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G-STUA, Pitts S-2A Special, at Manchester Barton, some time in the 1990s.

Photo of the Day 15th May 2026.

2026-05-15

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 15, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: . B737, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, C152, Canadair, Cessna, CRJ100, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGSX, FigtehrMeet, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Heathrow, LaudaAir, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, Pitts, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Reims, RingwayRoad, Runway23Right, RyanAir, S2, SheikhKamalAdham, Special, StaplefordFlightCentre

Side view of a metallic blue small helicopter parked on a concrete landing pad, facing to the right. There is a light blue lightning flash on the lower fuselage and door, with silver "R22"text on the upper rear fuselage, above smaller "Beta II" text. The silver registration "G-HIZZ" is at the front of the tail boom, just as it comes out of the fuselage, above the partially exposed engine. The black and white striped tail rotor is on the left side at the rear of the tail boom. Green grass fills the foreground, with several planes parked on more grass in the background, leading up to trees and bushes marking the airfield perimeter in the distance, under blue sky with smatterings of thin white cloud.

Photo of the Day 14th May 2026.

2026-05-14

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 14, 2026

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

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B707, Barton, Beta, Boeing, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGSX, Heathrow, JAT, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, PA34, photography, Piper, planespotting, QueensBuilding, R22, Robinson, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, Seneca, SouthSide, TBNAircraft, ThrowThursday

Side view of a very blue, twin engined jet airliner acelerating along a black runway during it's take-off roll. The plane is in a metallic blue livery, with large white "ITA" titles on the upper forward fuselage, over small white text "Airways", amd the white registration "EI-DTM" on the lower rear fuselage. The tail is the same blue, with green, white, and red bands representing the Italian flag running down the trailing edge and round the tail-cone. Green grass and grey taxiways fill the foreground, with trees in the distance, under grey sky.

Manchester Monday 11th May 2026.

2026-05-11

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 11, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: 6ReserveFlyingSchool, 6RFS, A320, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, CityLine, Dash8, DeHaviland, DeHavilandCanada, DH82, DHC8, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGSX, Fairey, FighterMeet, Galopin, Gate4, IEA, InterEuropeanAirways, ITAAirways, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, Rallye, RingwayRoad, RN, RoyalAirForce, RoyalNavyHistoricFlight, Runway05Left, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SD360, ShadowMossRoad, Shorts, Socata, Swordfish, TigerMoth, Woodford

Low side view of a white, twin engined Bizjet flying from left to right at a very low altitude. The plane has it's undercarriage lowered, and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is mostly white, with a dark blue, red, and grey stripe running along the body from the nose, getting slightly wider and sweeping up in to the lower reaches of the tail. A similar stripe is on the outer face of the up-turned wing-tips. Bright but hazy sky with hints of blue fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 9th May 2026.

2026-05-09

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 9, 2026

In: Photo of The Day

Tagged: AcesHigh, AirAlgerie, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B727, B787, BizJet, Blackpool, BLK, Boeing, Bombardier, Cirrus, Collinstown, DreamLiner, DUB, Dublin, EGCC, EGNH, EGSX, EIDW, Global6000, HungarianAirForce, LFPO, MAN, Manchester, Mig21, MikoyanGurevich, NetJets, NorthWeald, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, QatarAirways, Runway23Right, ShadowMossRoad, SquiresGate, SR22

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on grass. The plane is covered in wavy black and white stripes, looking vaguely like a zebra would if it had wings. Bright green grass fills the foreground and much of the background, with trees in the distance under blue skies. The tail of another light aircraft can be seen in the background on the left, silver at the front and a black and yellow checkerboard pattern at the rear, overlaid with a red star outlined in yellow, and the black letters "FA" under the horizontal stabiliser.

Photo of the Day 22nd April 2026.

2026-04-22

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 22, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A330, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, BMA, Bradford, BritishMidland, Cherokee, DC10, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGNM, EGSX, Gloster, HainanAirlines, Kloten, L13, LBA, Leeds, LSZH, MAN, Manchester, Meteor, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Varig, WingletWednesday, ZRH, Zurich

Side view of a white military transport helicopter parked facing to the left on a black tarmac taxiway. The helicopter has a blue stripe running along the body and tail boom, with a zig-zag down to below the cockpit windows. Sponsons on the rear fuselage house the main landing gear. A large panel that normally covers the engine has been dropped down, exposing the inner workings. A large sign has been placed against the nose, giving some detail about the aircraft. In the background, crowds of people are visible behind waist-level metal fences, with some tents and other exhibits behind them. Dismal grey skies fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 6th March 2026.

2026-03-06

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 6, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: Aerospatiale, AirShow, Archer, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BigginHill, Boeing, BQH, Cougar, EGCC, EGCD, EGKB, EGSX, FighterMeet, FrenchAirForce, GA7, Grumman, HE162, Heinkel, IcelandAir, ImperialWarMuseum, IWM, London, Luftwaffe, MAN, Manchester, Max, Museum, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, Puma, Runway23Right, SA330, Salamander, ShadsowMossRoad, Volksjager, Woodford

Side view of a small, sleek, single engined light aircraft flying from right to left t a very low altitude, just a few metres above a grass runway. The plane is a bright scarlet red, with a large glazed canopy over the 2-seat cockpit, with only the rear seat filled. Long, spindly undercarriage legs extend down from the front of the wings, with large red spats over the main wheels. The spinner on the propellor is a gloss black, , as is the registration "G-COXI" on the sides of the rear fuselage. Greengrass fills the foreground at the bottom of the frame, with trees filling the background, with rolling hills and pale blue sky in the distance.

Photo of the Day 20 January 2026.

2026-01-20

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 20, 2026

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

Tagged: AirAtlantaIcelandic, AirShowFouga, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, CM170, CrossAir, EDDM, EGCB, EGCC, EGSX, FighterMeet, Kloten, L1049, L13, Lockheed, LSZH, Lufthansa, Magister, MAN, Manchester, McDonalds, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, MUC, Munich, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Strauss, SuperConstellation, TailsTuesday, XA42, XtremeAir, ZRH, Zurich

Photo of the Day 7th January 2026.

2026-01-07

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 7, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A330, Aerosptiale, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, Dauphin, EasyJet, EGCC, EGGW, EGSX, ExpressNewspapers, FighterMeet, LondonMedicalServices, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, NorthWeald, photography, planespotting, RunwayVisitorPark, RyanAir, SA365, T3, ThomasCook, WingletWednesday

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