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Photo of the Day 25th September 2023

Posted on September 25, 2023September 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left and slightly towards the camera. The planes body is an unfortunate shade of brown, with "I (heart) Cook's Club" titles on the forward fuselage, with a large yellow and orange heart shape in place of the word. The rear fuselage and tail are dark grey, with a diagonal yellow band running around the fuselage. The engine pods are the same bright yellow. In the background, several planes can be seen clustered under the left wing, while several tall cranes soar into the glorious blue sky above the left wing. — G-TCDV, Airbus A321-211, Thomas Cook, in their “I 💛 Cook’s Club” colours, taxiing on to Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 14th May 2018.

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Photo of the Day 18th September 2023

Posted on September 18, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is almost entirely blue, with large white billboard-style "Zoom" titles on the forward fuselage, and smaller "www.flyzoom.com" titles on the upper fuselage over the wing, and the registration "C-GZMM" on the upper rear fuselage, next to a Canadian flag (red stripes either side of a white field, with a red maple leaf in the centre). There are large white diagonal "Zoom" titles on the tail. In the background, an array of twin engined airliners are scattered around, nestled among tall lighting poles, with tree marking the edge of the airfield, and an industrial landscape beyond that, under a hazy grey sky. — C-GZMM, Boeing 767-328ER, Zoom, taxiing out to the runway at Manchester Airport, 19th January 2006.

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Photo of the Day 28th August 2023

Posted on August 28, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with large red billboard-style "Swiss" titles on the forward fuselage. The tail and upturned wingtips are white, with wide red bands with a large white cross in the middle.In the background, large airport buildings can be seen on the left and the right of the frame, with a green and white plane under this planes tail, and a large grey and black tower just coming in to view on the left. — HB-JBD, Bombardier CS100, Swiss, starting it’s take off run on Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 25th April 2017.

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Photo of the Day 24th July 2023

Posted on July 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a low altitude, with the undercarriage lowered, flaps extended from the rear of the wing, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with a red and yellow stripe running from below the fuselage, sweeping backwards to cover most of the rear fuselage and tail. There are red "Hainan Airlines" titles in both Chinese and English on the upper forward fuselage. There are yellow swirls on the red tail, as well as on the upturned wingtips. behind, the sky is a mix of grey and white clouds. — B-5979, Airbus A330-243, Hainan Airlines, shortly after taking off from Runway23R at Manchester Airport, 13th March 2017.

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Photo of the Day 22nd July 2023

Posted on July 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, withflaps extended from the rear of the wing, and the nose raised significantly, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with a light blue band around the rear fuselage, extending up in to the darker blue tail. There are "Garuda Indonesia" titles on the upper forward fuselage, partially pbscured by the right engine. behind it, the sky is a gorgeous blue. — PK-GIA, Boeing 777-3U3ER, Garuda Indonesia, crossing the perimeter fence after taing off from Runway 08R at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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Photo of the Day 20th July 2023

Posted on July 20, 2023 by mancavgeek

Slight side view of a twin engined jet airliner parked almost nose on to the camera, pointing slightly off to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a dark blue belly, with a thin yellow line seperating the 2 sections. There are large, dark blue "Ryanair" titles on the forward fuselage, next to a dark blue winged Irish harp, the same harp being on the dark blue tail in yellow. There is a built in set of stairs coming from the forward door on the other side of the plane., and a thick yellow cable plugged into a hatch in the planes nose, just forward of the nosewheel. Behind, trees mark the airfield perimeter, giving way to a bright blue sky with a single line of cloud. bright sunlight is coming from off to the right of the frame, casting strong shadows on the ground and leaving some of the planes edges sparkling. Not bad for a photo taken with a cellphone. — G-RUKG, Boeing 737-8AS, Ryanair UK, parked on one of the remote stands at the side of Terminal 3 at Manchester Airport, 6th February 2023.

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Photo of the Day 24th May 2023

Posted on May 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Rear view of a high-winged 4 engined jet airliner parked facing away from the camera. The plane has a white body, with red tail and engines. There is a mobile airstair attached to one of the doors on the left side. In the background is ahigh-level light rail bridge descending to ground level from left to right, with a large electricity pylon behind that, reaching in to the sky The sky itself is a mix of light blue, and white fluff. — EI-CTY, British Aerospace 146-200A, Virgin Atlantic, parked at London City Airport, 1st November 1994.

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Photo of the Day 16th May 2023

Posted on May 16, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of an all white twin engined jet airliner facing to the right being pushed back by a white tug. The plane has large red "TUI" titles on the upper forward fuselage, a large red winky emoji made up of the letters T, U, and I on the tail and wing tips, and black "TUI.COM" titles on the engine cowlings. There is a cluster of people wearing hi-viz jackets are standing around the nose of the plane. In the background, tarmac stretches off into the distance, with a terminal building just coming in to view at the top of the screen. — G-TUKF, Boeing 737-8AS, TUI, being pushed back from it’s gate at Manchester Airport, 6th February 2023.

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Photo of the Day 12th May 2023

Posted on May 12, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low front view of a three propellor-engined airliner flying at low level slightly off to the right of the camera.the plane has an engine on each wing and one on the nose, with fixed undercarriage, and with flaps visibly running the full length of the wings. The gun-metal grey plane somehow stands out aginst the grey sky behind it. — D-AQUI (actually D-CDLH), Junkers Ju-52/3mg8e, Lufthansa Traditionsflug, on approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, 14th September 1992.

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Photo of the Day 24th April 2023

Posted on April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Rear view of a very large high-winged 4 engined jet cargo aircraft parked at a busy airport, with it's nose-cone raised above the rest of the fuselage, and it's nose landing gear dropped down so it appears kneeling.. The plane's body is mostly white, with a thick blue line running the length of the fuselage, with a nother blue stripe running diagonally up the rear fuselage and in to the tail. The lower rear section of the tail has a white letter "H" with a blue drop shadow and a red background. IN the foreground is a collection of luggage trucks behind a chainlink fence, while in the background is the main terminal building with a couple of planes parked in front of it. Above, the sky is a mix of white and grey clouds. — RA-82046, Antonov AN124-100 Ruslan, Heavylift Cargo Airlines/Volga Dnepr, at Manchester Airport, 3rd July 1993.

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