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Side view of a military single engined jet fighter taxiing from left to right along a black runway. The plane is in an olive green camouflage, with the white registration "OY-SKA" on the side of the rear fuselage, and a white, blue, and yellow crest on the tail. The plane has a tandem 2 seat cockpit, one pilot sitting behind and above the other. A black taxiway fills the foreground, with grass in the background leading up to trees in the distance, under grey sky.

Manchester Monday 9th February 2026.

On: February 9, 2026

Tagged: A310, AdriaAirways, Airbus, AirIndia, AirportHotel, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Aviogenex, B727, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, Canada, Chipmunk, Dash8, De HavilandCanada, DeHavilandCanada, DHC1, DHC8, DO328, Dornier, Draken, EGCB, EGCD, F50, Fokker, LoganAirPierB, Lufthansa, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, ManxAirlines, McDonnellDouglas, MD82, OnThisDay, photography, PierA, planespotting, Runway24, Saab, SD360, Shorts, SucklingAirways, Woodford

Front-side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on grass facing to the right. The plane is in a metallic grey livery, with a series of short, silver stripes running along the body, with yellow and red ribbons intertwined with and spinning through them. The silver registration "ZS-SUB" is on the lower rear fuselage. The cockpit door on the other side is open, hinged forwards and upwards. The foreground is filled with short green brass, with more grass in the background leading up to trees in the distance. Several planes are visible in the background, mostly a bright yellow plane on the right, with various wings and tails coming in to view. Several people wearing yellow hi-viz vests are scattered around the airfield, acting as marshallers for all the visitors.

Photo of the Day 8th February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 8, 2026

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

Tagged: AirportHotel, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, C130, Cargo, Cirrus, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, Embraer, ERJ190, FinnAir, FlyIn, Hercules, KLM, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, PA34, photography, Piper, planespotting, RoyalSaudiAirForce, Runway23Right, Runway24, Schipol, SchipolSunday, Seneca, SR22

Side view of a small, single-engined, single-seat light aircraft, parked facing to the left on grass. The plane is mostly cream coloured, with white engine cowling and #wingtips, and the black registration "G-SJMW" on the rear fuselage. There is a gold stripe on the forward fuselage, with a small UK flag, and the black text "SD-1 Minisport". Strong sunlight coming from the top left of the frame is casting a strong shadow on the ground under the plane. Green grass extends into the distance, with several light aircraft parked on both sides of the image, facing in towards the middle. Trees in the distance meet blue sky with a slight hint of haze.

Photo of the Day 6th February 1996.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 6, 2026

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

Tagged: A300, AeroLloyd, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Beluga, BizProp, CrossAir, EDFF, EGCB, EGCC, EuroKey, FlyIn, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, L5, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, MiniSport, OnThisDay, PC12, PFA, photography, Pilatus, planespotting, Saab, SD1, SDAircraft, SF340, Skylink

Photo of the Day 5th February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 5, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B767, BEA, Boeing, Bonn, BritAir, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BritishEuropeanAirlines, BrusselsAirlines, Canadair, CGN, Chieftan, Cologne, Cosford, CRJ100, EDDK, EDI, Edinburgh, EGCC, EGPH, EGWD, EHRD, Köln, MAN, Manchester, Museum, Navajo, OnThisDay, PA31, photography, Piper, planespotting, RJ100, Rotterdam, RRoyalAirForceMuseum, RTM, Runway23Right, SouthSide, TulipAir, Turnhouse, V701, Vickers, Viscount

Side view of a twin propellor-engined parked facing to the left on grass. The plane is largely white, with a black and brown stripe running along the body and engine cowlings, as well as along the top of the tail. The black registration "N889VF" is on the lower rear fuselage with a brown drop shadow. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass leading up to trees in the distance under flat grey sky, with a tall electricity pylon reaching into the sky, with wires stretching across the width of the frame.

Photo of the Day 4th February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 4, 2026

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

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirFrance, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B2000, B747, Beech, Boeing, Cessna, Crusader, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EasyJet, EGCB, EGLF, FAB, Farnborough, LFPO, LOWS, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, RunwayVisitorPark, Salzburg, Starship, SZG, T303, Tyrolean, WingletWednesday

Manchester, Barton, EGCB, Evektor, EV97, MainAirFlyingSchool, AvGeek, aviation, planespotting, photography Side view of a small, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right along a grass runway. The plane is in a silvery grey finish, with a pair of black and red tripes entwined around each other, arcing their way along the fuselage. Similar, smaller, stripes are on the silver spats over the nose wheel and main wheels The black registration "G-CDAP" is on the side of the lower rear fuselage. A couple of people can be seen sitting in the cockpit through the large bubble canopy. Green grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees and bushes marking the airfield perimeter in the distance.

Photo of the Day 1st February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 1, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, AerLingus, Airbus, AirFrance, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, Condor, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, EV97, Evektor, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Schipol, SchipolSunday, SkyTeam, SpanAir

Almost head-on view of a single-engined, high-winged light aircraft parked facing to the left of the camera on a grassy field. The plane is mostly in a golden finish on the body and wings, with silver engine cowlings and doors. The wooden propellor has white, red, and white bands on the tips. The red registration "G-RWIN" is visible on the tail. Green grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees in the distance visible over the tops of the wings, meeting grey sky.

Photo of the Day 31st January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 31, 2026

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

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, Diversion, EasternAirways, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, NorwegianAirShuttle, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Rearwin, Runway09Right, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, S2000, Saab, SkyRanger, TranSwede

Side view of a black, single engined military jet fighter taxiing from left to right along a grey runway. The plane is basically a large black engine pod with a white belly, with twin black tail booms stretching backwards from the wing root, carrying the small twin tails. The cockpit canopy at the front of the plane is open, slid back along the top of the fuselage, with the bright red helmet of the pilot clearly visible in the gap. The tail booms has white "Royal Navy" titles, just aft of a blue, white, and red roundel. The registration "G-GONE" is on the end of the boom in white, under the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, with a large grey building dominating the frame on the right, and trees on the left in the background, under bright but hazy skies.

Photo of the Day 28th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 28, 2026

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

Tagged: A310, AirAlgerie, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, Dassault, DeHaviland, DH112, DO328, Dornier, EGCC, EGCD, EGGW, EuroJetItalia, FA20, Falcon, FlyBe, LFPO, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, RoyalNavy, Runway23Left, SouthSide, Thomson, Venom, WingletWednesday, Woodford

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left, with it's tail weighed down so it's nose, minus the nose-wheel, is raised in the air. The plane is mostly white, with bright orange stripes running along the body, and the black registration "G-BLTM" on the lower rear fuselage. There is a green hangar in the background on the right, with more green buildings in the distance on the right, under flat grey skies.

Photo of the Day 27th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 27, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Barton, Berlin, Boeing, BritAir, CimberAir, Ecole, EDDT, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EuroWings, GulfAir, Heathrow, HR200, LFLL, LHR, London, Lyon, LYS, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Robin, Runway24, Satolas, SouthSide, TailsTuesday, Tegel, TXL

Manchester Monday 26th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 26, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A350, Airbus, AirEngiadina, AirportHotel, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B200, B737, B757, Barton, Beech, BizProp, Boeing, Canadair, CathayPacific, CimberAir, CRJ100, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Embraer, ERJ145, HeklaAurora, IcelandAir, IrishAirCorps, KingAir, L13, L5, LaudaAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthFlying, Oasis, OnThisDay, PierB, Pitts, planespotting, Portugalia, Runway23Right, S2, SA227, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, SouthSide, Special, Swearingen, Woodford

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