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Photo of the Day 27th August 2023

Posted on August 27, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right and slightly away from the camera at a low altitude, with it's flaps deployed from behind the wings and the landing gear extended, suggesting it is about to land. The plane has a mostly white body, with the upper forward fuselage being a deep blue. There are large, light blue "bmi" titles on the forward fuselage, covering the passenger cabin windows, with smaller, white "BritishMidland" titles above. The tail has a modified Union Flag, in light blue and white on the bottom half, and dark blue and light blue on the top half, with white "bmi" titles across the middle. The engine pods are white, with a diagonal red band running over the top of the front. The registration "G-BVZH" is prominent on the rear fuselage, just aft of the rear door. Behind the plane, the sky is a flat grey. — G-BVZH, Boeing 737-5Q8, bmi British Midland, on final approach to Runway 28L at London Heathrow, some time late 2000-early 2001.

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Photo of the Day 25th July 2023

Posted on July 25, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with a thick light and dark blue running along the fuselage, covering the passenger cabin windows, and over the engines, with another diagonal stripe running up the tail. There are dark blue "Air Provence" titles on the upper forward fuselage. In the background, there is a low, sandy brownbuilding that extends 2/3rds of the way into the frame from the left, with a single deck bus on the right, wearing a similar colour scheme to the plane. In the far distance, more buildings are visible on the far side of the airport, with rows of trees behind that, fading into haze. — F-GCVM, Sud SE-210 Super Caravelle 12, Air Provence, taxiing out to the active runway at Frankfurt Airport, 21st September 1996.

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Photo of the Day 22nd July 2023

Posted on July 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, withflaps extended from the rear of the wing, and the nose raised significantly, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with a light blue band around the rear fuselage, extending up in to the darker blue tail. There are "Garuda Indonesia" titles on the upper forward fuselage, partially pbscured by the right engine. behind it, the sky is a gorgeous blue. — PK-GIA, Boeing 777-3U3ER, Garuda Indonesia, crossing the perimeter fence after taing off from Runway 08R at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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Photo of the day 26th June 2023

Posted on June 26, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low view of a twin engined jet airliner flying at low altitude almost directlydirectly overhead, with it' undercarriage being stowed in the wing root, and flaps deployed from the back of the wings, and it's nose slightly raised, indicating it has just taken off. The lower fuselage is a light grey, with a yellow stripe running along the middle of the fuselage, turning a dark blue just in front of the wing, then running to the rear, where it runs up in to the tail. The large main undercarriage doors in the wing root are still partially open. In the background, the sky is a flat grey. — VT-JEG, Boeing 777-53RER, Jet Airways, passing over Myrtle Avenue shortly after leaving Runway 09L at London Heathrow, 3rd April 2014.

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Photo of the Day 21st May 2023

Posted on May 21, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a 4 propellor-engined, high winged airliner flying from left to right with it's nose raised as it climbs away from an airport. The plane is mostly white, with "Brymon European" titles on the lower fuselage, while the rear fuselage and tail have a thick yellow band and smaller dark and light blue bands, with "Brymosn" titles on the yellow band. In the background, the sky is a rather dirty grey. — G-BRYC, De Haviland Canada, DHC-7-102, Brymon European, taking off from Runway 28L at London Heathrow, some time in the early 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 25th November 2022

Posted on November 25, 2022 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 19th November 2022

Posted on November 19, 2022 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 6th November 2022

Posted on November 6, 2022November 9, 2022 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 26th October 2022

Posted on October 26, 2022 by mancavgeek

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