SPOTM August 2024: I for Italy, any Italian registered civilian aircraft

[andygolfer]

This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for August 2024,this month's subject is I for Italy, any Italian registered civilian aircraft

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil aircraft registered in Italy i.e. prefixed I- , it does NOT have to be an Italian designed or built aircraft.

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 September 2024 - please note the extended closing date to enable anyone with a last minute photo plenty of time to prepare their entry.

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
Andy

[1marshn30]

Piaggio P166 at Fairford in 2014
https://flic.kr/p/KXHjTX
On Flickr by Marshn2010

[waghorn41]

I'll throw this one in. Alitalia Cargo Systems DC8 on a very wet day at Kai Tak in 1976.
Alitalia DC8 cargo by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

[norwichmike]

I-GROG landing at Husbands Bosworth

I-GROG by Mike Burdett, on Flickr

[niallsaviation]

I-BPAC by Niall Moran, on Flickr
I-BPAC 737-400 of the now defunct Blue Panorama(now stored as 9H-MNW)

[Professor_M]

Fiat G46 I-AEKA at RIAT 2023...

Fiat G46 by Professor M, on Flickr

[More Italians from RIAT 2023 here - viewtopic.php?f=73&t=47753]

[andygolfer]

here's one from me taken at Ozzano, Italy in March 2019, the prototype Curti Aerospace Zefhir I-X048 on a test flight, on later flights it tested an emergency parachute descent / recovery system

I-X048 Curti Aerospace Zefhir cn.001 Ozzano 25-03-2019 8890r by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

Good luck everybody and lots of entries please
Andy

[Mike s]

Alitalia A321- 112 Landing runway 09L from FCO
I-BIXQ LHR 2.7.2019 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

[acw367]

I-DAVA McDonnell Douglas MD-82 Itali Airlines Milan Malpensa 21 September 2007

I-DAVA Milan Malpensa 21 September 2007 by ACW367, on Flickr

[wiggy]

Ocean Airlines B747-200F I-OCEA landing at Hong Kong in 2005

Ocean Airlines B747-200F (SCD) by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Denis.

[Rainton20]

Alitalia DC-8-62F I-DIWQ at Marana in October 1982.

I-DIWQ DC-8-62F by Ian Tate, on Flickr

[EGNH1909]

I-DIRB Alitalia Boeing 727-200 departing London Heathrow on 29 July 1978.
I-DIRB by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Best Wishes.
Pete.

[LondonEye]

Another reminder of the old days, viewing deck Heathrow. Alitalia DC10 I-DYNU

Pete.



DC10 Alitalia I-DYNU Heathrow (2)

[andygolfer]

Entries are now closed, we have 12 excellent entries thank you.
The voting poll is now open here: viewtopic.php?f=110&t=50867
Andy