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Close-up of the rear fuselage and tail of a grey jet airliner taxiing to the left, with the purple head of a horned animal on the tail. Green grass, taxiways, and trees can be seen in the background under the tail, with cloudy grey skies filling the rest of the frame.

Tails Tuesday 17th September 2024.

Posted on September 17, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Side view of a white, 3 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right at a busy airport. The plane has a blue stripe running along the fuselage, covering the passenger cabin windows., and black "Delta" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is white with a large black triangle with the word "Delta" in the middle in white, and a smaller red triangle at the bottom. In the background, a very large, white, 4 engined jet airliner is also taxiing from left to right, with a cream hangar in the distance rapidly vanishing in to mist, under grey skies.

Frankfurt Friday 13th September 2024.

Posted on September 13, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from right to left, with grass and taxiways in the background leading up to a black hangar in the distance, with a plane parked by the open door, and some others almost visible inside.

Photo of the Day 17th May 2024.

Posted on May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Side view of a white, high-winged, 4 engined jet airliner parked facing to the right, with bright sunlight reflecting off damp patches on the apron behind it.

Photo of the Day 24th March 2024.

Posted on March 24, 2024March 23, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with a black belly and red and yellow stripes running along the body, taxiing from right to left, with taxiways and large grassed areas leading off to trees in the distance, under bright but hazy skies.

Photo of the Day 8th March 2024.

Posted on March 8, 2024March 6, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 5th December 2023

Posted on December 5, 2023December 4, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side of a white, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right, in front of a background of green grass and grey taxiways, with bright sunlight casting strong shadows to the right. — OO-DTG, Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia, Sabena, at Manchester Airport, some time between February 1994 and January 1998.

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Photo of the Day 17th September 2023

Posted on September 17, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The planes body is in a natural metal finish, with a blue, white, and red stripe running from nose to tail, and red "American" titles on the upper forward fuselage. There are a pair of capital letter "A"s, one red, the other blue, on the tail, with an image of a stpooping eagle between them. In the background, various large building line the airfield, with a pair of planes, in front of them, one plane on each side of the frame, both facing to the lower right corner. Threes are visible through the haze in the distance. The overall scene is a bit hazy and grainy, but with some strong sunlight from the left, with bright speckles on this planes forward fuselage, and a strong shadow on the ground. — Unknown registration Airbus A300-605R, American Airlines, at London Heathrow, some time in the 1990s.
I was hoping the RAF VC10 in the background would gicve me a clue as to the date and/or registration, but no.

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Photo of the Day 14th April 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a three engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with a silver belly, with a red stripe running from nose to tail covering the passenger cabin windows. There are black "Martinair Holland" titles on the upper middle fuselage, and "Martinair" titles on the centre engine cowling. The tail has a stylised red letter "M". In the background, a large blue, grey, and white hangar fills the rest of the frame. — PH-MBN, Douglas DC10, Martinair Holland, Douglas DC10-30CF, taxiing in front of a large hangar at Manchester Airport, 13th September 1992.

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