SPOTM March 2023, aircraft with registrations starting with V

[andygolfer]

This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for March 2023, the subject is an aircraft with a registration beginning with V, there are loads of options and some are used as registrations of convenience so the world is your oyster on this one

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered aircraft with a registration starting with V. 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 April 2023 - 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

[LondonEye]

A B707 VP-WGA of Air Zimbabwe at Gatwick - before Z became the national prefix.
Pete.



B707 Air Zimbabwe VP-WGA 1 Gatwick

[waghorn41]

Cathay Pacific's first SuperTristar VR-HHK on delivery at Kai Tak in 1976.
Cathay Tristar VR-HHK by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

[BringBackEGDG]

V2-LFV DHC-8-311 Dash 8 operated by LIAT caught departing Princess Juliana (SXM) St Maarten 12th October 2013.
2013-10-12-010FD V2-LFV by Stephen Rendle, on Flickr

[andygolfer]

Here's mine, there's something special about a 747 so had to pick a photo of one from my collection. Taken in December 2016 at Stansted, freezing cold when I got there at around 8am so at least there was no heat haze but then it was delayed a couple of hours so I was really cold. On the plus side the winter light was lovely and this is still a favourite photo of mine.....

VH-OEF B.747-400ER QANTAS Stansted 29-12-2016 4724-T by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

definitely worth getting cold for!
Andy

[Mike s]

Azerbaijan Airlines Boeing 787 -8 Dreamliner VP-BBS landing runway 27L from GYD
VP-BBS LHR 30.6.19 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

[acw367]

VQ-BGN Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550) Rockfield Holdings Northolt 8 October 2015

VQ-BGN Northolt 8 October 2015 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

[tomcat14]

VP-CKA by wokinghampaul, on Flickr

VP-CKA Boeing 737-8AN(BBJ2) landing at a very wet Farnborough on 30 December 2022.

[EGNH1909]

VH-EBJ Qantas Boeing 747 taxiing for departure at London Heathrow on 29 July 1978.
VH-EBJ by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Best Wishes
Pete

[Paul Zietsman]

Just when I was sure I didn't have a V registration, I remembered this Jet Aviation Business Jets Gulfstream 6 taken at Manchester on 13/08/2022.

7D2L8121 Jet Aviation Business Jets Gulfstream 6 by Paul Zietsman, on Flickr

[Mike]

I've got very few to choose from, so had to fish out this one from my St. Maarten 2008 album.

[PorkScratching]

777-2Q8ER VP-BAS landing 09L at Heathrow in 2004, in the rather attractive but short-lived Aeroflot livery from that period:


Aeroflot Boeing 777-2Q8ER by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

[Paultojo]

VP-BBR Azerbaijan Airlines 787 at Belfast International by Paul Harvey, on Flickr

VP-BBR Azerbaijan Airlines 787 at Belfast International

[stevep22]

From Lanzarote 2013, V2-LIC, ATR 72-600 of LIAT seen during a stopover for fuel on its delivery flight to Antigua.

V2-LIC (departure) by Stephen Procter, on Flickr

Cheers

Steve

[hairrig]

Royal Flying Doctor Service Beechcraft B300C King Air 350C VH-FDC at Southend Airport 13 august 2016

VH-FDC Southend Airport 13 Aug 2016 by Andrew Brown, on Flickr

[wiggy]

Aeroflot MD-11F VP-BDR taking off against a moody sky.

Aeroflot MD-11F (2) by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Denis.