HS748

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner lining up on a grey runway as it prepares for take-off. The plane is largely white, with large, thin, purple "Virgin Atlantic" titles on the upper forward fuselage, mostly between the windows of the upper and lower decks. There is an image of a flying woman, wearing a red leotard, and wearing a UK flag as a cape, under the cockpit windows at the front of the upper deck. The partial registration "-VAST" can be seen on the lower rear fuselage, the last two letters "ST" also appearing on the open nose-wheel doors. The tail and rear fuselage are a shiny, scarlet redd, with seemingly hand-drawn, white "Virgin" titles across the middle, and the small white letters "ST" right at the top. The engine pods are a similar shiny scarlet, as are the up-turned wing-tips. Green grass fills the foreground, with a couple of bushes in the bottom left corner, and black metal mesh fence supported by black metal poles runs across the bottom of the frame. More grass is visible in the background, under the body of this plane, with a terminal building on the right, with several planes parked against it. Pale blue sky with wisps of white cloud fill the top of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 20th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 20, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, B747, Boeing, BritishAerospace, City, CrownePlazaHotel, DanAir, EGCC, EGGP, EGLC, EHAM, EstonianAir, HawkerSiddeley, HS748, JohnLennon, LCY, Liverpool, London, LPL, MAN, Manchester, NewhamTownHall, photography, planespotting, RJ100, Runway23Left, Runway27, Schiphol, SchipholSunday, SouthSide, SpekeAerodromeHeritageGroup, Swiss, VirginAtlantic

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Schiphol Sunday 20th September 2026.Read More

Low-down close-up of the nose and cockpit of a three-engined jet airliner, parked facing to the right, with the rest of the fuselage and tail visible on the left of the frame. The plane is white on the top, with a grey lower half, and a dark blue stripe, faded to green, running along the body, covering the passenger cabin windows. There are white "BEA" titles with large red drop-shadows on the upper forward fuselage. The black registration "G-AWZK" is on the lower rear fuselage, just forward of the side-mounted engines. The centre-engine intake at the bottom of the front of the tail has a red baffle inside, with white text "Trident Three" on the side of the faded green intake, and a quarter of a British flag on the side of the tail. A long yellow pole is attached to the plane's nose-wheel, running out of the lower right of the frame. A set of white air-stairs is parked against the forward door on the other side of the plane. Grey gravel fills the bottom of the frame, with another, military grey aeroplane visible under this plane's nose. Trees and a large, green metal box tower over the plane on the left of the frame. Vivid blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 31st August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 31, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A330, AerLingus, Aerospatiale, Airbus, AirFrance, AirportHotel, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B200, B767, Barton, BEA, Beech, BizProp, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishEuropeanAirways, BritishMidland, Concorde, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EMB120, Embraer, FockeWulf, Gate22, GoldAir, GulfAir, HawkerSiddeley, HS121, HS748, J61, Jetstream, KingAir, L13, Liat, LuxAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Museum, P149, photography, Piaggio, PierB, planespotting, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Trident

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Rear-side view of a high-winged, single-engined light aircraft parked in a vaulted-roofed metal hangar. The plane is largely white, with red and blue stripes running along the body, overlaid with the black registration "G-CTAB" on the side of the rear fuselage. A red and white sun-burst pattern covers the top of both the wings and the horizontal stabiliser. The tail is white, with 3 blue and 3 red 5-pointed stars forming a rough triangle, the word "Citabria" in an ornate script in the middle, and the small text "North West Aerobatics right at the top. Grey brushed concrete floor fills the foreground and a lot of the background, with blue internal beams supporting metal walls and ceiling. A couple of people, one wearing a yellow hi-viz vest, are facing the far wall at the end. Blooms of green and bloom light are visible in the middle and edges of the frame, caused by shooting through slightly murky glass.

Photo Of The Day 5th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 5, 2026

In: . B737, A220, Aeronca, AirBaltic, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, EasyJet, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday, WingletWednesday, Woodford, ZRH, Zurich

Tagged: Champion, Citabria, DLT, EGCB, EGCD, EGGW, HawkerSiddeley, HS748, Kloten, LSZH, LTN, Luton, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, photography, planespotting, Runway05Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SwissAir

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Winglet Wednesday 5th August 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with thrust reversers open in the sides of the engine pods, moving at speed from right to left as it turns off the runway. The plane is mostly white, with a pair of thin stripes coming up from under the nose, over the wing, and along to the end of the body, with a similar stripe on the tail. The black registration "HZ-A5" is on the upper rear fuselage, and is about the only other markings. Green grass fills the foreground, with a runway passing through at the bottom of the frame. A large grey hangar with roofs at various heights dominates the rest of the frame, under pale blue sky.

Manchester Monday 13th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 13, 2026

In: A318, ACJ, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, BusinessAir, Cherokee, DeHaviland, Manchester Monday, UzbekistanAirways, Woodford

Tagged: AlphaStar, DH100, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EmeraldAirways, HawkerSiddeley, HS748, IL62, Ilyushin, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, OkadaAir, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, Runway23Right, SD360, Shorts, SouthSide, SwissAirForce, Vampire

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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is mostly a light blue, with a white belly, and red "TUI" titles on the forward fuselage. The white registration ""G-TAWM" is on the upper rear fuselage next to a small British flag. The tail is a slightly different pale blue, with a red smiley face made up of the letters "T", "U", and "I". This same design appears of the upturned wingtips. The white engine pods under the wings have the black web address "TUI.com". Flat white sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 6th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 6, 2026

In: . B737, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Cointrin, DC9, Douglas, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday, Woodford

Tagged: EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, EHAM, Geneva, GVA, HawkerSiddeley, HS748, IL62, Ilyushin, Liverpool, LPKL, LSGG, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, ReedAviation, RJ85, Runway23Right, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, Schipol, ShadowMossRoad, Speke, TailsTuesday, Tarom, TUI

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