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SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:29 pm
by andygolfer
This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for February 2021 and the subject is ANY civilian registered aircraft registered in the Iberian peninsula i.e. Spain or Portugal

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil aircraft registered in either Spain (EC-) or Portugal (CS-). It may be active, retired, preserved or even abandoned.

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 March 2021 - 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
Andy

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:03 pm
by waghorn41
I'll kick this off. Unfortunately I have very little Iberian area in the archives, my Iberia DC10 is too yellow. So I'll go with this hazy shot of a TAP Boeing 707 taken at LHR in the summer of 1977.

ImageTAP 707 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:24 pm
by mikee7
Here is my entry this time. Swift Air Emb120 at Stansted in 2016.

ImageEmb120 Swift Air Stansted by Mike, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:00 pm
by PorkScratching
A rather smart Privilege Style 757 at Gatwick in 2016 (EC-ISY):

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Boeing 757-256, Privilege Style by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:34 am
by tomcat14
Iberia A340 on take off from London Heathrow on 6 July 2015.

ImageIMG_9394a by wokinghampaul, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:15 pm
by BringBackEGDG
Thomas Cook Airbus A320-212 EC-MVF on finals to Tenerife Sur 3rd January 2020.

Image2020-01-03-035FD EC-MVF by Stephen Rendle, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:12 pm
by acw367
EC-CGO McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 Aviaco Gatwick 1995 - scanned from print

ImageEC-CGO Gatwick 1995 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:56 pm
by Mike s

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 6:01 pm
by Paultojo
ImageEC-FMS at Palma Sept 1981 by Paul Harvey, on Flickr

From my dim and distant past, on our honeymoon

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:20 pm
by Mickey
TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200 CS-TNL departing Manchester Airport for Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport 4.4.15

Image4.4.15 TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200 CS-TNL by Michael Hanks, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:31 pm
by EGNH1909
EC-KXN Wamos Boeing 747 early morning departure from Manchester Airport on 26 September 2019, to repatriate passengers stranded abroad after the collapse of Thomas Cook.
ImageEC-KXN by Peter Rowe, on Flickr

Best Wishes
Pete

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 6:55 pm
by wiggy
Hispania Caravelle on the ramp at Dublin in the Summer of 1986.

ImageHispania SE-210 Caravelle-10R by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Denis.

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:23 pm
by Andy L
Lockheed L1011 TriStar 500 CS-TEB of Euro Atlantic Airways at Manchester in June 2003

Image

Andy

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:01 am
by andygolfer
here's mine for this month taken at London City Airport , CS-DRX Hawker Beechcraft 125-800 lifting off on 23rd November 2017

ImageCS=DRX Hawker Beechcraft 125-800 London City 23-11-2017 0917 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

good luck everybody, nice to see we have a lot of good entries already

Andy

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:46 pm
by Wallie
Boeing 737 Air Europa Reverse trust Schiphol Polderbaan
Image

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:46 pm
by LondonEye
A Convair Cv990 Coronado of Spantax, early 80's at Gatwick.
Pete.


ImageCv990A Spantax EC-BQA 2 Gatwick (2)

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 2:33 pm
by Rainton20
Alba Star 737-400 EC-LTG departing Newcatle in June 2015.

ImageEC-LTG 737-4K5 by Ian Tate, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 2:39 pm
by Mike
CS-TRI A330-322 of Flynas at Manchester 30-07-14

Image

Re: SPOTM February 2021, aircraft of the Iberian peninsula past and present

Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:24 am
by andygolfer
entries are now closed for this competition, thank you to everybody who has taken part.

The voting poll can be found here :- viewtopic.php?f=110&t=38667