#dh104

2023-05-19

G-APAS, De Haviland DH106 Comet 1XB, in BOAC colours*, on display at the RAF Museum, Cosford , 5th February 1996.
*This never actually flew with BOAC, instead it spent it’s career with Air France, then the RAF.

BGA2762/ELC, Slingsby T.45 Swallow, parked on grass while waiting for its chance to perform at Barton Air Show, 19th May 1991.

 

G-BNZM, Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion, parked on one of the executive aviation aprons at Manchester Airport, 19th May 1992.
This apron is now buried under terminal 3.

 

G-IAJJ, Robinson R44 Raven II, parked on a hardstanding at City Airport Manchester/Barton, 19th May 2016.

 

OY-PSA, Boeing 737-8Q8, Jet2, in full Primera Air colours, being pushed back from it’s stand at Manchester Airport, 19th May 2016.

 

G-EZBT, Airbus A319-111, EasyJet, flying over Royton at ~4600 feet while diverting in to Manchester after declaring an emergency and squawking 7700 while operating flight U2162 from Glasgow to Aberdeen, 19th May 2023.

#a319 #airbus #airshow #b737 #barton #boac #boeing #britishoverseasairwayscorporation #ce210 #centurion #cessna #cityairport #comet #cosford #dehaviland #dh104 #diversion #easyjet #egcb #egcc #jet2 #man #manchester #museum #primeraair #r44 #rafmuseum #raven #robinson #royton #slingsby #swallow #t45

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2023/05/19/photo-of-the-day-19th-may-2023/

Side view of a single seat glider parked on grass, facing to the right and away from the camera, with one wing resting on the ground, the other up in the air. The glider has a red belly, with creamey-yellow upper surfaces, with the rear half of the tail is also red. In the background, the grass airfield stretches into the distance, leading up to lines of trees on the perimeter. Above, the sky is a hazy blue.Side view of a single-engined, high-winged light aircraft parked facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with a double blue line running the length of the body, starting thin but getting wider as it moves rearwards. The cockpit door on the left side, facing the camera, is slightly open, with someone inside visible through the window. There appears to be several people standing by an open door on the other side, their legs visible under the plane. In the background, grassed areas and a taxiway fill the frame.Side view of a helicopter parked on a patch of concrete surrounded by grass, facing to the left. The helicopter is a dark blue, with a golden stripe running along the body. In the background, a couple of grey hangars with red doors are visible on the left of the frame, withtrees filling the centre, and a glass and brown brick building on the right. while above, a grim, grey sky fills the rest of the frame.Side view of a twin engined jet airliner facing to the left being pushed to the right by a tug. The plane is mostly white, with 2 yellow lines on the forward fuselage, running from the top to the bottom, but bulging out to the front in the middle, with grey "Primera" titles overlaid. It also has red ""Jet2.com" titles on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is grey, with the outline of a yellow circle, which has several yellow lines that make it look as if it might be a globe. The upturned wingtips are yellow, while the engine cowlings are grey, with the same yellow globe logo. In the foreground, a man with a bright yellow hi-viz vest and red shirt is standing in the middle of a roadway on the tarmac with his arms outstretched. In the background, several planes are parked awaiting their next flight.
2023-05-15

G-GAGA, Gulfstream American AA-5B Tiger, Cabair, parked at Manchester Barton, 17th August 1992.

G-HFCT, Reims-Cessna F152, on static display at the annual Fighter Meet at North Weald, 15th May 1993.

 

HZ-KA7, British Aircraft Corporation, BAC-1-11-492GM, operated as the personal aircraft of a Saudi Sheikh, being towed at London Heathrow, 15th May 1993.

 

OE-LWC, Embraer ERJ190-200LR, Austrian Airlines, taxiing on to Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 15th May 2019.

 

OO-VLN, Fokker F50, VLM, seconds after taking off from Runway 08 at London City Airport, 1st November 1994.

 

RA-48971, Antonov An-12A, Aviastar Cargo/Aeroflot, taxiing to the cargo ramp at Dusseldorf Airport, 20th October 1993.

 

ZE700, British Aerospace BAe146 CC2 Statesman (BAe146-200), Royal Air Force, operated by 32 (The Royal) Squadron, parked at Dundee Airport, after bringing Prince Charles for a visit, 13th January 1995.

 

G-OPLC, De Haviland DH-104 Dove 8, parked at Farnborough during the air show, 12th September 1998

 

G-OJMB, Airbus A330-243, Thomas Cook, being pushed back from it’s stand at Manchester Airport, 17th January 2016.

 

G-RJGR, Boeing 757-225, Airtours, being pushed back from it’s stand at Manchester Airport, 2nd March 1999.

#32aquadron #a330 #aa5 #aeroflot #airbus #airshow #airtours #an12 #antonov #austrianairlines #aviastarcargo #b757 #bac111 #bae146 #barton #boeing #britishaerospace #britishaircraftcorporation #city #dehaviland #dh104 #dnd #dove #dundee #dus #dusseldorf #edlf #egcb #egcc #eglc #eglf #egll #egpn #egsx #embraer #erj190 #f152 #f50 #fab #farnborough #fokker #gulfstreamamerican #heathrow #l13 #lcy #lhr #london #man #manchester #northweald #raf #reimscessna #royalairforce #statesman #the-royalsquadron #thomascook #tiger #vlm

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2023/05/15/photo-of-the-day-15th-may-2023/

Side view of a twin propellor-engined, high-winged airlinerflying from right to left at low level, with the flaps deployed under the wings and the landing gear extended below the engines, and with the nose raised, suggesting it has just taken off. The roofs of some houses behind some hanging power lines are in the background at the bottom of the frame, with fluffy grey clouds with a sprinking of blue sky making up the rest of the frame.Side view of a 4 propellor engined high winged cargo plane taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with a grey belly and dark blue stripe running along the body. The rear fuselage is raked sharply upwards, to allow a cargo ramp to drop down. There is a glazed area at the extreme rear of the fuselage, under the tail. There are large blue Cyrillic titles on the lower forward fuselage, transliterating into English as "Aeroflot". In the background, large grassed areas are interspersed with large areas of tarmac. extending into the distance where they vanish in the haze.Front view of a 4 engined, high winged jet airlijner parked facing slightly off to the right of the camera. The plane is mostly white, with a thick blue stripe running the length of the fuselage, below the passenger cabin windows. The tail ois all red, with a small Union Flag outlined in white. behind, a small plane is visible on the left of the frame, while a fire engine is parked in front of a white building on the right. Above, the sky is a hazy grey-blue.Side view of a twin propellor engined aircraft parked at an airport, facing to the right and slightly away from the camera. The plane is mostly white, with a blue stripe running along the fuselage and sweeping up slightly into the lower part of the tail. The cockpit windows are raised quite above the rest of the plane, giving the front fuselage a humped appearance. Behind is a large brown brick office building. Above it all, the sky is filled with fluffy white clouds.

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