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Photo of the Day 24th October 2023

Posted on October 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly purple, with yellow, red, and white bands around the rear fuselage, the white extending up to fill the tail. There are large white "flybe" titles on the forward fuselage above a series of large white dots, with smaller white "operated by Loganair" titles below, and white "Spirit of Lewis" titles under the nose. The engine pods are purple, and have white "Think in minutes not miles" titles in white. The registration "G-LGNA" is on the rear fuselage in white. The white tail has diagonal "flybe" titles in light and dark blue, above a series of 6 coloured dots. In the background, grass and taxiways lead off to trees in the distance, under a hazy blue sky. — G-LGNA, Saab SF340B, Flybe, operated by Loganair, taxiing past the Aviation Viewing Park after landing on Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 19th May 2016.

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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 12th September 2023

Posted on September 12, 2023September 11, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps deployed from the rear of the wings, suggesting that it is just about to land. The plane is mostly white, with a light blue belly.There are light and dark blue "flybe" titles on the forward fuselage, above a series of 7 different coloured dots. There are also "flybe" titles painted diagonally on the tail and rear fuselage. The engines are white, with "flybe.com" titles. The rest of the frame is filled with a a gorgeous blue sky. — G-FBJI, Embraer ERJ170-200STD, Flybe, on final approach to Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 23rd May 2023.

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Photo of the Day 14th July 2023

Posted on July 14, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a high-winged, T-tailed, twin propellor-engined airliner travelling from right to left on a runway. The plane is mostly purple, with white billboard-style "flybe" titles above a series of 6 white dots on the forward fuselage. a thick yellow and red band seperates the main fuselage from the white rear fuselage and tail. The "flybe" titles are repeated on the tail, this time in dark and light blue, above a series of 6 coloured dots. There are small "operated by Stobart Air" titles in white towards the rear of the purple part of the body. In the background, there is a large green metal structure in front of a large grey hangar on the right, with trees on the left, Above, the sky is a dismal grey. — EI-REM, ATR72-500, Flybe, operated by Stobart Air, starting it’s take off roll on Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 15th March 2017.

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Photo of the Day 10th June 2023

Posted on June 10, 2023 by mancavgeek

View form below of a twin propellor airliner flying overhead at a low altitude. The planes body, wings, and engines are almost entirely purple, with orange and red diagonal bands on the rear fuselage, and a white band that covers the tail and tail cone. There are "Flybe" titles above a series of white dots on the side off the forward fuselage, and also under the belly (inverted here), as well as white "faster than road and rail" titles on the engine cowlings, and the registration "G-JECF" under the left wing. The tail has diagonal light and dark blue "flybe" titles. behind it, the sky is a flat grey. — G-JECF, De Haviland Canada DHC8-402Q, Flybe, crossing the airfield perimeter after taking off from Runway 08R at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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PHoto of the Day 22nd May 2023

Posted on May 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right with it's undercarriage lowered and flaps deployed from behind the wing, and it's nose raised fairly steeply. The plane has a sky blue belly, the rest being white. There are large "Flybe" titles in light and dark blue on the forward fuselage above some multi-coloured dots, and larger similar titles on the tail and rear fuselage. Behind, the sky is fiding from a clear blue at the top to a hazy white at the bottom. — G-FBJJ, Embraer ERJ170-200, Flybe, climbing out of Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 4th June 2015.

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Photo of the Day 25th April 2023

Posted on April 25, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a white four engined high-winged jet airliner flying at low level from left to right, withlanding gear and flaps extended, and the nose raised. The plane is mostly white, with red "Swiss" titles on the upper forward fuselage, while the til is mostly red, with a white cross in the middle. In the background is an airport terminal building, with a white twin propellor airliner parked in front. Behind, several blocks of hi-rise buildings are visible over the airport, while above, grey skies loom over everything. — HB-IXP, British Aerospace Avro RJ100, Swiss, taking off from London City Airport, 11th July 2014.

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Photo of the Day 11th February 2023

Posted on February 11, 2023February 12, 2023 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 1st February 2023

Posted on February 1, 2023 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 11th December 2022

Posted on December 11, 2022 by mancavgeek

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