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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.

On: July 8, 2026

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

Rear view of a single-engined bi-plane light aircraft parked facing slightly to the right of the camera. The plane is largely white, with black, blue, purple, red, orange, and yellow stripes along the body forming a stylised image of the body of an eagle, with similarly coloured stripes on the top and bottom surfaces of the wings and horizontal stabiliser suggesting wing feathers. There is small black text "Christen Eagle" on the upper rear fuselage, just aft of the large bubble canopy, and the black registration "G-GULZ" on the tail. Three men can be seen standing on the far side of the plane, between the cockpit and engine, with one of them seeming to show the other two something. Grey asphalt apron fills the foreground, with a large black hangar in the background, it's large door open on the right revealing some of the planes stored inside.

Photo of the Day 26th June 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 26, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirCanada, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Barton, Boeing, Christen, Condor, DC8, Douglas, Eagle, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, freighter, GermanNavy, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, MI8, Mil, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Woodford

On This Day 3 26th June 1992. On This Day 26th Jun 1993. Frankfurt Friday 26th June 2026.Read More

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked facing to the right in the middle of a grass airfield. The plane is in a metallic grey paint job, with twisted red and yellow ribbons running along the body, along with rows of silvery oblongs, and up into the tail. The silver registration "ZS-SUB" is on the side of the lower rear fuselage. Metallic grey spats with more twisted yellow and red ribbons cover the wheels on the undercarriage. The cockpit doors on either side are open, hinged upwards and forwards, giving access to the 4 seat cabin. Green grass fills the foreground, with more light aircraft parked, mostly facing to the right, in the background. Trees in the distance mark the airfield perimeter, with pylons holding powerlines marching across the frame beyond, under blue skies.

Photo of the Day 24th June 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 24, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: AirFrance, AirInter, AirShow, AS330, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Canadair, Cirrus, CRJ1000, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGLL, F70, FlyIn, Fokker, FrenchAirForce, HattonCross, HawkerSiddeley, Heathrow, HS125, LFLL, LHR, London, Lyon, LYS, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, PFA, photography, planespotting, Puma, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SAS, Satolas, ScandinavianAirlines, SouthSide, SR22, Sud, WestAir, WingletWednesday, Woodford

On This Day 24th June 1995. On This Day 24th June 1996. Winglet Wednesday 24th June 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left along a grey taxiway lined with green gr4ass. The plane is mostly white, large, dark grey "Thomas Cook" titles on the upper forward fuselage, partially covering the passenger cabin windows, , with small, grey "Airbus A320" text on the lower forward fuselage, and the grey registration "G-TCAE" next to a small UK flag on the lower rear. A diagonal yellow band wraps around the rear fuselage, next to a light grey band, which is next to a dark grey band which wraps around the tail and the end of the rear fuselage. A large yellow love-heart fills the middle of the tail, with bright yellow matching engine pods mounted under the wings. Grass lines both sides of the taxiway, as well as another taxiway and a runway in the background. Grey sky fills most of the rest of the frame, with a bright spot on the upper middle.

Photo of the Day 23rd June 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 23, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirEuropeItalia, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B767, BN2, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BrittenNorman, EDI, Edinburgh, EGCC, EGLF, EGLL, EGPH, FAB, Farnborough, GulfAir, Heathrow, Islander, J41, Jetstream, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, Manx, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Police, Runway23Right, Runway27Left, RunwayVisitorPark, ThomasCook, Turnhouse

On This Day 23rd June 1996. Tails Tuesday 23rd June 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a black taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with grey, lowercase "vueling" and yellow "com" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail and rear fuselage start off with small grey dots towards the front, the dots gradually getting larger and merging into a solid wall of grey, with a single yellow dot up towards the top. Green grass lines the sides of a pair of black taxiways in the foreground, and more in the background separates the plane from a black runway, with trees in the distance meeting grey sky.

Manchester Monday 22nd June 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 22, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirColumbus, AirLittoral, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, CM170, EGCC, EGCD, F100, Fokker, Fouga, Gate42, GillAir, L13, Magister, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, OnThisDay, PatrouilleCrystaline, photography, PierC, planespotting, Runway23Right, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, SD360, Shorts, Sunways, Terminal1, THT, Vueling, Woodford

On This Day 22nd June 1996.Read More

Manchester, MAN, EGCC, Runway23Left, RunwayVisitorPark, Embraer, ERJ145, LoganAir, AvGeek, aviation, planespotting, photography,

Photo of the Day 21st June 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 21, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirEuropaExpress, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Dusseldorf. DUS, EDDL, EGCC, EGCD, EHAM, Embraer, ERJ145, Iberia, KLM, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAS, RheinlandAirService, Runway23Left, RunwayVisitorPark, Schipol, SchipolSunday, SD360, Shorts, Woodford

On This Day 21st June 1997. Schipol Sunday 21st June 2026.Read More

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