April 2024 Photo of the Month Competition

[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 2024, 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 6th May 2024 (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

[reaper493]

Reds line up, 5th April

DSC_4038 by Mike Hiley, on Flickr

[GhostFlight91]

Exercise Springhawk support - Waddington 10th April

Royal Air Force C-17A Globemaster III ZZ171 "ASCOT 6350" RAF Waddington. by Luke Webster, on Flickr

[JLewis_Aviation]

1 FTS Juno completing some Confined Area Landings in the Shropshire countryside. 02.04.24

Juno HT1 | ZM522 | 1 FTS | NTA by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

[B58Hustler]

'Wokka' departing Coningsby after a brief stop on 12/04.


'Wokka' by Jayson Cork, on Flickr

[Professor_M]

"Marinell" taking off from Duxford, 21/04/24...
NA P-51D Mustang 'Marinell' - Duxford - 210424 (2) by Professor M, on Flickr

[johnwickenden]

Shield 02 and 03 in the queue to depart a very hazy Lakenheath on 18th April
Shield 02 & 03 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

[James Cutting]

LAPEL54, AC-130J of 73rd Special Ops Squadron. Seen here arriving at RAF Mildenhall 2nd April just as some sun briefly broke, the second of the 3 gunships arriving that afternoon.

USAF | AC-130J Ghostrider 16-5846 "LAPEL54" | Arriving to RAF Mildenhall by James Cutting, on Flickr

[TimFoo]

Cub departing Bodmin 20th April

IMG_8720 by Tim Trethewey, on Flickr

[JONLITE06]

Sun 'n Fun, Florida Friday 12th April.



snz41 by Jon Cross, on Flickr

[f-4]

Wednesday 24th at Lakenheath.

IMG_4173 by Gary Parsons, on Flickr

[MFoster]

TABOR34 arriving into Lakenheath on the 9th April for their stop over for a few days

IMG_8476-Enhanced-NR by MattFosterPhotos, on Flickr

[BwlchAwyren]

Sea Harrier at RAF Cosford.

4/4/24

Sea Harrier at RAF Cosford. by Gerallt Price, on Flickr

[DylMeredydd]

HAWK COSFORD 2 by Dylan Jones, on Flickr


RAF Cosford Nightshoot.

Shadow of the Hawk

04/04/24

[NovemberPapa]

KAF342 C-17A Kuwait Air Force arriving and taxiing past Qatari Amiri Flight A7-HHE B747-8 Prestwick 14/04/24
KAF342 C-17A Kuwait Air Force Prestwick 14/04/24 by N Patrick, on Flickr

[RD]

USMC KC-130J, 170038, Departing Glasgow Airport, 28/04/2024.
170038 - USMC KC-130J by R D, on Flickr