48 hour photo competition - Star

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48 hour photo competition - Star

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Now here's one to let any idea come to mind, you can choose anything star related - name of aircraft, squadrons, insignia, it can be an image featuring stars, it can be a display manoeuvre, best original idea combined with a top image wins. Just to make it more interesting no US star and bar as the reason for inclusion - doesn't mean it can't be a US military aircraft. Three images per entry.

This one counts twice
Imageimg856 by Paul Downes, on Flickr

Imagecw isr 733 1 by Paul Downes, on Flickr

Imageimg734 by Paul Downes, on Flickr

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A tonka with a serious identity crisis, 31 Sqn markings (goldstars) and 15 sqn tail.
ImageTONKA-TONKA by andrew abbott, on Flickr

one of my stars of the airshow circuit, much missed too.
ImageSabre_edited-1 by andrew abbott, on Flickr

I can see stars, This was a no light long exposure picture I took at elvington the night before the 20th anniversary of Lindy arriving at the museum.
ImageIMG_4469 by andrew abbott, on Flickr
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My "three"pennyworth, coincidentally all taken at the 1978 Mildenhall show. Lockheed were big into Star aircraft giving quite a selection to choose from.
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ImageCT-133 Silver Star Canadian Armed Forces 133393 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

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ImageLockheed EC-121T Constellation /Warning Star 54-2307 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

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ImageLockheed C-141B Starlifter 64-0610 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Andy 😊

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Aerostars

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Norwegian T133 Silver Star at North Weald

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Red Star Rebels L29 Defin at North Weald

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Star of Switzerland and a constellation is also a group of stars.

ImageLockheed L-1049F Super Constellation - 31 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Star Wars canyon, the Fresno Eagle also has the Lone Star of California on the tail.

ImageMcDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle - 21 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

JSTARS

ImageNorthrop Grumman E-8C Joint STARS - 10 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

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Tricky. Not very original from me

Image89_C-141_IAT by Tony Adams, on Flickr

ImageIAT95_0010 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Goldstar bringing Brimstone
Image774439_13A_023 by Tony Adams, on Flickr
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1. Vietnam AirForce Cessna Dragonfly in Krakow
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2. Zeltweg 2011
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3. Samurai Starfighter
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Forgive the size discrepancy. I'm re-uploading images to 1600px.

ImageMighty Duck by Tom Jones, on Flickr

ImageNinja Robes by Tom Jones, on Flickr

Bit tenuous, but flown by a pilot with the callsign... who's character was assigned to guard and met their eventual demise in...
Image*Heavy Brething* by Tom Jones, on Flickr

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Bonus points for anyone spotting the Ukrainian Flanker in the thread as well.

I like the outside of the box thinking Tom.
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capercaillie wrote:
Wed 16 Sep 2020, 4:49 pm
Bonus points for anyone spotting the Ukrainian Flanker in the thread as well.
Took me a while.....

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jalfrezi wrote:
Wed 16 Sep 2020, 6:31 pm
capercaillie wrote:
Wed 16 Sep 2020, 4:49 pm
Bonus points for anyone spotting the Ukrainian Flanker in the thread as well.
Took me a while.....
Me too :lol:
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STARFIGHTER

ImageIMG_017813092004GRAZ by MARK MEADES, on Flickr

ISTAR

ImageIMG_0349WAD by MARK MEADES, on Flickr

STAR OF DAVID

ImageIMG_966017092019WAD by MARK MEADES, on Flickr

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All Warbirds Downunder, Temora Aviation Museums A37 Dragonfly
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Wangaratta based P40N
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New Zealand based Avenger
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Another great one to get the grey matter going.

First up, a Great Bear with a very big star (and two others behind also sporting them, although out of view).

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Then we have a Galaxy swallowing Ursa Minor (the 'Little Bear', aka a Cub).

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Stars on the wing. Everyone's favourite!

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ImagePS 16 Yeovilton 81 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr

Imageimg773 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr

ImageA2 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr
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old China star

ImageIMG_6258-01 by Andy Heap, on Flickr

and a newer one

Image398 by Andy Heap, on Flickr

and an identity crisis

Image388a by Andy Heap, on Flickr

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A shooting star with the stars and stripes

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Lockheed T-33A - Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Space Coast Regional Airport, Titusville, Florida, Thursday 13th September 2018 by Chris Day, on Flickr

The scent of Castor oil is always in the air at Old Warden, a venue you could say is the dogs Pollux
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Miles Gemini 1A - Season Premiere Airshow, Old Warden, Sunday 7th May 2017 by Chris Day, on Flickr

Mr Spock, or a Star Trek fan, would like this
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Avro Vulcan B2 - Bournemouth Air Festival 2015, Sunday 23rd August 2015 by Chris Day, on Flickr


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Countdown of stars:

TriStar (RIAT 2013):
ImageDSC_0970 by Colonel CHIBANI, sur Flickr

Twin stars: T-33 Silver Star with star emblem (Melun-Villaroche 2019):
ImageDSC_4570_00001 by Colonel CHIBANI, sur Flickr

Lone Star: J-21 Jastreb kill marking on F-16C-40 #89-2009/RS (Le Bourget 2015):
ImageDSC_2471_RAW by Colonel CHIBANI, sur Flickr

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I don't think anyone has posted a J-STARS yet:

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by Gordon Duncan, on Flickr

Stars and bars, and a red star:

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by Gordon Duncan, on Flickr

... and a very prominent red star:

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Well some interesting entries again, Chris I think you are trying too hard - Gemini was fine on its own :laughing: Good shot as well.

I liked Mark's F-104 and had you not clipped the tailplane that may have won, Nick fabulous as usual with the California F-15 and I like Any's bravery with the Nimrod starscape.

However I like the speed and motion in Andy Heap's P-40, so that's my winner - over to you Andy.
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Cheers Paul,

I thought there were some very clever entry's!

The P-40 is actually the only still flying ex RNZAF example - (the RNZAF clocked up 99 kills against the Japanese in the South Pacific - before reequipping with the Corsair and not making any kills with the bent winged bird - lack of targets late in the war)

new subject up soon

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