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Side view of a high-winged, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway, with flaps extended from behind the rear of the wings, suggesting it has just landed on the runway behind it. The plane has a white top half and a grey lower half, with black "Brussels Airlines" titles on the lower forward fuselage, the lower parts of the letters "INE" obscured by a patch of grey paint. There is the black web address "BrusselsAirlinesDotCom" on the upper rear fuselage, just above the rearmost cabin windows, with small EU and Belgian flags below the windows. A dark blue diagonal band wraps around the rear fuselage and tail, with the white registration "OO-DWC" on the rear fuselage, and a lower-case letter "B" made up of a line of red dots filling the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, with another taxiway stretching across the foreground. More grass separates the plane from a runway in the background, with yet more grass leading up to trees in the distance, under bright but hazy sky.

Photo Of The Day 27th October 2026.

On: October 27, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AirShow, AustrianAirlines, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B757, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BrusselsAirlines, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCC, EGCD, EGLL, Emirates, EssoGarage, Heathrow, IstanbulAirlines, ItalianAirForce, LHR, London, LOWW, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, OnThisDay, P166, photography, Piaggio, planespotting, RJ100, Runway23Right, Runway27Left, RunwayVisitorPark, Schwechat, SouthernPerimeterRoad, TailsTuesday, VIE, Vienna, Woodford

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On This Day 27th October 1993. Tails Tuesday 27th October 2026.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, single engined light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low altitude, less than a metre above the ground, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land on the grass runway below it. Thew plane is mostly white, with a red stripe running along the body, overlaid with the black registration "G-CGFG" on the side of the rear fuselage, a red panel on top of the engine cowling in front of the cockpit, and a red stripe at the top of the tail. A bright red light is shining right on the top of the tail. Short green grass fills the foreground, with longer grass in the background, and trees in the distance, all blurred into a smear.

Manchester Monday 14th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 14, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A300, AirAtlantaIcelandic, Airbus, AirportHotel. Embraer, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B747, Barton, Boeing, Brasilia, BritishAerospace, C152, CargoCentre, Cessna, Cranfield, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EMB120, Gate7, HandleyPage, HP137, Jetstream, JU52, Junkers, LARTransRegional, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfSciendceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, PremiAir, RAF, RingwayRoad, RoyalAirForce, Runway24, SD360, Shackleton, ShadowMossRoad, Shorts, SouthSide, T1, Terminal1, TranSwede, Woodford

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On This Day 14th September 1992.Read More

Front view of a single-engined light aircraft parked on black asphalt, facing to the left and slightly towards the camera. Ther plane is largely white, with only the black registration "G-CIFL" visible under the left wing, with the flaps hanging down at the rear of the wing. Grey asphalt fills the foreground, with a large, black hangar looming over the background, it's doors open, revealing a white and blue light aircraft inside. A single storey brown brick building with red-framed windows is on the left of the frame, with a sliver of blue sky above it.

Photo Of The Day 2nd September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 2, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A330, A350, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B727, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGLL, EthiopianAirlines, Heathrow, Iberia, L13, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, photography, planespotting, RJ100, RV6, SyrianArabAirLines, ThaiAirways, Vans, WingletWednesday, Woodford

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Winglet Wednesday 2nd September 2026.Read More

Front view of a single-engined bi-plane taxiing from left to right along a black asphalt taxiway, it's propellor in the nose little more than a spinning black blur. The plane is mostly yellow, with a wide black stripe outlined in red , running along the body, overlaid with the red registration "G-OKAY" on the side of the rear fuselage. A thinner black stripe with thicker red outline is on the spats over the main wheels on the front of the body. The pilot can be seen through the large bubble canopy. Green grass fills most of the background, with several light aircraft parked on the left, with trees beyond, under grey-blue sky.

Photo of the Day 30th June 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 30, 2026

In: . B737, AustrianAirlines, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, BHX, Birmingham, BizJet, Boeing, Dassault, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday, ZRH, Zurich

Tagged: AviaNova, EGBB, EGCB, EGCC, F70, Falcon50, Fokker, Kloten, LOWW, LSZH, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD81, MD87, OnThisDay, photography, Pitts, planespotting, Runway15, Runway24, S1, Schwechat, Special, SunExpress, TailsTuesday, VIE, Vienna

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On This Day 30th June 1996. Tails Tuesday 30th June 2026.Read More

A single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left in the middle of a grass field. The plane is mostly white, with a pair of thin grey stripes starting from the engine cowling, running backwards and getting wider as it moves rearwards, under a single, thin red stripe, with a similar design on the spats over the undercarriage. The text "Piper Archer II" is on the upper rear fuselage, just behind the cockpit, followed by a block of text in an Arabic script, and a small Palestinian flag with the words "Free Palestine" across the middle in white and black text. Larger grey and red diagonal bands can be seen on the white tail. Green grass fills the foreground, with several light aircraft parked on more grass in the background, leading up to trees meeting grey sky in the distance.

Photo of the Day 16th June 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 16, 2026

In: A320, AerLingus, Archer, AustrianAirlines, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, Collinstown, Condor, DUB, Dublin, Manchester Monday, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EIDW, FRA, Frankfurt, LearJet, LJ55, LOWW, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD81, MD87, Neo, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, Runway24, Schwechat, SwordsRoad Airbus, TailsTuesday, VIE, Vienna

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On This Day 16th June 1996. Tails Tuesday 16th June 2026.Read More

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner parked facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with a blue belly, and blue "Kabo Air" titles on the upper forward fuselage, between the upper and lower deck cabin windows. A blue circle with a red outline is on the tail, with a stylised white lightning bolt (or possibly upper case letter "N") in the middle. A tall, grey lighting pole in the foreground partially obscures the tail-cone and tail. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with various white airport trucks and mobile airstairs gathered in the bottom right corner. Trees fill the background, under grey skies.

Photo of the Day 28th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 28, 2026

In: A319, Airbus, AirSerbia, AirUK, AustrianAirlines, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: EGCC, EGLL, F27, Fokker, Friendship, Heathrow, Iberia, KaboAir, L13, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway09Left, Runway28Left, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday

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‘Throw Thursday 28th May 2026.Read More

Photo of the Day 22nd May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 22, 2026

In: . B737, A310, Airbus, AirShow, ArmyAirCorp, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Beaver, Boeing, CrossAir, DeHavilandCanada, DHC2, Frankfurt Friday, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Iberia, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, MiddleEastAirlines, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway23Right, Saab, SF340, ShadowMossRoad, ThisDay, TUI

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Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a red and yellow stripe swooping from under the lower forward fuselage and over the wing, with the yellow descending back under the rear fuselage, while the red takes over the rear fuselage and tail, with additional yellow swirls at the top and on the tail. There are red "Hainan Airlines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, in a Chinese script forward if the mid-cabin door, and in English aft of that door. The black registration "B-304K" is on the upper rear fuselage. Grey concrete apron and black tarmac taxiway fill the foreground, with trees stretching across the background under hazy grey sky. In the middle of the background, a green fire training rig, vaguely resembling a 3-engined Boeing 747, is sitting there looking a bit sorry for itself.

Manchester Monday 23rd March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 23, 2026

In: A330, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B727, Barton, BN2, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BrittenNorman, CityLine, CzechAircraftWorks, Manchester Monday

Tagged: EGCC, F50, FlyIn, Fokker, HainanAirlines, HawkerSiddeley, HS801, Islander, L5, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, Nimrod, NorthernAirlines, photography, PierB, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, SportCruiser

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Elevated side view of a single-engined tri-plane on display facing to the right in a museum. The doped-cloth skin of the plane has a streaky, light brown colour, similar to varnished oak. As well as having 3 stacked wings at the front, there are 3 horizontal stabilisers at the rear. The black words "Bullseye" and "Avroplane" are visible on the sides of the rear fuselage. Creamy-grey floor fills moist of the foreground and part of the background, with a military jet fighter plane visible at the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 18th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 18, 2026

In: AeroLloyd, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B777, BimanBangladesh, BizProp, Boeing, C4211, Cessna, Dassault, DUS, Dusseldorf, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: Avroplane, EDLL, EGCC, EGLL, FA900, Falcon, GoldenEagle, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, PierB, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway09Left, StanwellMoorRoad

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Almost head-on view of a single-engined, high-winged light aircraft parked facing to the left of the camera on a grassy field. The plane is mostly in a golden finish on the body and wings, with silver engine cowlings and doors. The wooden propellor has white, red, and white bands on the tips. The red registration "G-RWIN" is visible on the tail. Green grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees in the distance visible over the tops of the wings, meeting grey sky.

Photo of the Day 31st January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 31, 2026

In: . B737, A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Boeing, Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: Diversion, EasternAirways, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, NorwegianAirShuttle, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Rearwin, Runway09Right, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, S2000, Saab, SkyRanger, TranSwede

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