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@NuanceRhymesWithOrange I mean looking out the window right now, there's a fair amount of featureless white ground in #Manchester.
I plan to visit Manchester in a few months. According to my guidebook, it exists in a featureless white field between Liverpool and the North Sea. I was hoping for something a little better. #manchester

Manchester Monday 6 5th January 2026.

F-GGGR, Boeing 727-2H3, EAS Europe Aero Service, taxiing out to the runway at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s, as seen from the much missed terraces on top of Terminal 1.

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Manchester Monday 5 5th January 2026.

G-EMBA, Embraer EMB-145EU, British Airways, but operated by British Regional Airlines, drifting past the Airport Hotel pub as it flies the last few metres of the approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the late 1990s.

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Manchester Monday 4 5th January 2026.

OK-UCE, Tupolev TU-154M, CSA Czech Airlines, turning on to Gate 4 at Manchester Airport, some time after November 1993.

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Manchester Monday 3 5th January 2026.

G-BUFL, British Aerospace Jetstream 3101, used by the manufacturer as a corporate shuttle but here operating a display flight at the Woodford Air Show, 1992 or 1993.

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Manchester Monday 2 5th January 2026.

XR244, Auster B-5 AOP9, Army Air Corp, on display in the Flying Park at the Barton Air Show, 22nd May 1994.

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Manchester Monday 5th January 2026.

CS-TFX, Airbus A340-542, HiFly, taxiing to the terminal at Manchester Airport, 1st October 2015, as seen from the Runway Visitor Park.

6 photos behind the link.
https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/01/05/manchester-monday-5th-january-2026/

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