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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 16th July 2023

Posted on July 16, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at low level, with the main undercarriage being stowed away, and flaps extended from the rear of the wing, and the nose raised steeply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly a creamy white, with a red belly, and red "Air India" titles in a Hindi script on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is red, with an orange sunburst patteer. The registration "VT-ANQ" is on the lower rear fuselage, and under the left wing. Behind, the sky is a gorgeous blue. — VT-ANQ, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Air India, shortly after taking off from Runway 27L at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.

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Photo of the Day 10th July 2023

Posted on July 10, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly dark blue, with a dark grey belly, seperated by a thin red stripe. There are large, light blue "bmi" titles, followed by smaller red "regional" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The engines are grey, with the registration G-RJXE in white, attached to the side of the rear fuselage. The tail is the same dark blue, with a light blue stripe below white "bmi" titles. In the foreground there is a large grey ventilation ducting on the lower left of the frame, with a white van with "security" titles on the upper part of the rear doors. In the background, alternating stretches of grass and tarmac stretch off into the distance. — G-RJXE, Embraer ERJ145EP, BMI Regional, taxiing to the terminal at Manchester Airport, 19th January 2016.

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Photo of the Day 25th May 2023

Posted on May 25, 2023 by mancavgeek

Close up of the forward fuselage of a jet airliner. The plane is a bright orange, with the white number 200, and sideways "easyJet's 200th Airbus" titles under the cockpit, large white letters "ea" on the forward fuselage just aft of the forward doors, black letters "UI" on the nosewheel gear door. The 2 members of the flight crew are visible in the cockpit, as well as several passengers visible through the cabin windows. In the background, green grass and stretches of tarmac lead up to tall trees in the distance, with bright white sky beyond that. — G-EZUI, Airbus A320-214, EasyJet, also known as The Flying carrot, in a special colour scheme to mark EasyJet’s 200th Airbus aircraft, taxiing past the AVP after landing on Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 5th September 2013.

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Photo of the Day 9th May 2023

Posted on May 9, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a large twin engined bizjet facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with a blue stripe sweeping from below the fuselage just in front of the wing, over the wing, and sweeping upo to cover the entire tail, where there is a large pink infinity symbol. There are small "Zetta Jet" titles along with a small pink infinity symbol on the planes nose, just under the cockpit windows. There is a strip of green grass with wild flowers in the foreground, with more patches of grasson the right and left of the plane in the near background. Further back, there are larger planes parked iun front of a terminal building, with a large building including the control tower on the left of frame. Behind it all, the sky is a pale hazy blue. — N246ZJ, Bombardier Global 6000, Zetta Jet, being pushed back from the Executive apron at Manchester Airport, 4th October 2017.

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Photo of the Day 3rd May 2023

Posted on May 3, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined light aircraft parked at an airport. The plane is almost entirely white, whith a thin blue line running along the body, while the tail has a thicker blue line. The registration "F-BOEY" is prominetly displayed on the rear fuselage, although the tops of the "EY" are partially obscured. In the background is a flat view across the airfield, with the edge of the airport meeting the sky., which is a mixwhite clouds and occasional blue smears. — F-BOEY, Beech C-55 , Baron, parked at Nice Airport, 9th October 1996.

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Photo of the Day 3rd February 2023

Posted on February 3, 2023 by mancavgeek

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