June 2025 POTM 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 - June 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 July 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

[JLewis_Aviation]

Don't think it'll get much better than this for the rest of the month so I'll submit it while I remember. Italian Navy Merlin on the beach in North Devon - 05/06/25

EH101 ASH | MM81493 | GRUPELICOT 1 | LFA2 by Joe Lewis, on Flickr

[DeanW]

A trio of Panthers at Hyères on 1st June..

[reaper493]

Reds ISP, 13th June.

DSC_9113 by Mike Hiley, on Flickr

[Yunglee]

British Aerospace EAP, Cosford Airshow 8th June 2025

British Aerospace EAP by Lee Adcock, on Flickr

[AlexLee05]

German Air Force CH-53G on SPTA 11/6/25
ALEX7861-2 by Alex Lee, on Flickr

[burnsy133]

rafalle 2 (1 of 1) by Rob Burns, on Flickr

Taken at Hyeres Open day on the 01st June 2025.

[F3]

Go ahead Punk - Make my day..Bell AH-1 Cobra - Duxford Sat 21 June by Michael Britton, on Flickr

[Typhoon2]

RAF Juno ZM522 SHAWB25 by Stu Weston, on Flickr

[MarcR312]

Two Ospreys departing MH in the evening of 02-06.

MH0206-1 by Marc Rosenkranz, auf Flickr

[IanG]

Ternhill, 25 June


Airbus Helicopters Juno HT1 ZM530 by Ian Garfield, on Flickr

[Professor_M]

TAH-1P Cobra 22374/OK-AHC at Duxford on 19th June...
Bell TAH-1P Cobra | OK-AHC | 22374 | HeliCzech by Professor M, on Flickr

[WinchesterMGF]

C-17 02-1111 staying low and dropping a wing on departure from Lakenheath on 20.06.25.
IMG_8152 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr

[NovemberPapa]

01-0197 Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, USAF 156th AS/145th AW, Charlotte-Douglas, North Carolina ANG, departing Prestwick 19/06/25 as RCH830. All four Charlotte C17s fuel stopping at Prestwick before onward deployment to Paphos.
01-0197 Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, USAF 156th AS/145th AW, Charlotte-Douglas, North Carolina ANG - Prestwick 19/06/25 by N Patrick, on Flickr

[LN Strike Eagle]

F-22A Raptor 'TABOR 51' 08-4168 arriving into RAF Lakenheath, Wednesday 18th June