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Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane has a blue tail and upturned wingtips, with white "SAS" titles in the middle, and silver "Scandinavian" titles on the upper forward fuselage above the cabin windows, with light grey "Airlines" titles below the windows. There are red engine pods with white "Scandinavian" titles mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to a grey terminal building in the distance. Pale blue sky with scattered grey clouds fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 4th September 2024.

Posted on September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Side view of a bright red, twin engined jet airliner with a white tail parked facing to the right, with air bridges and another couple of planes in the background.

Photo of the Day 24th February 2024.

Posted on February 24, 2024February 27, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 8th February 2024.

Posted on February 8, 2024February 7, 2024 by mancavgeek

Side view of a blue and white, single engined light aircraft, parked facing to the right on grass, next to the sloping sides of a green wartime hangar, under a bright but hazy sky. — G-AZGF, Beagle B-121 Pup Series 2, at Manchester Barton, some time in the 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 25th August 2023

Posted on August 25, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving from right to left, with the thrust reversers extended on the engines, with the flaps deployed from the rear of the wings, suggesting it has just landed and is rapidly decelerating. The plane's body and engine pods are mostly silver, with dark blue "SKYTEAM" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and dark blue "KLM" titles under a stylised crown on the lower forward fuselage. The rear fuselage carries some intricate dark blue scrollwork, partially obscured by the wing. The tail is dark blue, with silver "SKYTEAM" titles forming part of a circle around some silver scrollwork. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees and bases of lighting poles visible on the skyline under the plane, the tops of the lighting poles also being visible over the top of the plane. The sky is a hazy grey. — PH-BVD, Boeing 777-306ER, KLM, in Skyteam colours, landing on Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 15th March 2017.

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Photo of the Day 2nd June 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a high-winged single engined light aircraft flying from right to left at very low level, with it's nose lowered, and flaps extended below the wings, suggesting it may be landing. The plane is mostly white, with a red and grey stripe running along the body, a red stripe on the fixed undercarriage spats, and the registraion "G-CIRZ" on the rear fuselage. There is also "Mainair Flying School" titles on the tail. Behind the plane, blurry trees are rushing past, under a really light blue sky. — G-CIRZ, Comco Ikarus C42 FB80, on final approach to City Airport Manchester/Barton, 23rd May 2019.

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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 2nd May 2023

Posted on May 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined bizjet flying at low altitude with it's flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised fairly significantly. The plane is mostly white, with a gold, brown, and black stripe starting under the nose, running along the body, then sweeping up into the lower part of the tail. The registration "G-OXLS" is displayed prominently in gold on the tail, and in black under the wing. — G-OXLS, Cessna 560XL Citation XLS, taking off from Runway 05L at Manchester Airport, 2nd May 2023.

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Photo of the Day 24th February 2023

Posted on February 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 22nd January 2022

Posted on January 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

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