April 2025 Photo Competion

[reaper493]

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 - April 2025, the date the photo was taken MUST be included in the post. If date is missing from post, entry will be marked as void and removed.
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 6th May 2025 (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.
12. Prizes are available for UK entrants only

Good luck everyone

[WinchesterMGF]

Mountain Home F-15E 90-236 undergoing some spannering at Lakenheath 07.04.25.
IMG_3764 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr

[reaper493]

Big Big Big Battle - Reds 1-11 Returning to Waddington Saturday 12th April

DSC_1262 by Mike Hiley, on Flickr

Mike

[AlexLee05]

Vortex565 passing over Crickhowell 16/4/25
ALEX9440-4 by Alex Lee, on Flickr

[Part Timer]

DSC_1396 by A M, on Flickr

Vouraikos Gorge, Iniochos 01/04/2025

[LN Strike Eagle]

Thursday 3rd April at RAF Lakenheath:

[Len123]

10th April, RAF Spadeadam

Q-41-4 by Dylan Leonard Photography, on Flickr

[XWP29]

Nellis AFB Aviation Nation 5th of April 2025

USAF Memorial Flight F-22 AF 05-096 USAFWS F-5 015 57th Aggressors Nellis AFB Aviation Nation by XWP29, on Flickr

[Yunglee]

Lakenheath F-15E departing on runway 05
16 April 2025
'RACK 61' | F-15E by Lee Adcock, on Flickr

[JLewis_Aviation]

7 Squadron lowering themselves into a confined area at sunset 16.04.25

Chinook HC6A | ZD983 | 7 Sqn | LFA1 by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

[JONLITE06]

Look behind you!! Sun 'n Fun Florida, on 4th April.
ssu334 by Jon Cross, on Flickr

[andygolfer]

something a bit older from me, TSR.2 XR222 in a bit of open space in the Airspace hangar at Duxford on 11th April as exhibits are juggled about as part of the reorganisation, there's actually quite a lot of Olympus power in this photo with Vulcan XJ824 and Concorde G-AXDN also using Olympus engines...

XR222 TSR.2 IWM Duxford 11-04-2025 5551 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

Andy

[Knife 04]

Aviation Nation 2025 - 5th April 2025 - Nellis AFB

F-16C - 86-0365 / WA - 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis AFB by Darren Currie, on Flickr

[ben771820]

Camo Typhoon14 Smaith LFA17 by Benjamin Grove, on Flickr

[MFoster]

IMG_0502-Enhanced-NR by MattFosterPhotos, on Flickr

Spanish Hornets taxiing for departure from RAF Marham - 3.4.25

[Blue5]

March Air Reserve Base SoCal Airshow, 12th April 2025

T-38C 64-13247 USAF 9th RW by Aquila427, on Flickr

[A380_sully]

A unicorn in the weeds... Indian Air Force SU-30 in the Peloponnese taken 10/04/25

[111blackmike]

Delaware ANG C130H, 93-1562 at Prestwick 27/04/25

Delaware ANG C130H, 93-1562 by Kieran McAuley, on Flickr

[slogen51]

Hi Marco

Your photo is dated March so cannot be in the April competition

PM sent

I will remove it in the next 10 minutes

Sorry

[DylMeredydd]

Camo Hakwer Hunter in the Mach Loop by Dylan Jones, on Flickr

Camo Hakwer Hunter Low Level in the Mach Loop 290425