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Photo of the Day 16th August 2023

Posted on August 16, 2023August 17, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left, about to turn on to the runway for takeoff. #The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, seperated by a black stripe running along the body. There are black "Translift Airways" titles on the upper forward fuselage. and a black circle with a white stylised letter "T" on the tail. The registration "EI-TLD" is on the rear fuselage, just ahead of an Irish flag (green, white, and orange vertical bars). In the foreground, there is a double black chainlink fence on either side of a dip in the ground, with grass leading up to the edge of the taxiway and runway. In the background, the runway runs off in to the distance, before vanishing over the horizon. Above it all, the sky is an ominous grey. — EI-TLD, Douglas DC8-71, Translift Airways, turning on to Runway 24 for takeoff at Manchester Airport, some time in either 1992 or 1993.

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Photo of the Day 19th April 2023

Posted on April 19, 2023 by mancavgeek

CN-NML, Airbus A320-214, Air Arabia Maroc, flying low overRingway Road on final approach to Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 23rd May 2019.

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