Spec Comp January 2014 - Aircraft no longer in RAF service

[Zymurgy661]

January Specialist Photo of the Month Competition

This month’s subject is: Aircraft no longer in RAF Service

If in doubt, feel free to ask a member of staff!

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 can have been taken at any time
3. 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 or another aircraft, for example). HDR images are not acceptable. If you are unsure, please PM a staff member.
4. The competition will remain open until 23.59 on the 1st February 2014, to enable anyone with last minute entries some breathing space.
5. The voting will be carried out by you, the members of FC - viewtopic.php?f=127&t=73830
6. Please do not comment on photos other than your own.
7. The voting decision is final.
8. All images must be posted in line with the usual FC posting rules.
9. Photos that are not within the guidelines of the competition are subject to being deleted.
10. The rules may be subject to change, and these will be posted on this thread.

Good luck!

[nick197]

Here's my effort

Harrier arrival by Nick Collins R.S. Photography, on Flickr

[DeanW]

[AdrianH]

Tornado F3 by AdrianH Photography, on Flickr

[Flyingmonster]

Ill try this...


Royal Air Force (Ex) Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2 XV250 by Jamie Ewan - Flyingmonster, on Flickr

[Santiago]

[KINROTATE]

Predictable but nice.

[danoz]

Mighty C-130K.....

Lockheed C-130K Hercules C3P - XV177 and XV214 - RAF by TyAviationImages.co.uk, on Flickr
Cheers
Liam

[EGDR]

Old and.. slightly newer...


Classic Air Force with VC-10 arrival 127edit by kylegreetaviation, on Flickr

[Typhoon2]

The Phabulous Phantom!

RAF Phantom by Stu Weston, on Flickr

[Tanker Ray]

The 'Mighty Hunter' on the occasion of the last operational flight of Nimrod R.1 XW664, 24 Jun 2011.

Mark

[Trenchard]

Harrier GR9 ZD406 '35' - RAF Cottesmore 15/11/07

[TonyO]

F3...

[Mark K]

Last two remaining VC-10's on a final fly-past over Brize Norton:



Mark

[Frank the Dog]

XE601 at Fairford 1995. Scanned from negative



img101 by proberts3, on Flickr

[Victor5]

XV468 landing at RNAS Yeovilton, July 1992:

[JONLITE06]

Coningsby April 2006.

jag100(1) by jonlite02, on Flickr

[rtv]

First go at this, I bow down to those pics already posted, mine are not in the same league, but here we are anyway.



Tornado F3's over the Arabian sea in 2008.

[TheMightyOz]

I can't believe no one else has posted XH558 yet!



Oz

[Pune]

Here's an oldie..