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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 planes id largely white with partially obscured "Thomas Cook" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, and the black registration "LY-VEB" on the lower rear fuselage. A diagonal light grey and orange band covers the rear fuselage, below the grey tail, which has a large yellow and orange love heart in the middle. Vivid blue sky with occasional light fluffs of thin cloud fills the background.

Photo of the Day 31st May 2026.

On: May 31, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirNewZealand, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B747, BizJet, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, EGCC, EGKK, EGLL, EHAM, G1159, G3, Gatwick, Gulfstream, Heathrow, KLGW, KLM, L1011, LHR, Lockheed, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RoyalJordanian, Runway23Right, Schipol, SchipolSunday, ShadowMossRoad, ThomasCook, TriStar

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Side view of a high-winged, 34 propellor-engined military transport aircraft parked facing to the right on a black runway, with it's cargo ramp in the rear fuselage deployed, with a vehicle moving along the runway that has obviously just come out of the back of the plane. The plane is covered in a grey and green-brown camouflage scheme, with small "Royal Air Force" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, the large black number "218" under the cockpit windows on the nose. There is a large blue and red roundel on the side of the rear fuselage, followed by the small serial "XV218". The black number "218" is repeated on the tail, over a blue and red fin flash. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass on the far side of the runway. More grass in the background leads up to a pair of white and blue jet fighters on the left, and blue hangars on left and right, with trees beyond, under flat white sky.

Photo of the Day 23rd May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 23, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Barton, Boeing, C130, C42, CityFlyerExpress, Comco, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Hercules, Ikarus, LGW, Lockheed, London, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, Monarch, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway05Left, Runway08Right, Runway09Left. ATR42, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, ThomasCook, Woodford

Front side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner moving from left to right along a black runway, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the rear section of the white engine pods pushed backwards, revealing the thrust reversers, suggesting it has just landed. There are dark blue "Air France" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to a short, red diagonal stripe, and the black registration "F-HZUR" on the upper rear. There is an image of a dark blue winged sea horse in the outline of a blue circle on the side of the front section of the white engine pods under the wings. 3 diagonal blue stripes, getting thinner as they move rearwards, followed by a shorter red stripe, adorn the tail, with a small circle of gold stars at the top. Green grass lines the side of the runway in the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to trees in the distance, with rolling hills beyond that, under pale blue sky.

Photo of the Day 21st May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 21, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A220, AirAlgerie, Airbus, AirFrance, AvGeek, aviation, BAE, BritishAerospace, Canadair, Challanger, CL600, EGCC, Hercules, J41, Jetstream, L100, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, MTMAviation, photography, planespotting, Runway10Right, Runway23Right, Runway28Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP

Close up of the forward fuselage of a white, twin engined bi-plane airliner taxiing from right to left on grass. The plane has a grey belly and engines, with a green stripe running along the body and green "Caernarfon Air World" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The pilot is visible in the cockpit, with passengers sitting in the cabin, visible through the triangular windows. Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 2nd May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 2, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AirJet, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, CaernarfonAirWorld, Cointrin, DeHaviland, DH89, Dragon, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, Emirates, FuselageFriday, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Geneva, GVA, Hercules, KuwaitAirForce, L100, LAeropostale, LGW, Lockheed, London, LSGG, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, Rapide, Runway05Left, Runway10, RunwayVisitorPark

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from behind the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is mostly a glossy light blue with a white belly, the 2 colours separated by a dark blue stripe running along the body. There are white "KLM" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with blue "KLM" titles on the sides of the white tail and white engine pods. The rear fuselage and the wing-tips are blurred and grainy, with blooms of colour along shiny surfaces and edges. Lush blue sky fills the background, with hints of cloud on the left of the frame.

Photo of the Day 26th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 26, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A321, Airbus, AirLanka, AMS, Amsterdam, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, CityFlyerExpress, CrossAir, EGCC, EHAM, IcelandAir, KLM, L1011, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, Neo, photography, planespotting, RJ85, Runway23Right, Schipol, SchipolSunday, ShadowMossRoad, TriStar

Front view of a twin engined BizJet taxiing from right to left towards the camera on a wide grey taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a green squiggle with a grey drop shadow running from under the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, forwards along the body under the passenger cabin window, then up between the cockpit windows and the main door, then rearwards again, over the top of the cabin windows, stopping about half-way along the body S similar strip runs from the bottom left to top right of the tail. There are a pair of bright lights shining in the wing root, creating a slight flare in the image, and causing bright reflections on the fuselage. A large grey and blue hangar dominates the background on the left, with cloudy grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 20th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 20, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A300, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirShow, AirXCharter, Anson, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, Avro19, B767, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, Bombardier, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, Challanger, CheapAir, DC10, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, F27, Fokker, KLU, L1011, L5, Lockheed, MainAir, MAN, Manchester, Monarch, Nipper, PeachAir, Pegasus, photography, PierC, planespotting, Quik, RoyalNetherlandsAirForce, Runway23Left, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SouthSide, T66, Thomson, Tipsy, TransLift, TriStar, Troopship, Woodford

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked on grass facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with a large bubble canopy over the canopy, and a purple stripe running along the body, outlined in dark blue. A similar stripe adorns the top of the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, as well as most of the background, with trees in the distance. A grey and white light aircraft is parked on the left of the frame. Bright but hazy skies fill the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 14th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 14, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Barton, Boeing, BritishWestIndian, BWIA, Canadair, CRJ100, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EHAM, FRA, Frankfurt, Heathrow, JapanAirLines, Jet2, L1011, L13, Lauda, LHR, Lockheed, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, ModelS, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Schipol, Sidewinder, Smyth, TailsTuesday, TriStar

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner moving from right to left along a runway with the rear panel of one of the engines slid back, exposing the thrust reversers, suggesting it has just landed. The plane is mostly white, with large gold "Emirates" titles in English on the upper forward fuselage, between the 2 rows of passenger windows, and smaller titles in an Arabic script a bit further back, over the wings. A waving United Arab Emirates flag (red vertical bar on the left, with equal green, white, and black stripes on the right) covers the tail and part of the rear fuselage. Golden calligraphic art made up of the characters that make up the airlines Arabic name adorns the engine pods, the cowling of the inner engines split as the rear portion has moved backwards to expose the thrust reversers. Another runway stretches across the foreground, lined by green grass, while a pair of large grey hangars dominate the background, under pale blue-grey sky.

Photo of the Day 5th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 5, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, BAC111, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishWorld, EGCC, EHAM, Emirates, F70, Fokker, KLMCityHopper, L1011. TriStar, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, MandarinAirlines, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, photography, planespotting, RoyalJordanian, Runway23Right, Schipol, SchipolSunday, SouthSide

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from right to left along a grey runway. The plane is mostly purple, with large white "FlyBe" titles over 6 white dots., with much smaller, white "Stobart Air" titles next to a white feather on the lower forward fuselage, under the nose. Larger "Operated by Stobart Air" titles are over the rear cabin windows, just forward of the rear door, , with the white registration "EI-FMJ" just under those windows. Yellow and red diagonal bands around the rear body lead into the white tail and tail-cone, with diagonal two-tone blue "FlyBe" titles over 2 yellow, 2red, and 2 purple dots on the tail. At the top of the tail, just above the horizontal stabiliser, there is black "ATR 72-600" text. Green grass stretches across the foreground, lining the side of the runway,. In the background, more grass leads up to a grey terminal building in the distance, with the tail of a very large, white airliner visible over the top of this plane. Blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 28th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 28, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A310, AirBaltic, Airbus, AirEurope, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B767, Boeing, BritishAerospace, EasyJet, EGCC, EGKK, FlyBe, GatOnASat, Gatwick, KuwaitAirways, L1011, LGW, Lockheed, London, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, RJ70, Runway08Left, Runway23Left, SouthSide, StobartAir, TriStar

Side view of a high-winged, 4 propellor-engined military cargo plane parked on a black runway, with the red and white tips of the propellors a spinning blur indicating they are running full tilt, flaps extended from behind the wings, and the rear cargo loading ramp almost fully deployed, with a man wearing olive-green fatigues crouched by the end of the ramp. The plane is covered in an olive-green and grey camouflage scheme, with a blue and red roundel on the rear fuselage, next to the black serial number "VX232". There is a black number "232" on the nose under the cockpit, repeated on the tail, where it is sandwiched between a British flag above, and a red and blue fin flash below. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass leading up to a tall grey hangar on the left, and a lower blue hangar on the left, with a couple of grey fighter jets in front of the latter. Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 26th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 26, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: AirShow, Alitalia, ATI, AvGeek, aviation, B787, Boeing, C130, DC9, Douglas, EGCD, EGLL, EssoGarage, Heathrow, Hercules, JapanAirLines, LHR, Lockheed, London, Manchester, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway27Left, SouthernPerimeterRoad, ThrowThursday, Woodford