Various a/c have staged through Manch/EGCC/MAN. Including C130s for collecting Various Rolls Royce Limos for the Saudi Royal Family.
There are said to be a number of propeller car ferries.
The Bristol Freighter...BR31 [Short Nose] and the BR32 [Long Nose] were crossing the English Channel [James Bond "Goldfinger"] and the Irish Sea.
Silver City Airways.....
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