August 2019 Photo of the Month Competition

[Zymurgy661]

Photography Competition Rules

1. Only one entry per user, unless posting on behalf of another person who is unable to do so themselves (children for example). If this is the case, please state so on your entry.
2. The photograph must have been taken during the month and year in question. The date the photo was taken MUST be included in the post.
3. The photo can be of any subject you like, as long as there is some military aviation connection.
4. The image can be photo-shopped to some extent, levels changes, cropping, sharpening etc. are all acceptable. The photograph must retain it’s initial subject though, don’t make it something it’s not (cutting and pasting the moon into the shot, for example). HDR images are not acceptable. If you are unsure, please PM a moderator.
5. The competition will remain open until 23.59 on the 1st September 2019 (UK time), to enable anyone with last minute entries some breathing space
6. The voting will be carried out by you, the members of FC, by a poll which will be created at the closing of the competition.
7. Moderators/Administrators will not be exempt from the competition, but cannot vote for their own entry.
8. The decision of the moderating team is final.
9. All images must be posted in line with the usual FC posting rules
10. The rules may be subject to change, and these will be posted on this thread.
11. Please do not comment on entries other than your own.

Prizes –
First Prize
Your choice of two prints from Squadron Prints website - Squadron Prints

Second Prize
Your choice of one print from Squadron Prints website - Squadron Prints

Third
No actual prize but the kudos of coming third!

Many thanks to our sponsors, http://www.squadronprints.com, for very generously agreeing to provide the competition prizes again.

Thank you Gill and Team, it is very much appreciated.

Good luck everyone!

[lynothehammer]

East Kirkby Airshow, 3rd August 2019

de Havilland DH98 Mosquito NF11 & Avro Lancaster - HJ711 & NX611 / Just Jane by Steve Lynes, on Flickr

[reaperops]

CV-22B 12-0065, 7th SOS/ 352nd SOW, RAF Mildenhall, 13-08-19

[sm1chael]

Tucano ZF171 going through the Mach loop on the 7th August 2019.
DSC_8021_1 by Michael Walton, on Flickr

[F3]

Under a lowering sky - XH558 - DSA Wed 21 Aug 2019 by Michael Britton, on Flickr

[IMarsh]

RAF Benson families day 15-August-2019. Dak on take off

DSC_0831 (2) by Ian Marshall, on Flickr

[Adam Palmer]

F15 from the lakenheath tower 2/8/19

RAF Lakenheath base tour by Adam Palmer, on Flickr

[Disaster Area]

SAAB Viggen of the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight 'blasting off' from Mollis Airfield in Switzerland on Friday 16th August during Zigermeet 2019

SEDXO by Chris Parsons, on Flickr

[woombaat]

RAF A400M-C1 - Atlas overhead Prestwick Airport on 26/08/2019
ZM412 @ EGPK (PIK) by Zsolt P, on Flickr

[Pune]

U2 circuit bashing at RAF Fairford on 27th, unusual!!
U2 circuits FFD 27_08_2019 by Paul Tursner-Upcott, on Flickr

[tairngreacht_bas]

Aviano AFB 26/08/2019




CH-47D Chinook RNAF D-664 by tairngreacht_bas on Flickr

[AMD18]

Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX894 performing at Cold War Jets Open Day Bruntingthorpe Sunday 25 August 2019

[Webby74]

Buccaneer XX900 by Paul Webb, on Flickr
Cold war jets day 25/08/19

[Peter345]

'Shoot for the Moon' - CF-18A Hornet at the Abbotsford International Airshow 2019 by Peter Starling, on Flickr

Taken at Abbotsford International Airshow, Canada, Friday 9th August 2019.

Peter

[James Cutting]

EDGE99 E-4B arriving at RAF Mildenhall, 24.08.19

US E-4B by James Cutting, on Flickr

[Yunglee]

Israeli Air Force F-15C arriving on the 28th August 2019 for exercise Cobra Warrior 2019
ATOMI Flight F-15C

[Seacat192]

Here's my entry:

The BBMF Lancaster displaying at Bournemouth on Saturday 31 August

IMG_0713_BAF_31-08-2019 by Roger, on Flickr

[JONLITE06]

Waddington 29th August.
wcw40 by Jon Cross, on Flickr