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Side view of a high-winged, single engined light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low altitude, less than a metre above the ground, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land on the grass runway below it. Thew plane is mostly white, with a red stripe running along the body, overlaid with the black registration "G-CGFG" on the side of the rear fuselage, a red panel on top of the engine cowling in front of the cockpit, and a red stripe at the top of the tail. A bright red light is shining right on the top of the tail. Short green grass fills the foreground, with longer grass in the background, and trees in the distance, all blurred into a smear.

Manchester Monday 14th September 2026.

On: September 14, 2026

Tagged: A300, AirAtlantaIcelandic, Airbus, AirportHotel. Embraer, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B747, Barton, Boeing, Brasilia, BritishAerospace, C152, CargoCentre, Cessna, Cranfield, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EMB120, Gate7, HandleyPage, HP137, Jetstream, JU52, Junkers, LARTransRegional, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfSciendceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, PremiAir, RAF, RingwayRoad, RoyalAirForce, Runway24, SD360, Shackleton, ShadowMossRoad, Shorts, SouthSide, T1, Terminal1, TranSwede, Woodford

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On This Day 14th September 1992.Read More

Rather tilted side view of a red and white military jet trainer aircraft parked facing to the left on green grass. The plane is white on top and red on the bottom, with the top of the nose-cone painted black, in front of the cockpit. There is a painting of a bird in flight, outlined in white, on the side of the red nose-cone, and red text "The Macaws" on the side of the white tail, under a red, white, and blue fin flash. There are wing-tip fuel tanks, painted red, with a slightly swirly white stripe running along the middle. A green tarpaulin cover is strapped down over the cockpit. Green grass fills the foreground, and much of the background on the left, with a grey prefabricated building on the right, a white sign with red text "Security Point" towards the middle of the frame. Pale blue sky with thin grey haze towards the horizon fills the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 5th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 5, 2026

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

Tagged: A319, ABAirlines, Airbus, AirMalta, AirSwho, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, C47, DC3, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, EGSX, FighterMeet, GatOnASat, Gatwick, HuntingPercival, JetProvost, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, Museum, NorthWeald, photography, planespotting, Prototype, RAF, RJX, RoyalAirForce, Runway08Right, RunwayVisitorPark, StarAirways, TheMacaws

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On This Day 2 5th September 2013. Gat On A Sat 5th September 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is largely white, with a cream-coloured lower and rear fuselage, separated by a green and gold stripe coming from under the lower forward fuselage, then running over the wing and towards the tail-cone. There are large, green, billboard-style "PIA" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, over smaller, golden, "Pakistan International" text. Green Arabic calligraphy sits on the side of the forward fuselage, between the cockpit windows and forward passenger windows. The green registration "AP-BGY" is on the lower rear fuselage, under the rear-most cabin windows, with black text "Boeing 777-300ER" underneath, and green Arabic text just above those windows. The tail is mostly dark green, with a white star above a white crescent moon, with white waves at the base. The large engines, mounted under the wings, are the same cream colour as the rear fuselage. Green grass fills the foreground, with grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 4th September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 4, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B777, Boeing, BritishAirportsAuthority, DeHaviland, DH82, EDDF, EGCC, EGLF, EGPF, F100, FAB, Farnborough, Fokker, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Garuda, GLA, Glasgow, HawkerSiddeley, HS121, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, PakistanInternational, photography, PIA, planespotting, Portugalia, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, RunwayVisitorPark, ShuttleworthTrust, TigerMoth, Trident

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Frankfurt Friday 4th September 2026.Read More

Side view of a white, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from right to left on a grass airfield. There is a blue and red stripe running along the body, with the blue registration "G-CGMH" on the lower rear fuselage. The outer panels on the wings are tilted slightly upwards, with the tips painted red. There are white spats covering the fixed main wheels under the wings, with a pair of thin blue stripes running along the sides. Green grass fills most of the frame, with a high-winged, single engined light aircraft parked just behind this one. Trees stretch across the frame in the distance, under grey-blue skies.

Photo Of The Day 1st September 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: September 1, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirNewZealand, AirShow, AutoGyro, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B747, Barton, Boeing, C30, Cierva, D150, EDDF, EGCB, EGCD, FRA, Frankfurt, Jodel, Manchester, Mascaret, photography, planespotting, RAF, Rota, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, SouthSide, TailsTuesday, Woodford

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Tails Tuesday 1st September 2026.Read More

Side view of a blue helicopter parked on a concrete landing pad, surrounded by green grass. There is a gold stripe running along the body, with large gold text "R44" above smaller gold text "Raven II" just aft of the cockpit doors. The gold Registration "G-OGJC" sis on the long, blue tail-boom, which has a 2-bladed, black and white stripes rotor at the end, above a red and white striped pole attached to the underside of the boom. A tall blue fairing is wrapped around the main rotor mast. Green grass in the background stretches off into the distance, with trees on the horizon meeting blue sky with fluffs of white cloud.

Photo Of The Day 22nd August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 22, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B787, Barton, BizJet, Blackpool, BLK, Boeing, C130, Dassault, DreamLiner, EGCB, EGCC, EGNH, EGVA, EuroWings, FA900, Fairford, Falcon, FFD, Hainan, HarmonyJets, Hercules, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, IvyFarm, L13, Lockheed, MAN, MAN< EGCC, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, R44, RAF, Raven, Robinson, RoyalAirForce, Runway28, SquiresGate, Terminal2

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On This Day 22nd August 2013. On This Day 22nd August 2017. On This Day 22nd August 2025.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner rotating as it takes off from a runway at an airport. The plane is largely white with a dark blue belly, a twisted red and blue ribbon on the upper forward fuselage, and black "British Airways" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The black registration "G-BZHA" is on the lower rear fuselage, with the letters "ZHA" repeated on the nose wheel doors in white. The tail is white, with a pair of wavy red lines either side of a wavy blue line, all separated by white., and the black letters "HA" right at the top. Grey taxiways fill the foreground, with a couple of other white airliners visible in the background under this plane. Grey-blue sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 20th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 20, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirMacau, AirPortugal, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Blackpool, BLK, Boeing, BoultonPaul, BritishAirways, DC10, Defiant, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, EGNH, GhanaAirways, Heathrow, LHR, London, Luftwaffe, MAN, Manchester, ME109, Messerschmit, Museum, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Right, SeaLife, SouthSide, SpitfireVisitorCentre, SquiresGate, TAP, ThrowThursday

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On This Day 20th August 2024. ‘Throw Thursday 20th August 2026.Read More

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right along a taxiway hidden behind some grass. The plane is white, with a pale blue belly, and light and dark blue "FlyBe" titles above a series of 6 coloured dots - 2 yellow, 2 red, and 2 purple. Larger, light and dark blue titles adorn the white tail and rear fuselage, with the black registration "G-ECOC" on a fillet at the front of the tail. There is the light blue text "WWWDotFlyBeDotCom"on the sides of the engine pods, under the wings, the engine pods also have pale blue undersides. A large grassed area fills the foreground, with more grass in the background, leading up to a white and yellow jet airliner, which in on an unseen runway, but appears to be on top of our plane. Rows of trees in the distance meet blue-grey skies.

Photo Of The Day 19th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 19, 2026

In: Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Dash8, DeHaviland, DeHavilandCanada, DH82, DHC8, DUS, Dusseldorf, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A380, EDDL, EGCC, EGLL, EGXI, Finningley, FlyBe, FNY, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, MyrtleAvenue, photography, planespotting, Q4, Qantas, RAF, RAS, RheinlandAirService, RoyalAirForce, Runway05Right, Runway27Left, SD360, Shorts, SouthSide, TigerMoth, WingletWednesday

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Winglet Wednesday 19th August 2026.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner parked facing away from the camera. The plane is largely white, with a deep purple belly and engine pods under the wings, and yellow rear fuselage and tail. There are blue "Olympus" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and the black registration "SX-ACP" on the lower rear. The tail has a blue image of the head of a person with long, flowing hair, wearing a floral crown, and with chains of flowers behind them. Strong sunlight from the upper right corner casts a shadow under the plane towards the bottom left. The plane is parked facing a strip of grass with a mesh metal barrier on the other side, with a large concrete area beyond filling the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 18th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 18, 2026

In: Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Barton, Boeing, Consolidated, On This Day, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A321, Catalina, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGSX, FairhavenLake, FighterMeet, FlyIn, FyldeSpotfireMemorial, Heathrow, LHR, London, LythamStAnnes, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD520, Monarch, NorthWeald, Olympus, OnThisDay, PBY, photography, planespotting, RAF, Replica, RoyalAirForce, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, Spitfire, Supermarine, T2, T2W, TailsTuesday

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On This Day 18th August 2024. Tails Tuesday 18th August 2026.Read More

Photo Of The Day 8th August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 8, 2026

In: A330, Airbus, AirShow, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Blackpool, BLK, Boeing, BritishAirways, CityFlyerExpress, Consolidated, Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: EGCC, EGKK, EGNH, EGSX, FighterMeet, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Hawker, Hurricane, KuwaitAirways, L13, LGW, London, LTE, MAN, Manchester, Museum, NorthWeald, PBY, photography, planespotting, PolishAirForce, RAF, RCAF, Replica, RoyalAirForce, RoyalCanadianAirForce, SpitfireVisitorCentre, T2

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Gat On A Sat 8th August 2026.Read More

Side view of a 4 engined military jet submarine-hunter aircraft, parked facing to the right on concrete hard-standings in the middle of a field of gravel, on outdoor display in a small museum. The plane is entirely grey, with a large grey probe extending forward from above the cockpit windows, reaching out of the right side of the frame. The engines are buried in pairs in the wing root, with red covers inside the intakes. A blue pod hangs from a pylon under the right wing. Grey gravel fills the foreground, with metal barriers making a walkway up to a grey set of mobile airstairs parked against the planes main door behind the cockpit. Lush grey sky fills the top of the frame.

Manchester Monday 3rd August 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: August 3, 2026

In: . B737, A320, AdvancedTurboProp, Air2000, Airbus, AirColumbus, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, C42, Comco, Cyclone, DC9, Douglas, Manchester Monday, Woodford

Tagged: AviationHall, Club, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, FinnAir, HawkerSiddeley, HS801, Ikarus, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, MOSI, MS880, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, Nimrod, photography, planespotting, RAF, Rallye, RingwayRoad, RoyalAirForce, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, ShadowMossRoad, Socata, THT

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