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Photo of the Day 14th November 2023

Posted on November 14, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude with it's undercarriage lowered. The plane is almost entirely white, with a large blue splotch overlaid with a smaller red splotch on the rear fuselage, the same design repeated on the tail, but with the red splotch squared off and with a large white cross in the middle, and the blue splotch having a ring of gold stars in the top left corner. There are blue "Crossair" titles on the upper forward fuselage. In the background, blue sky with wisps of white fill the rest of the frame. — HB-IZY, Saab 2000, Crossair, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time after May 1997.

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Photo of the Day 28th October 2023

Posted on October 28, 2023October 27, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage. The plane is mostly white, with a dark blue belly, and blue "Air Liberte" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The tail has a wordcloud in blue and red, with French words such as "libres" (freedom, in English), "en droit" (legally, by law, by right), "egaux" (equal), and others. In the foreground is a metal-framed glass fence, with the tail of another plane beyond that in the bottom right corner of the image. In the background, grass and taxiways give way to trees in the distance, with some buildings visible beyond there. — F-GHEB, McDonnell Douglas MD83, Air Liberte, at London Gatwick, some time in the late 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 9th October 2023

Posted on October 9, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a very low altitude, with the undercarriage extended, flaps deployed from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The body is almost completely white, with "AIRFRANCE" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to a short red ribbon, and the registration "F-GKXM" on the upper rear fuselage. The tail has a seris of 4 diagonal blue lines, each thinner than the previous, and a thicker red line, with a circle of gold stars in the upper left corner. In the background, blue-grey sky fills the rest of the frame. — F-GKXM, Airbus A320-214, Air France, seconds after taking off from Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 25th March 2015.

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Photo of the Day 28th September 2023

Posted on September 28, 2023September 25, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engoinned jet airliner taxiing from right to left, turning slightly away from the camera. The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, and blue "FREEBIRD" titles on the upper forward fuselage. There are orange vertical endplates on the wingtips. The tail is orange, with a white circle containing an orange flying bird. green grass fills most of the foreground, as well as a lare bit of background visible under the planes body. There is a large grey hangaron the laft of the frame, behind the planes tail. Above, the sky is a pale blue. — TC-FHC, Airbus A320-214, Freebird, Turning on to Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 15th May 2019.

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Photo of the day 22nd September 2023

Posted on September 22, 2023September 21, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left immediately after landing on a runway. The plane is mostly white, with blue "IRAERO" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The registration "RA-89001" is on the upper rear fuselage, next to a Russian flag (equal white, red, and blue horizntal bands). The tail is white, with a blue arrowhead facing forwards. In the foreground, large areas of grey taxiway with yellow and blaxck lines and other red and white markings fill the lower third of the frame. In the background, a couple of planes can be seen on the right under this planes rear fuselage, partially obscured by jellied air, while on the left, a large tower stretches out of the top of the frame. Behind it all, the sky is a blue-grey. — RA-89001, Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B, Iraero, landing on Runway 23Right at Manchester Airport, bringing in the Rostov-on-Don football team for a UEFA Europa League game against Manchester United the following night.

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Photo of the Day 13th September 2023

Posted on September 13, 2023September 12, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a helicopter parked facing to the right. The body is light grey, with a purple belly, and a double red stripe stipe running along the body, sweeping up in to the tail. The registration "G-PACO" is on the engine pods, on the top of the fuselage. One of the cockpit doors is open, with a person standing beside the nose.In the foreground, a large pile of cut grass has been discarded in the lower right corner of the frame, while in the background, green metal fencessurround the landing pad, with a large expanse of grass where the rest of the airfield is, with trees vanishing into haze in the distance, under a hazy grey sky. — G-PACO, Sikorsky S-76C, parked at City Airport Manchester/Barton, 29th November 2022.

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Photo of the Day 29th August 2023

Posted on August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 by mancavgeek

Close-up front view of a twin engined airliner taxiing to slightly to the left of the camera. The plane is mostly a light blue, with a white belly, the 2 sections seperated by a thin dark blue stripe running along the body. There are "KLM Cityhopper" titles on the upper forward fuselage, under a stylised white crown. The white tail and engine pods have blue "KLM" titles under a blue crown. The letters "ZI" are visible on the front of the upper fuselage, above the cockpit windows. In the background, a large terminal building can be seen on the lower right of the frame, with a large tower running the full height of the left of the frame. Behind, the sky is mostly fluffy grey cloud with hints of blue peeking through. — PH-EZI, Embraer ERJ-190-100STD, KLM Cityhopper, taxiing out to Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 12th October 2019.

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Photo of the Day 14th August 2023

Posted on August 14, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with blue "aurigny" titles on the forward fuselage. The rear fuselage fades rapidly from white to yellow, with blue "Channel Islands" titles. The tail is also yellow, with an image of a flying black and yellow bird. The engine pods are yellow, with a white flag with a red cross and a golden insignia in the middle. In the foreground, there are signs planted in the grass, the front faces being orange, all other sides are yellow. In the background, large grass areas are seperated by stretches of tarmac, some of which have red and white barriers with red lights on top, indicating that some of the taxiways are shut. Trees show the perimeter of the airfield, with a hill fading in to haze under a grey sky. — G-VZON, ATR72-500, Aurigny, taxiing out to cross Runway 23R on it’s way to 23L at Manchester Airport, 10th January 2017.

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Photo of the Day 10th August 2023

Posted on August 10, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a dark green band around the rear fuselage and tail, with a thin, bright green band just in front of it. There are dark green "Aer Lingus" titles on the upper forward fuselage, just in front of a bright green leafy plant. The engines are also this dark green. In the background, a twin engined jet airliner is parked on the left of the frame, in front ofa couple of grey buildings, with luggage containers lined up in front of it. — EI-LRE, Airbus A321-253NX, Aer Lingus, taxiing to the active runway at Manchester Airport, 17th January 2023.

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Photo of the Day 6th August 2023

Posted on August 6, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a very large 4 engined passenger airliner being towed from left to right on a taxiway by a dark blue and grey tug. The plane is mostly white, with the top of the nose cone painted black, a reversed US flag between the upper and lower deck windows on the forward fuselage, and large black "Evergreen" titles over the front of the wings. The registration "N470EV" is painted prominently on the upper rear fuselage. In the background, a grey building is right up against a large concrete retaining wall, with houses, a church, and some tower blocks behind it, under a blue-grey sky. — N470EV, Boeing 747-273C, Evergreen International, being towed along a taxiway at London Heathrow, 28th July 1995.

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