Museum – MancAvGeek

Side view of a light helicopter parked on grey concrete facing to the left. The chopper is mostly white, with red trim around the cockpit and on the tail boom. The tail boom has the white registration "G-UPCC" on the red section. A grey prefabricated building with a blue frame is in the background on the right, while a brown brick building with a grey car parked in front is on the left.

Photo of the Day 31st March 2026.

On: March 31, 2026

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

Tagged: A300, A321, Airbus, AirIndia, AvGeek, aviation, B7M, Barton, Benson, Beta, EGCB, EGCC, EngineTestBay, MAN, Manchester, Metro, Monarch, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, NewAir, OnThisDay, photography, PierB, planespotting, R22, Robinson, Runway23Left, SA226, Swearingen, TailsTuesday

Side view of a single engined light aircraft taxing from right to left across a grass airfield. The plane is a silvery grey, with a black and red stripe swirling it's way along the body, and the black registration "G-CGVT" on the lower rear fuselage. There is black text "Mainair Flying School", alongside a telephone number on the rear half of the tail. Metallic grey spats with black and red stripes cover the wheels on the undercarriage. Two people can be seen in the cockpit through the comically oversized bubble canopy. Green grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees on the airfield perimeter, rolling hills in the far distance, and blue sky at the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 24th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 24, 2026

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

Tagged: Abbotsinch, AdvancedTurboProp, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B175, Barton, BOAC, Bristol, Britannia, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BritishOverseasAirwaysCorporation, Cosford, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDLL, EGCB, EGCC, EGPF, EGWC, EuroStar, EV97, Evektor, GLA, Glasgow, L1011, Lockheed, LTU, Lufthansa, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, Museum, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAFMuseum, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, TailsTuesday, TriStar

Elevated side view of a single-engined tri-plane on display facing to the right in a museum. The doped-cloth skin of the plane has a streaky, light brown colour, similar to varnished oak. As well as having 3 stacked wings at the front, there are 3 horizontal stabilisers at the rear. The black words "Bullseye" and "Avroplane" are visible on the sides of the rear fuselage. Creamy-grey floor fills moist of the foreground and part of the background, with a military jet fighter plane visible at the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 18th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 18, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AeroLloyd, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, Avroplane, B777, BimanBangladesh, BizProp, Boeing, C4211, Cessna, Dassault, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDLL, EGCC, EGLL, FA900, Falcon, GoldenEagle, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, PierB, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway09Left, StanwellMoorRoad

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.

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 twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with blue "Air France" titles on the upper forward fuselage, the black registration "F-HEPD" on the upper rear, and 3 diagonal blue stripes on the tail, getting narrower as they move rearwards, followed by a single red stripe. There is a single bright light on the nose-wheel, flaring in the camera lens. A black runway and a wide grassed area fill the foreground, with a larger, white, twin-engined jet airliner in the background. Trees beyond that meet flat grey sky.

Photo of the Day 4th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 4, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirFrance, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, Barton, Boeing, C42, Collinstown, DUB, Dublin, DUS, Dussledorf, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, EIDW, EuroWings, Hendon, Ikarus, London, MAN, Manchester, Museum, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RAFMuseum, RoyalAirForce, Royton, Runway23Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, RyanAir, Vulcan, WingletWednesday

Side view of a white, high-winged, twin propellor-engined light aircraft, parked facing to the left in a brown brick hangar. The plane has a pair of green stripes running along the body, widening as they move rearwards, and a green tail outlined in white. The fixed undercarriage has spats covering the top of the wheels, with the top half painted green, the lower half in white. The registration "G-BFBD" is on the rear fuselage in black. Several light aircraft can be seen parked in the background on the left, behind this plane's nose. Brown brick walls stretch across the background, with grey vertical metal support beams at intervals. Boarded-up windows fill the top of the walls.

Photo of the Day 24th February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 24, 2026

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

Tagged: AirAlgerie, AvGeek, aviation, B727, B737, Barton, Boeing, BritishAirways, DeutscheBA, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, F100, Fokker, HawkerSiddeley, HS121, LFPO, MAN, Manchester, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, P68, Paris, Partenavia, Pegasus, planespotting, Runway23Left, SouthSide, TailsTuesday, Trident

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on yellowing grass, right on the edge of a black tarmac taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a 2-tone blue stripe running along the body before sweeping up the front of the tail. The registration "G-BPJD" is on the upper rear fuselage, as well as under the left wing. Another couple of planes are parked around it, as well as a couple of wooden buildings on the right. A long bridge reaches over the horizon on the left, with blue-grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 22nd February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 22, 2026

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

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, Aviodome, B777, Barton, Boeing, ChinaAirlines, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, F27, F27FriendshipAssociation, Fokker, Friendship, Galpoin, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, Museum, OnThisDay, OrbiGeorgian, planespotting, QatarAirways, Rallye, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, Schipol, SchipolSunday, Socata, TU154, Tupolev

Photo of the Day 5th February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 5, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B767, BEA, Boeing, Bonn, BritAir, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BritishEuropeanAirlines, BrusselsAirlines, Canadair, CGN, Chieftan, Cologne, Cosford, CRJ100, EDDK, EDI, Edinburgh, EGCC, EGPH, EGWD, EHRD, Köln, MAN, Manchester, Museum, Navajo, OnThisDay, PA31, photography, Piper, planespotting, RJ100, Rotterdam, RRoyalAirForceMuseum, RTM, Runway23Right, SouthSide, TulipAir, Turnhouse, V701, Vickers, Viscount

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.

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

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway surrounded by grass. The plane is mostly white, with a pale green-bluebelly, which sweeps up to fill most of the tail. There are pale, green-blue, billboard-style "FlyNas" titles on the side of the forward fuselage, with smaller titles between the cockpit and the forward door. Additional titles in an Arabic script are on the upper rear fuselage, with the black registration "CS-TFZ" below. A grey runway lined by green grass stretches across the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to a blue and white light aircraft visible under this plane on the right of the frame, and a white high-winged airliner on the left, with another pair of large jet aircraft in the distance, under layered grey-whiter clouds.

Photo of the Day 4th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 4, 2026

In: Photo of The Day

Tagged: A330, Airbus, AMS, AOM, AvGeek, aviation, DC3, Douglas, DutchRoyalFlight, EDDM, EGCC, EHAM, Electra, F28, Fellowship, FlyNas, Fokker, FredOlson, KLFPO, L188, Lockheed, LOWW, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, MUC, Munich, Museum, Orly, ORY, Paris, photographyAmsterdam, planespotting, Runway05Right, Schipol, Schwechat, SouthSide, Strauss, SwissAir, VIE, Vienna, VisitorsHill