselage, over the wings, with the same titles repeated on the white engine pods, this time in an Arabic script. Behind, grey sky fills the rest of the frame. — SU-GDU, Airbus A330-343, Egyptair, on final approach to Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 11th July 2014.

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Photo of the Day 3rd October 2023

Posted on October 3, 2023October 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined aitrliner moving at high speed from right to left. The plane is mostly purple, with yellow and red bands around the rear fuselage, and a white tail extending down over the tail cone. There are large white "flybe" titles over 5 white dots on the forward fuselage, with white "Faster than road or rail" titles on the outside of the purple engine pods. There are diagonal "flybe" titles in 2 shades of blue on the tail , over 5 dots of varying colours. The registration "G-JEDP" is on the tailcone in black. Grass fills the foreground, while in the background, a pair of large grey hangars dominate the centre of the screen, with a green metal structure on the left of the frame, and an out-of-focus terminal building on the right. Above everything, the sky is a flat grey. — G-JEDP, De Haviland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8, Flybe, accelerating for take off on Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 13th March 2017.

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Photo of the Day 9th August 2023

Posted on August 9, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right, with the undercarriage extended, flaps deployed from the rear of the wing, and the nose raised significantly, suggests it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with grey lower body, and a thick green horizontal stripe wrapped around the nose., extending almost to the forward door. There are green "Cathay Pacific" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The tail is white, with a thick green stripe with a red base, and a stylised white flying bird that appears to have been drawn with a single brush stroke. In the background, the sky is a light blue, with white clouds at the bottom of the frame. — B-KQD, Boeing 777-367ER, Cathay Pacific, sai;ling pas the Aviation Viewing Park while taking off from Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 4th June 2015.

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Photo of the Day 27th May 2023

Posted on May 27, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at low altitude, with flaps extended and the undercarriage being tucked away, and the nbose raised steeply. The plane is mostly white, with a deep blue belly and engines, and dark blue "British Airways" titles on the lower forward fuselage, with a blue and red ribbon on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is white, with red, blue, and red wavy stripes, seperated by white. Behind, the sky is a gorgeous blue, with patches of hazy white. — G-VIIU, Boeing 777-236ER, British Airways, crossing the airfied perimeter as it powers out of Runway 08L at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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Photo of the Day 2nd April 2023

Posted on April 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 20th November 2022

Posted on November 20, 2022November 20, 2022 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 16th November 2022

Posted on November 16, 2022 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 30th October 2022

Posted on October 30, 2022 by mancavgeek

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