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Front view of a twin engined jet airliner being towed from right to left, although the white tug doing the towing has turned back to the right, and the plane is slowly turning to follow. The plane is white, with a red and yellow stripe coming from under the forward fuselage, swooping over the wing and back down under the rear fuselage, widening over the wing to fill the rear fuselage and tail. There are red "Hainan Airlines" titles on the upper fuselage, in a Chinese script between the two forward cabin doors, and in English over the wing root. The black registration "B-304K" can be seen on the upper rear fuselage. An intricate yellow and gold flowery design fills the red tale. Grey squares of concrete apron fills the foreground and most of the background, with temporary buildings, white and blue mobile airstairs, and the metal support structure of a new pier under construction in the background.

Manchester Monday 20th July 2026.

On: July 20, 2026

Tagged: A330, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirShow, Archer, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Compaq, EGCC, EGCD, Fairford, FFD, Gate202, Gate5, Hainan, Harrier, InternationalAirTattoo, L13, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, PierB, Piper, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway24, Shackleton, SkyBalloons, Viva, Woodford

On This Day 20th July 1996.Read More

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right at a grass airfield. The plane is in an over-all metallic grey , with a red and black ribbon sweeping it's way along the body, , and the black registration "G-CGVT" on the side of the rear fuselage in black. More black and red ribbons adorn the sides of the spats over the tri-cycle landing gear. Two people can be seen in the cockpit through the large bubble canopy. Green grass fills the foreground, with scrubland and trees in the background, under vivid blue sky.

Photo Of The Day 18th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 18, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, BritishAirways, Cherokee, EasyJet, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, EGKK, EV97, Evektor, Gate10Right, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, Liverpool, LiverpoolFlyingSchool, London, LPL, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, RegionalFlug, RFG, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, Speke, TeamEuroStar, TheCarrot

On This Day 18th July 2014. Gat On A Sat 18th July 2026.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, single-engined military transport aircraft flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with flaps extended from the rear of the wing and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is covered in a light and dark green camouflage scheme, with the small serial "XP820", larger black text "Army", and a small blue and red roundel on the side of the rear fuselage. The plane's pilot can be seen through the cockpit windows, over the fixed landing gear. Green grass fills the background, with trees and bushes beyond that, mostly on the left, all blurred into a smear as the camera pans to follow the plane, with bright but hazy sky on the right.

Photo Of The Day 17th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 17, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Fuselage Friday, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A300, Aberdeen, ABZ, Aerospatiale, Airbus, AOM, Army AvGeek, AS332, aviation, BAE146, Barton, Beaver, Bristow, BritishAerospace, CaribJet, DC10, DeHavilandCanada, DHC2, Douglas, Dyce, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGPD, EuropeanAirLines, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, FrenchAirlines, L13, LFPO, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, SuperPuma, T2, TitanAirways

On This Day 17th July 1993. Frankfurt Friday 17th July 2026. Fuselage Friday 17th July 2026.Read More

Photo of the Day 11th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 11, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A330, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, Avianca, aviation, Avro, B737, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Bulldog, EGCC, EGLL, Finningley, FNY, Heathrow, Kloten, LHR, London, LSZH, MAN, Manchester, MyrtleAvenue, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RJ70, RoyalAirForce, Runway05Right, Runway27Left, ScottishAviation, Tailwind, TurkishAirlines, ZRH, Zurich

On This Day 11th July 2014.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right along a grass taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a black and blue stripe swooping along the body and lower part of the tail, and the black registration "G-ENEA" on the side of the rear fuselage. White spats cover the main wheels under the wings. Green grass fills the foreground, with more in the background leading up to trees in the distance, under blue sky.

Photo of the Day 9th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 9, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BrusselsAirlines, C182, Cessna, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, G4, Gulfstream, Heathrow, Iberia, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RJ100, Runway23Left, SaudiArabianAirlines, Skylane, SouthSide, ThrowThursday, VirginExpress

On This Day 9th July 2014. ‘Throw Thursday 9th July 2026.Read More

Side view of a white, twin propellor-engined flying from left to right at a low altitude, it's wings banked to the left, with flaps lowered slightly behind the wings, and it's undercarriage stowed away. A bright light is shining forwards about halfway along each wing. The fuselage is mostly white, with a thin blue, red, and orange stripe running along the body from the nose, gradually getting wider as it moves rearwards, until the blue sweeps up to fill the tail. The number "227" is on the lower forward fuselage in large black print, with the much smaller registration "G-JATP" on the lower rear fuselage. Grey cloudy sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 8th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 8, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A300, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirbusTransportInternational, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, AvioCar, B737, BAE, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, C212, Casa, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGLF, FAB, Fairford, Farnborough, Galopin, IAT, InterntaionalAirTattoo, L13, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Rallye, RyanAir, Socata, SwedishCoastGuard, T1, Woodford

On This Day 8th July 1995.Read More

Side view of a grey, twin-engined, bi-plane airliner on display facing to the left inside a museum. The plane the black name "Pioneer" in an italic script on the nose, under the cockpit windows, and the black text "Allied Airways" over smaller text "(Gander Dower) Ltd" under the forward passenger windows. The black registration on the side of the rear fuselage is partially obscured by the wing, and is pretty much unreadable, except for "-AD" in the middle. The plane sits on a patch of pale blue concrete floor, the rest of the floor being grey, with low, blue, metal barriers marking a walkway around this and some of the other exhibits in the bottom left corner. Parts of other exhibits can be seen in the background, but no details. A large, arched roof, with wooden panels forming the sides, dirty glazed panels in the middle, and large windows at the end revealing bright sky, soar over everything else in the frame.

Photo of the Day 7th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 7, 2026

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

Tagged: AlliedAirways, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishMidland, DC9, DeHaviland, DH89, Douglas, DragonRapide, EDI, Edinburgh, EGCC, EGPH, F100, Fokker, HS125, Kloten, LOWW, LSZH, MAN, Manchester, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RingwayRoad, Runway24, Scandinavian, Schwechat, TailsTuesday, Turnhoouse, Venus, VIE, Vienna, ZRH, Zurich

On This Day 7th July 1993. Tails Tuesday 7th July 2026.Read More

Side view of a large, single-engined bi-plane rolling along a grass runway with it's tail-wheel raised into a flying position. The plane is mostly white, with the upper forward fuselage and engine cowling painted black, and a blue, white, and red roundel outlined in yellow under the rear cockpit in the middle fuselage. There are small "Royal Navy" titles on the rear fuselage, above the serial "LS326". There is a red and blue fin flash on the tail. There are 3 people visible in the 2 open cockpits on top of the plane, all bundled up in thick leather, fur-lined flying jackets and leather flying jackets - the pilot in the front cockpit, facing forward and concentrating on flying, as he should do, and 2 crew in the rear who are waving at the crowd. Short green grass fills the foreground, with trees lining the airfield perimeter in the background, under cloudy grey skies.

Photo of the Day 5th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 5, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A321, Airbus, AirLanka, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, AvionExpress, B737, Barton, Boeing, DC9, Douglas, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, Fairey, FinnAir, L1011, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RoyalNavy, Runway23Left, Schipol, SchipolSunday, SouthSide, Swordfish, ThomasCook, TriStar, TurkishAirlines

On This Day 5th July 2018. Schipol Sunday 5th July 2026.Read More

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked on grass facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with blue registration "G-BJXA" on the rear fuselage. A large, blue-tinted bubble canopy covers the cockpit, over the wing root. Grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with green and brown trees in the distance, under grey sky.

Photo of the Day 4th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 4, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, AigleAzure, Airbus, AirNewZealand, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, Dassault, EGCB, EGCC, EGGW, EGKK, FA20, Falcon, Firefly, GatOnASat, Gatwick, JMCAir, LGW, London, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Slingsby, T67

On This Day 4th July 1994. Gat On A Sat 4th July 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: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: AustrianAirlines, AvGeek, AviaNova, aviation, B737, Barton, BHX, Birmingham, BizJet, Boeing, Dassault, 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, ZRH, Zurich

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

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