RAS Photo Competition

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Each year the RAS holds Photo competitions for Slides and Prints each with Air & Ground categories. This Gallery contains leading entries from current and recent years.

For the archive of some leading entries from previous years click here.

Photo Competition Rules

2009 - Projected Digital Image - Air

1st - Martin Powell

B-17

2nd - Malcolm Hargreaves

Royal Air Force - Chinook

3rd - Barry Swann

Royal Air Force - Typhoon

4th - Barry Swann

Royal Air Force - Hawk

5th - Chris Berry

Virgin Atlantic - B747

6 - Colin Duckworth

Canadian Forces - CF-188

2009 - Projected Digital Image - Ground

1st - Martin Powell

German Air Force - EF2000

2nd - Chris Berry

Royal Air Force - Hawk

3rd - Martin Powell

Hungarian Air Force - Gripen

4th - Malcolm Hargreaves

Dragon Rapide

4th - Chris Berry

B-17

4th - Chris Eaton

Royal Air Force - Typhoon

2009 - Prints - Air

 

 

1st - Barry Swann

U.S. Air Force - F-15E

2nd - Paul Henshaw

Stearman

3rd - Barry Swann

R. Saudi Air Force - Typhoon

   
Highly Commended

Barry Swann

Tornado GR.4

Highly Commended

Chris Berry

KLM Cityhopper - ERJ-190

Highly Commended

Barry Swann

U.S. Air Force - F-15E

 
Commended

Paul Henshaw

R. New Zealand AF - B757

Commended

Colin Duckworth

Antonov 2 (Privately Owned)

Commended

Chris Berry

Malaysia Airlines - B747

 
Intentionally Blank Commended

Barry Swann

Typhoon (primer - pre delivery)

Intentionally Blank

2009 - Prints - Ground

 

 

1st Martin Powell

EB-47E

2nd - Martin Powell

P-51C 'Tuskegee Airman'

3rd - Chris Berry

U.S. Navy - SH-60F and HH-60H

Highly Commended

Chris Berry

U.S. Navy F/A-8C and F/A-18E

Intentionally Blank Highly Commended

Chris Berry

Vueling Airlines - A320

 
Commended

Paul Henshaw

P-51D ' Ferocious Frankie'

Intentionally Blank Commended

Malcolm Hargreaves

BMI Baby - B737-500

 

2008 - Projected Digital Image - Air

1st - Tony Hopkinson

Belgian Air Force - F-18AM

2nd - Paul Henshaw

US Navy - F/A-18F

3rd - Malcolm Hargreaves

Royal Air Force - Tornado GR.4

2008 - Projected Digital Image - Ground

1st - Tony Hopkinson

Air Atlantique - DC-3

2nd - Tony Hopkinson

Royal Air Force - Griffin HAR.2

3rd - Tony Hopkinson

French Air Force - Alpha Jet

2008 - Prints - Air

1st - Paul Henshaw

Vulcan B.2

2nd - Chris Eaton

Royal Air Force - Red Arrows

3rd - Martin Powell

NATO - E-3

2008 - Prints - Ground

1st Martin Powell

Royal Air Force - Griffin HAR.2

2nd - David Blades

Victor (awaiting image)

3rd - Mike Lynam

British Airways - A320

 

2007 - Projected Digital Image - Air

1st - Paul Henshaw

Swiss Air Force F/A-18

2nd - Chris Berry

Easyjet A319

3rd - Paul Henshaw

Czech Air Force Mil -24V

2007 - Projected Digital Image - Ground

1st - Chris Eaton

US Air Force F-117

2nd - Tony Hopkinson

Spitfire

3rd - Chris Berry

Etihad Airlines A330

2007 - Prints - Air

1st - Anthony Firmin

US Navy - E-2C

2nd - Chris Berry

Royal Navy - Merlin HM.1

3rd - Tony Hopkinson

Royal Air Force - Red Arrows

2007 - Prints - Ground

1st - Paul Henshaw

F-86

2nd - Tony Hopkinson

Royal Air Force - Typhoon

3rd - Anthony Firmin

US Navy - SH-60F

 

2006 - Slides - Air

1st - Paul Isherwood

Beluga

2nd - Paul Henshaw

R. Netherlands AF F-16AM

3rd - Chris |Wood

Emirates Airline A380

2006 - Slides - Ground

1st - Chris Wood

Yeminia A310

2nd - Martin Powell

DC-3

3rd - Martin Powell

Yak 3

2006 - Prints - Air

1st - Chris Berry

48th FW F-15E

2nd - Chris Berry

Bangladesh Biman Airlines DC-10

3rd - Chris Berry

7th BW B-1B

2006 - Prints - Ground

 

 

1st - Paul Henshaw

Spitfire

2nd - Mike Lynam

F-16

3rd - Ian Rigg

56 Sqn Tornado F-3

 

2005 - Slides - Air

1st - Paul Henshaw

Sabre

2nd - Paul Henshaw

Hurricane

3rd - Paul Henshaw

Skyraider

2005 - Slides - Ground

1st - Martin Powell

Skybus DHC-6

2nd - Chris Wood

Pakistan International B777

3rd - Chris Wood

Regional Emb-145

2005 - Prints - Air

1st - C Eaton & M Pickford

Red Arrows and Spitfire

2nd - Chris Eaton

B-17 'Sall-B'

3rd - Martin Pickford

Air Atlanta B747

2005 - Prints - Ground

1st - Chris Eaton

Victor

2nd - Martin Pickford

RAF Harrier

3rd - Chris Berry

First Choice B757

 

2004 - Slides - Air

1st - Chris Eaton

F-16

2nd - Chris Eaton

B-52

3rd - Paul Isherwood

FA-18E

2004 - Slides - Ground

1st - Chris Wood

Lufthansa A320 at Luqa

2nd - Paul Isherwood

F-16

3rd - Martin Powell

BoBMF Dakota at RIAT

2004 - Prints - Air

1st - Chris Berry

Monarch Airbus A-300 at Manchester

2nd - Tony Hopkinson

RAF 19 Sqn BAe Hawk of 4 FTS at Valley

3rd - Chris Berry

Travel City Direct B-747 at Manchester

2004 - Prints - Ground

1st - Chris Berry

Cocorde G-BOAC at Manchester viewing park

2nd - Chris Berry

German AF F-4F at Waddington

3rd - Chris Berry

Jet 2 B-737 at Manchester

 

2003 - Slides - Air

1st - Chris Eaton

USAF B-52 at RAF Fairford

2nd - Paul Isherwood

BAE 146 of Brussels Airlines

3rd - Malcolm Hargreaves

RAF Panavia Tornado

2003 - Slides - Ground

1st - Martin Powell

USAF F-15 at RAF Valley

2nd - Chris Wood

Lufthansa A-320

3rd - James Newton

IL-62

2003 - Prints - Air

 

1st - Chris Berry

ATA L1011 - Mildenhall 23 March, 2003

2nd - Chris Berry

BA Concorde - Manchester 31st October, 2003

 

2003 - Prints - Ground

1st - Chris Berry

Virgin B747 - Manchester 15th August, 2003

2nd - Chris Berry

BA Concorde- Manchester 31st October, 2003

=2nd - Chris Berry

AdlA Mirage 2000C - Waddington 6th March 2003

 

2002 - Slides - Ground

1st - James Newton

F-4F at Holloman AFB, New Mexico

 

2000 - Slides - Air

1st - Paul Isherwood

South African A300 at Jan Smuts, SA

=2nd - Paul Isherwood

Continental DC10 at Houston

=2nd - Paul Henshaw

USN Hornet at Farnborough

 2000 - Slides - Ground

1st & Overall winner - Paul Isherwood

America West A320 at Newark NJ

2nd - James Newton

TransBrasil B737-300 at Sao Paulo

3rd - Bob Fairclough

Turbo-Otter at Misty Fiord. Alaska