As Greenham Common was like the Mildenhall Air Fetes and Duxford, you were on the north side of an east / west runway shooting into the sun, so lets see your best backlit photos. The normal maximum of five, any aviation subject: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53657775608_0005dc93e6_h.jpg 141023...

Thanks Sean. The 21 year old me that took that photo with a very cheap camera, soft zoom and Kodak K64 slide film would be amazed at the digital equipment we have today…..

Will have a think and post a new competition tomorrow.

Tried to dig out some more unusual ones ..... Argus on finals for Greenham Common: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50227707038_4e95ea323b_h.jpg 10735 CP107 Argus 415 Sqn CAF by Keith Heywood , on Flickr Ex RCAF C-54GM in a Tucson scrap yard: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53649741719_815f5c...

73-1666 Third pre-production A-10: https://live.staticflickr.com/4917/31876527098_8c88dd17a5_h.jpg 73-1666 A-10A AFFTC by Keith Heywood , on Flickr ADTC operated 78-715: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48836269352_0f91df85bb_h.jpg 78715 A-10A ADTC-AFSC USAF by Keith Heywood , on Flickr Deep main...

Judging time and it keeps getting harder ....... Honourable mentions for the following: Seamus the USMC CH-53E, LN Strike Eagle for the lovely light on the FedEx & the patch work KC-10, Rupert the Cosmonaut Tu-154, Aviation Anoraks the Northrop YC-125B Raider and BMrider for the Lufthansa JU-52....

A few quick edits from last nights 'Nightshoot XXX' - as always thanks to Phil and the team for organising a great event and the RAF hosts who allowed the photographers such fantastic access to the ramp: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53574930085_5c14f5d106_h.jpg 60+03 P-3C MFG3 German Navy by ...

As I managed to catch up with one of the last remaining Boeing 727's in Europe this week, lets see any aircraft or helicopter with three engines: Usual five photos... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53571026348_3ebbe2ce86_h.jpg G-OSRA Boeing B727 OSR / 2Excel Aviation Ltd by Keith Heywood , on F...

Thanks, I’ll have a think and have a new competition in the morning…

G-OSRA positioning back to Southend yesterday after maintenance at Lasham: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53571026343_7c579469a3_h.jpg G-OSRA Boeing B727 OSR / 2Excel Aviation Ltd by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53569993151_cd9db72ebf_h.jpg G-OSRA Boeing B727 OS...

https://live.staticflickr.com/4219/35047098675_c4c4b727f5_h.jpg E137 705-LJ Alpha Jet 314 Tours Armee de L'Air by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/1923/44700532204_4dbef00d13_h.jpg AT01 Alpha Jet FAB 11 Sm Cazaux by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/6553...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48270768261_3fd8843a6d_h.jpg FA-101 F-16A 'Dark Falcon' Bel AF by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48270842877_83f89a2551_h.jpg FA-101 F-16A 'Dark Falcon' Bel AF by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/4827076...

For an aviation geek interested in old props and early jets, Cockroach Corner at Miami was a mecca in the 1970's and 80's..... I was lucky enough to visit a few times and with the innocence of youth was able to walk around airside with a camera and a Heathrow ID .... https://live.staticflickr.com/65...

My understanding is that the public will be able to visit the new building but not the hangars which contain the aircraft collection.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53526959761_9728eeda45_h.jpg 209 'V' Neptune SP-2H 320 Sqn RNethNavy by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53526959806_e35c24ef33_h.jpg T-264 KDC-10 334 Sqn RNethAF by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/535271...

January saw me back in the Maldives for a short holiday, unfortunately a slick transfer at the Seaplane Terminal meant I only got 15 minutes on the viewing terrace: First the local regional feeders: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53511056119_7082e398bd_h.jpg 8Q-IAT Dash 8 Maldivian by Keith Hey...

https://live.staticflickr.com/4710/39020179924_8bae572ed4_h.jpg ZG917 Lynx AH.9A 657 Sqn Valhalla Flt by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/4466/37548935290_f6e3916bc7_h.jpg ZF377 Tucano T.1 No.1 FTS RAF by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/527864032...

This ex Aussie AF HS748 is definitely 'down in the weeds'

A10-603 HS748 ex RAAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

My contribution: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52225925367_a2fe11566e_h.jpg Aermacchi MB-339PAN Frecce Tricolori by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50952591812_b29923899c_h.jpg Thunderbirds by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/510547667...

XH558 when it was a 'tanker' .... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53394033201_cc316cfd14_h.jpg XH558 Vulcan K.2 RAF 50 Sqn by Keith Heywood , on Flickr Not all tankers are repurposed airliners or bombers: https://live.staticflickr.com/4382/37209380985_e16b951f4d_h.jpg Refuelling demo Pt Mugu by ...

Royal Navy Formation Farnborough 1988: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50952591652_b2edd902e4_h.jpg Royal Navy display by Keith Heywood , on Flickr QEII 70th: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52117295918_adf58ce843_h.jpg '70' formation Typhoon x15 RAF by Keith Heywood , on Flickr Puma 50th: h...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52576107406_6050997e3c_h.jpg G-GETU Leonardo AW169 Halo Aviation by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/4634/38531527054_a1ffb95541_h.jpg Anon T-28D in the snow by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/4658/39657953515_537884...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52751319308_6fe7fb71e0_h.jpg 8Q-TAG DHC-6 Twin Otter Trans Maldivian Airways by Keith Heywood , on Flickr \ https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52809253054_0615ea9256_h.jpg G-ZABH Falcon 900LX Envoy IV CC.1 32 Sqn RAF by Keith Heywood , on Flickr https://live.sta...

RAF Alconbury 1982: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49372629917_8fd29286f1_h.jpg ZA590 'E' Tornado GR1 9 Sqn RAF by Keith Heywood , on Flickr RAF Fairford 1991: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51100576561_fda7e75b2f_h.jpg ZA465 'FK' Tornado GR1 16 Sqn RAF sand c/s by Keith Heywood , on Flick...

Just Jane engine start sequence at East Kirby: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53312891681_993dce9ec4_h.jpg Lancaster Just Jane stacked engine start 3, 4, 2 & 1. by Keith Heywood , on Flickr Mil Mi-8 Vietnamese AF at Ho Chi Ming: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53252954504_e7a515ceb8_h.j...

Some great entries and a special mention in dispatches for Draken who had some excellent examples of a Mil helicopter wearing its nose bag including a Mi-8PP. But the photo I kept going back to was Sacha's colourful line up of Mi-2's - so Sacha over to you...