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Photo of the Day 13th September 2023

Posted on September 13, 2023September 12, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a helicopter parked facing to the right. The body is light grey, with a purple belly, and a double red stripe stipe running along the body, sweeping up in to the tail. The registration "G-PACO" is on the engine pods, on the top of the fuselage. One of the cockpit doors is open, with a person standing beside the nose.In the foreground, a large pile of cut grass has been discarded in the lower right corner of the frame, while in the background, green metal fencessurround the landing pad, with a large expanse of grass where the rest of the airfield is, with trees vanishing into haze in the distance, under a hazy grey sky. — G-PACO, Sikorsky S-76C, parked at City Airport Manchester/Barton, 29th November 2022.

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Photo of the Day 5th June 2023

Posted on June 5, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a helicopter hovering several feet above the ground, facing to the right. The helicopter is completely black, with the registration "N520EA" on the engine on top of the fuselage. In the background is a brown building with a fully glazed room occupying the whole top floor, with several antennae on top. A man is standing on a blacony taking a photo of this helicopter, but looks as if he is taking a photo of me and my camera. — N520EA, Mcdonnell Douglas MD520N, kicking up grass as it comes in for a landing at City Airport Manchester/Barton, 3rd June 2023.
The control tower in the background is the oldest example of it’s type in the UK still in use as a control tower.

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Photo of the Day 24th May 2023

Posted on May 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Rear view of a high-winged 4 engined jet airliner parked facing away from the camera. The plane has a white body, with red tail and engines. There is a mobile airstair attached to one of the doors on the left side. In the background is ahigh-level light rail bridge descending to ground level from left to right, with a large electricity pylon behind that, reaching in to the sky The sky itself is a mix of light blue, and white fluff. — EI-CTY, British Aerospace 146-200A, Virgin Atlantic, parked at London City Airport, 1st November 1994.

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Photo of the Day 11th April 2023

Posted on April 11, 2023 by mancavgeek

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