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SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 7:37 am
by andygolfer
This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for April 2019 and the subject is ‘Lockheed' - a nice star studded subject!

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered Lockheed aircraft including any preserved ex military with a civilian registration, aircraft carrying a military registration at the time of the photo are excluded.

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 photo may have been taken on any date, it does not have to be taken in the month of the competition

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. HDR images are not acceptable. If you are unsure, please PM a moderator.

4. The competition will remain open until 23.59 (UK time) on the 7th May 2019 - please note new extended closing date to enable anyone with a last minute entry some breathing space.

5. Voting will be conducted by a poll open to all the membership shortly after the closure of the competition.

6. 'Rule 6...' There's no rule 6 Bruce'

7. The decision of the moderating team is final.

8. All images must be posted in line with the usual CA posting rules (size etc.), please read them if you're not sure how to post.

9. The rules may be subject to change, and these will be posted on this thread.

10. Please also embed the images and not links to images, if you're not sure how to do it then shout up and someone will sort it out. It is permissible to change your entry before the closing date.

11. Do not comment on other member's photos.

12. A brief description of where and when the image was taken would be nice too.

If you have any questions please PM me

Good luck everyone.
Andrew

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 5:37 pm
by waghorn41
I'll kick this month off. At first I thought Tristars or L100 then remembered this. Breitling Super Connie at Farnborough 20 July 2014.
ImageSuper Connie Farnborough 200714 01 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:08 pm
by andygolfer
Here's an old one from me, a scanned negative from 1988, L.188 Electra HR-TNL of TAN Cargo at Miami on 11-10-1988, it was written off in Honduras in March 1990

ImageHR-TNL Lockheed L.188 TAN Cargo Miami 11-10-1988 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

Andy

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:55 pm
by Bob UK
ImageVP-CSM by Bob Everett, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:12 pm
by Cessna954
Lockheed L749 Constellation N494TW at Fairford in 1998.
ImageLockheed L-749A Constellation N494TW by Neil D. Brant, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:02 am
by wiggy
Lots of Constellations so far, but for me it's the most graceful plane ever made. So here's another. HB-RSC at the Sanicole Airshow in 2013.

ImageBreitling L-1049F Super Constellation by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Denis.

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 10:49 pm
by acw367
XA-SEX Lockheed C-60A Lodestar National Museum of the USAF Wright-Patterson AFB 30 November 2015. Built in 1943 as 43-16445 USAAF, demobbed in 1945. It was operated by civil users until 1981 with former registrations F-BAMA, N95940, N51605 and finally XA-SEX before being preserved by the USAF.

ImageXA-SEX 43-16445 National Museum of the USAF Wright-Patterson AFB 30 November 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 12:05 pm
by BringBackEGDG
Another image of Super Connie HB-RSC at 'Flying Legends' Duxford 13th July 2014.

Image2014-07-13-022FD HB-RSC by Stephen Rendle, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:27 pm
by LondonEye
Someone has to put a Tristar !
Panam, early 80's at Gatwick.
Pete.

ImageTristar Panam N505PA Gatwick (3)

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 8:01 pm
by Paultojo
Image9Y-THA BWIA Tristar MCT July 2002 by Paul Harvey, on Flickr

Many years ago at Manchester

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:09 pm
by PorkScratching
LM-100J Super Hercules at Farnborough International 2018:

Image
LM-100J Super Hercules by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 12:06 pm
by Rainton20
Hercules N131HP at Coolidge in August 2008.

ImageN131HP C-130A by Ian Tate, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 11:33 am
by EGNH1909
I'll go with this one.
C-FTNL Lockheed TriStar of Air Canada taxiing in at London Heathrow on 16 August 1986.
ImageAS1410 by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Best Wishes
Pete

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 7:53 am
by Nighthawke
Lockheed 12A F-AZLL catching the sun at Le Bourget show 2005.

ImageF-AZLL_1_part crop by Tig, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 8:18 am
by jastr435
BCal/Aer Lingus Tristar take off from MAN. Copied from a very poor damaged slide.
No Idea of the date.
Image4-29-2019_003 by jastr435, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM April 2019 - Lockheed

Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 6:37 am
by andygolfer
entries have now closed and we have 13 entries and some wonderful entries thanks.

the poll is now open for your votes here: https://www.civilianaviation.co.uk/foru ... 10&t=32654
please support the competition by voting thank you.

Andy