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Side view of a white, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it has just landed. The plane has purple "Virgin Atlantic" titles on the upper mid-fuselage, with an image of a woman wearing a red mini-dress flying through the air and trailing a Union Flag positioned under the cockpit windows on the forward fuselage. The tail is a bright metallic red, with seemingly hand-drawn "Virgin" titles. The engine pods slung under the wings are the same metallic red. The squared-off up-turned wingtips have a waving modified Union Flag. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees dominating the background, under grey-blue skies.

Photo of the Day 25th April 2026.

2026-04-25

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 25, 2026

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

Tagged: A319, AffretAir, Airbus, ATR2, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, CityFlyerExpress, DC8, Douglas, EasyJet, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, R44, Raven, Robinson, Runway08Right, Runway23Right, Runway27, SouthSide, VirginAtlantic

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on tarmac facing to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a black belly, and a thick yellow stripe running along the body, over-laid with the black registration "G-BKAE" on the rear fuselage, the last letter partially obscured by the slightly up-turned wing-tip. White spats cover the fixed main landing gear, under the wings. A man with short dark hair and beard, wearing a blue top, can be seen in the cockpit, possibly running an engine test, as the propellor on the nose looks to be slightly blurred. Black tarmac apron fills the foreground, with a green hangar on the right of the frame in the background, with cars parked behind the plane on the left, with brown brick buildings beyond that. Flat white sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 9th April 2026.

2026-04-09

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 9, 2026

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

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, CrossAir, D120, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, Jodel, LHR, LithuanianAirlines, LoganAir, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthernPerimeterRoad, ParisNice, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SouthSide, ThrowThursday, VirginAtlantic

A white, twin engined jet airliner flying over head from left to right at a very low altitude. It has it's undercarriage lowered, and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. There are red and orange "Jet2 Holidays" titles on the lower forward fuselage, and a red and orange sunburst on the blue tail and rear fuselage, as well as on the sides of the engine pods under the wings. Blue sky with fluffs of white cloud fill the background.

Photo of the Day 4th April 2026.

2026-04-04

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 4, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A321, Airbus, Alpine, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, B747, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, Flightline, GatOnASat, Gatwick, Jet2, LGW, London, MAN, Manchester, MTOSport, Neo, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RingwayRoad, RotorSportUK, Runway08Right, Runway23Right, VirginAtlantic

Photo of the Day 7th February 2026.

2026-02-07

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 7, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A330, AirBaltic, Airbus, Alitalia, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B747, Boeing, BritishAerospace, EGCC, EGKK, Embraer, ERJ145, GatOnASat, Gatwick, L5, LGW, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD82, photographyLondon, planespotting, RJ70, Runway08Right, Runway23Right, ThomasCook, VirginAtlantic

Side view of a light helicopter hovering just a couple of metres above a grass runway. The chopper is a deep blue, with a gold stripe running along the body, and the gold registration "G-OJGC" on the long tail boom. Green grass fills the foreground and large parts of the background, with bushes and tyres in the distance marking the airfield perimeter, under grey-blue sky.

Photo of the Day 15th January 2026.

2026-01-15

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 15, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirUK, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, EGCB, EGLL, F50, Fokker, Heathrow, LHR, London, Manchester, MyrtleAvenue, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, R44, Raven, Robinson, Runway27Left, ThrowThursday, VirginAtlantic, VivaAir

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked facing to the right on grass. The plane is largely white, with a black anti-dazzle panel on top of the engines directly in front of the large bubble cockpit canopy, and a red belly. The horizontal stabiliser and the outer panels of the wings are also painted red. There is a blue, white, and red roundel on the rear fuselage, and a blue, white, and red fin flash under the red number "06" on the tail. The number "06" is repeated in white on the front of the engine cowling. The black serial "XX522" is visible under the horizontal stabiliser on the rear fuselage. Green grass fills the foreground and a good part of the background, leading up to trees and bushes lining the airfield perimeter. A man with short dark hair and wearing a yellow hi-viz vest is standing on the far side of the planes rear fuselage, accompanied by a pair of children, with the head of one wearing a hat visible over the top of the plane, and 2 pairs of legs wearing short trousers visible below. Blue sky over rolling hills in the far distance completes the image.

Photo of the Day 11th January 2026.

2026-01-11

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 11, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A320, Aberdeen, ABZ, Aerospatiale, AirAndApaceMuseum, AirFrance, AirLanka, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B767, Barton, Berlin, Boeing, Bulldog, Concorde, Dyce, EDDT, EGCB, EGCC, EGPD, EHAM, Electra, Gate13 Airbus, HuntingCargo, L188, LBG, LeBourget, LFPB, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, Museum, OnThisDay, Paris, photography, planespotting, Prototype, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway24, Schipol, SchipolSunday, ScottishAviation, Tegel, TriStar, TXL, VirginAtlantic

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