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Picture of the Week: AVweb’s Flying Photography Showcase

Editorial Staff

Friday, December 30, 2011 at 12:00 AM ET

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AVweb hosts a weekly "Picture of the Week" contest showcasing the best reader-submitted aviation photographs.
Each week, an outstanding photo is chosen, and its contributor receives an AVweb baseball cap as a prize.
The article features a gallery of diverse aviation photos, including warbirds, seaplanes, and general aviation aircraft, with details on their origin and photographers.

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Each week, we go through dozens (and sometimes hundreds) of reader-submitted photos and pick the very best to share with you on Thursday mornings – and one photo that stands above the others is awarded an AVweb baseball cap as our “Picture of the Week.” Want to see your photo here? Click here to submit it to our weekly contest.

Collings Foundation’s B-17 909 Turning for Fly-By at Corvallis, OR (1999)

Terry Gleason of Albany, OR

This image was taken in June 1999 over Corvallis, Oregon from a B-24’s left gunner’s position.

Used a Nikon N-90 with 35-80 zoom lens. No manipulation. Basically as it was taken at that time.

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Early Morning at EAA Seaplane Base (AirVenture 2011)

Gary Dikkers of Madison, WI

John Knapp’s Micro Mong C/N 32 (N2505P) at the Willow Harbor Seaplane Base on Lake Winnebago during AirVenture 2011.

Nikon D90. Cropped for composition. Image size reduced.

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Happy New Year 2012!

Gilbert Benzonana of Grand-Lancy, Geneva (Switzerland)

What else to say? This image is a patchwork made through Picasa 3 with some of the photos already selected this year in “POTW.”

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P-40C

Tim Adams of Minooka, IL

Rod Lewis’s P-40C, fresh from New Zealand, on the ramp in Reno.

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Enola Gay on Display

Stan Greenspan of Toronto, ON (Canada)

The cockpit of the Enola Gay on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Washington, DC. (Red handles are the throttles.)

No mods to photo.

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Head Over Heels About Flying

Eric Cobb of Santa Ynez, CA

Loves to fly.

No adjustments.

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Cub Camp, Crescent Valley, Nevada

Forrest Fasig of Dayton, NV

Camping out for the beautiful early fall weather at Crescent Valley, Nevada (U74).

Shot September 25, 2011 with Android X.

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Wheels Up

George Mock of Windsor, ON (Canada)

Harvard to Harvard formation flight on take-off.

Just cropped.

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P-51 at Holdrege, Nebraska

Bruce Hueftle of Holdrege, NE

I took this photo from my Blackberry phone. I did not have my camera with me when this aircraft was leaving KHDE.

The photo was not been manipulated.

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Beautiful Panel

Jack Textor of Des Moines, IA

Taken years ago at Blakesburg, Iowa.

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Seeker at U42

Ric Lee of Sandy, UT

This Australian build aircraft showed up one day at U42. The cockpit is very much like a helicopter with outstanding visibility.

Taken with Nikon Coolpix; no modifications.

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Betty Jane Waves Goodbye

Stephen Koewler of Seattle, WA

P-51C Betty Jane departs Butte, Montana.

Enhanced with Adobe Lightroom 2.

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Thermalling in Formation

Peter von Tresckow of Madison, WI

I was flying our two-seater Blanik when I met up with one of our club pilots in his LAK-12.

Photo was taken with my iPhone.

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Just Passing Through

Daniel Valovich of Hot Springs, AR

Unexpected visitors brought some great color to the runway.

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Click here to submit your own photos to “POTW.”

Editorial Staff