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Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right along a dark grey taxiway. The plane is almost entirely white, with light and dark blue "FlyVLM" titles on the lower forward fuselage, and the black registration "OO-VLM" on the sides of the rear fuselage. The engine pods mounted on the front of the wings have light and dark blue text "FlyVLMDotCom" on the sides, with the plane's main undercarriage descending from the rear of those pods. Large, blue, diagonal "VLM" titles are on the front of the tail and rear fuselage, with trailing golden wing feathers stretching behind. Green grass lines the runway in the foreground, with a grey roadway coming off at an angle, heading to the bottom right corner. More grass in the background leads up to another black runway in the distance, with trees beyond, and trees on a low hill vanishing into haze beyond that.

Photo Of The Day 21st July 2026.

On: July 21, 2026

Tagged: A330, Aberdeen, ABZ, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B727, Boeing, BusinessAir, Dyce, EDDF, EGCC, EGPD, F50, FireStation, Fokker, FRA, Frankfurt, JAT, Kloten, LFPO, LSZH, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, Runway05Left, Saab, SF340, TailsTuesday, ThaiAirways, VLM, YugoslavAirlines, ZRH, Zurich

Tails Tuesday 21st July 2026.Read More

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right across a grass airfield. The plane is in a metallic grey finish, with red and blue stripes swirling across the body, and the blue registration "G-CDOA", with a red drop-shadow, on the side of the rear fuselage. There is blue and red "EuroStar" text on the engine cowling in the nose, and black text "MainAir Flying School" above a web address and a telephone number on the tail. A large bubble canopy covers the 2 seat cockpit, with an man wearing a black cap and black polo-shirt in the right-hand seat and a woman with curly dark hair in the left-hand seat, looking at him and laughing, both of them wearing a headset and microphone. Green grass fills the rest of the frame.

Photo Of The Day 14th July 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: July 14, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: AdvancedTurboProp, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B777, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Cointrin, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCD, EGLF, Etihad, EV97, Evektor, FAB, Farnborough, Geneva, GVA, J61, Jetstream, LSGG, MainAirFlyingSchool, Manchester, photography, planespotting, RJ70, Runway23Left, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, SouthSide, TailsTuesday, Woodford

Tails Tuesday 14th July 2026.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

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

A single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left in the middle of a grass field. The plane is mostly white, with a pair of thin grey stripes starting from the engine cowling, running backwards and getting wider as it moves rearwards, under a single, thin red stripe, with a similar design on the spats over the undercarriage. The text "Piper Archer II" is on the upper rear fuselage, just behind the cockpit, followed by a block of text in an Arabic script, and a small Palestinian flag with the words "Free Palestine" across the middle in white and black text. Larger grey and red diagonal bands can be seen on the white tail. Green grass fills the foreground, with several light aircraft parked on more grass in the background, leading up to trees meeting grey sky in the distance.

Photo of the Day 16th June 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 16, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A320, AerLingus, Archer, AustrianAirlines, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, Collinstown, Condor, DUB, Dublin, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EIDW, FRA, Frankfurt, LearJet, LJ55, LOWW, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD81, MD87, Neo, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, Runway24, Schwechat, SwordsRoad Airbus, TailsTuesday, VIE, Vienna

On This Day 16th June 1996. Tails Tuesday 16th June 2026.Read More

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner parked facing to the right on a large section of concrete apron. The plane is almost entirely white, with large, golden "Emirates" titles on the forward fuselage, between the 2 passenger deck windows. A large, diagonal version of the United Arab Emirates flag fills the tail and part of the upper rear fuselage. Grey taxiways and a strip of green grass fills the foreground, with several more jet airliners parked in the background, with trees in the distance, under grey sky.

Photo of the Day 26th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 26, 2026

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

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, CaernarfonAirWorld, Dash8, DeHaviland, DeHavilandCanada, DH89, DHC8, Dragon, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDF, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, Emirates, FRA, Frankfurt, Garuda, JohnLennon, KlasJet, L13, Liverpool, LPL, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Rapide, Sabena, TailsTuesday

Rear side view of a red, 2 seat autogyro taxiing from right to left with the main rotor locked in place. It is basically a red fibreglass shell wrapped around a metal frame, with a pair of open tandem cockpits with large perspex windshields, with a motor bolted on the back powering a pusher propellor, and another metal frame sticking backwards out of the bottom carrying the red tail on an angular metal boom. An uncovered nosewheel sticks out of the bottom of the fuselage, with a pair of rear wheel on struts, partially covered with red sponsons stick out to the sides from under the engine. The silver registration is on the red tail right at the back.Several metal poles stick out from the engine, just above the rear cockpit, supporting and providing some control to the large, 2-bladed main rotor. Both cockpit seats are filled, with people wearing matching flying suits, with red arms and legs and black bodies, as well as white full-face helmets. Grey tarmac taxiway fills the foreground, with 2 wings of an old, brown brick office building in the background, close enough to possibly be hit if the main rotor was spinning, with a white, high-winged, light aircraft parked between the wings.

Photo of the Day 12th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 12, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, BritishAirways, Buzz, Canadair, CFD, Cosford, CRJ200, DeHaviland, Devon, DH104, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EGWC, FAB, Farnborough, HawkerSiddeley, HS121, MAN, Manchester, Max, MTOSport, Museum, photography, planespotting, RAFMuseum, RotorSportUK, Runway05Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, TailsTuesday, Trident, Tyrolean

Side-view of a single-engined, high-winged light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low altitude, just centimetres between the grass runway and the plane's wheels. The plane is largely white, with a blue and brown stripe running along the body, overlaid with the black registration "G-TIFG" on the side of the rear fuselage. White spats cover all 3 wheels, with blue stripe running along each one2 people can be seen i the rather cramped, fully glazed cockpit. The plane is casting a strong shadow on the ground quite a way behind it, suggesting that the sun is about 3 quarters of the way up the left of the frame. Green grass fills the rest of the image.

Photo of the Day 5th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 5, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Air2000, AirAtlantique, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, B757, Barton, Boeing, C42, DC10, DC6, Douglas, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCB Comco, EGCC, EGCD, EGKK, Gatwick, Ikarus, InstoneAirlines, JMCAir, KiwiAirlines, LGW, London, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, TailsTuesday, Woodford

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving at speed from right to left along a black runway. The plane is largely white, with purple "EuroWings" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and smaller, black registration "D-AEWR" just aft of small EU and German flags on the upper rear. Pale blue and purple swirls adorn the tail and tail cone, some connected by grey swirls. Bright sunlight reflects strongly off one of the open landing gear doors under the wing, suggesting that the sun is more or less behind the camera. Green grass fills the foreground, lining the side of the runway, with more grass visible under the plane in the background, with trees in the distance under pale blue sky with purple fluffs of cloud.

Photo of the Day 28th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 28, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirLithuania, ATR72, Aurigny, AvGeek, Avianca, aviation, B737, BalkanBulgarian, BHX, Birmingham, Boeing, Dassault, EDDF, EGBB, EGCC, EPWA, EuroWings, Fairford, FFD, FRA, Frankfurt, FrenchAirForce, GAF, GermanAirForce, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, JA37, MAN, Manchester, Mirage2000, Panavia, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, Saab, SouthSide, SwedishAirForce, TailsTuesday, Tornado, TriNationalTornadoTrainingEstablishment, TTTE, Viggen, Warsaw, WAW, Yak42, Yakovlev

Side view of a small, single-engined biplane light aircraft taxiing from left to right on a grass airfield. The plane is mostly red, with a pair of white stripes running along the body, overlaid with the white registration "G-HOON" on the rear fuselage. White text on the tail reads "Pitts", in a rather ornate font, with smaller "S-1S" text in a more normal typeface below. The rear, moving portion of the tail is painted in a red and white checkerboard pattern. The upper surfaces of the wings and horizontal stabiliser are covered in a red and white sunburst pattern. The plane's pilot can be seen through the close, blue-tinted cockpit canopy, wearing a grey cloth flying helmet. Short green grass fills the foreground, with slightly longer grass filling the background.

Photo of the Day 21st April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 21, 2026

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

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirMalta, AvGeek, aviation, B747, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, CanadianAirlines, CorseAir, DC10, Douglas, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGGW, EuropeanAviation, FRA, Frankfurt, LFPO, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, Pitts, planespotting, Runway05Right, S1, SouthSide, Special, TailsTuesday

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