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SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:37 am
by andygolfer
This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for March 2021 and the subject is Civil registered corporate or government airliners

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered corporate or government airliners. 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 May 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 rather than posting in this topic
good luck
Andy

Re: SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:04 am
by andygolfer
I'll kick things off with this Dubai Air Wing B.747 A6-HRM departing Stansted in January 2019:

ImageA6-HRM B.747 UAE Dubai Air Wing, Stansted 22-01-2019 1480,c by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

good luck everybody and lots of entries please
Andy

Re: SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 12:37 pm
by acw367
A9C-BA Boeing 727-2M1RE Super 27 Bahrain Amiri Flight Heathrow 2 January 2014

ImageA9C-BA Heathrow 2 January 2014 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

Re: SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:09 pm
by EGNH1909
9H-BIG Airbus A340 of Air X Charter , departing Manchester on 17 July 2017, having arrived earlier that day with a party of American golfers for the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, Southport.
Image9H-BIG by Peter Rowe, on Flickr

Best Wishes
Pete

Re: SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:05 pm
by niallsaviation
ImageVQ-BSK by Niall Moran, on Flickr

VQ-BSK 747-8ZV conducting a missed approach in Shannon 24th March 2017

This aicraft is now with the Turkish Goverment as TC-TRK after being donated to them from Qatars Emir after only 3 years of operation

Re: SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:23 pm
by waghorn41
CAAC (that is government being from the PRC?) Viscount on a rare visit to Kai Tak in 1976.

ImageCAAC Viscount 01 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:00 pm
by mikee7
Romanian government 707 at Brussels airport in 2008

ImageRomanian 707 by Mike, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:43 pm
by Mike s
Qatar Amiri Flight A320-214 CJ Prestige Landing runway 09L from DOH
ImageA7-HSJ LHR 2.7.2019 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:12 pm
by LondonEye
Yugoslavian Govn B727 YU-AKD at Gatwick, mid 70's.
Was briefly regular at Heathrow on JAT flights.
Pete.


ImageB727 Yugoslav Govn YU-AKD Gatwick

Re: SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 6:53 pm
by Andy L
General Motors Air Transport Convair 580 at Detroit Metropolitan in August 1987.
Image

Andy

Re: SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 6:31 pm
by Paultojo
ImageAzerbaijan Government TU-154 by Paul Harvey, on Flickr

Azerbaijan Tu-154 at Belfast in Sept 2005

Re: SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 9:09 pm
by wiggy
DRC Presidential B727 at Lasham in 2014 for maintenance.

ImageDRC Presidential B727-30 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Denis.

Re: SPOTM April 2021 - Civil registered corporate or government airliners

Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 8:43 am
by andygolfer
entries are now closed, thanks to everybody who entered.

The voting poll can be viewed here: viewtopic.php?f=110&t=39351&p=120331#p120331

Andy