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Photo of the Week – Korean Air Cargo Boeing 777F Gear Spray
We haven’t done a “Photo of the Week” in a while. But this one is definitely worth a dedicated posting. Korean Air Cargo B777 at Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport – Photo (c) Ramon Kok (via Flickr) Remember to add your photos to the Flightstory Flickr Group to be featured here, too! It’s a fast growing…
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Photo of the Week – A340 Takeoff from Saint Maarten
This weeks Photo of the Week is this stunning shot of the daily Air France Airbus A340 taking off from Saint Maarten SXM. Photo (c) Ben_Senior (via Flickr) Did you know that your photo could be featured here, too? Just enter the Flightstory Flickr Photo Contest.
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Photo of the Week – Lufthansa Retro Jets
A very rare sight, 2 Lufthansa retro jets side by side. Both Airbus A321 (D-AIDV & D-AIRX), seen here at London Heathrow Airport, have been painted in the historical 1950s Lufthansa livery to celebrate the airline’s rich heritage. Photo (c) stormer43 (via Flickr) Did you know that your photo could be featured here, too? Just…
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Photo of the Week – Boeing 737 Sunset at FL380
What a beautiful sunset at FL380. This window shot from a Travel Service Boeing 737 is our newly featured photo! (c) Photographer: Jan Jasinski Did you know that your photo could be featured here, too? Just enter the Flightstory Flickr Photo Contest.
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Photo – Superb Stallion
This North American Aviation P-51B Mustang is owned by John T. Sessions and is part of his Historic Flight Foundation collection based at Paine Field in Everett, Washington. This photo was taken onboard a B-25 Mitchell Bomber, the landscape in the background is Mt. Pilchuck near Everett, Washington. John T. Sessions is at the controls…
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Hires Photo – Flying Bulls Vought F4U-4 Corsair
If you’re following us on Facebook, you’ve already seen this awesome photo of the Flying Bulls Vought F4U-4 Corsair (c/n 9149 / OE-EAS). Photographer Maxim Termote has now sent us his masterpiece in high resolution to be posted here! Click image to download in full size! – 12/29/12 Fullsize image removal requested by photographer. (c)…
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Photo of the Week – Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 Summer Sky
Our new Photo of the Week – This beautiful shot of a Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 climbing into the summer sky at Frankfurt International Airport (Germany). (c) Photographer: RetinaPhoto Did you know that your photo could be featured here, too? Just enter the Flightstory Flickr Photo Contest.
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Photo of the Week – Lufthansa Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
Our new Photo of the Week – This beautiful b/w shot of a Lufthansa Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (D-ALCP) sitting on the tarmac at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport just before some massive thunderstorm. (c) Photographer: Jan Jasinski Did you know that your photo could be featured here, too? Just enter the Flightstory Flickr Photo Contest.
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Photo of the Week – Grumman Wing Walk
Wing walking on a Grumman G-164A Super Ag-Cat is our new Photo of the Week! The Grumman G-164 Ag Cat is a single-engine biplane agricultural aircraft, developed by Grumman in the 1950s. The Ag Cat was the first aircraft specifically designed by a major aircraft company for agricultural aviation. (c) Photographer: Matthew Baker (airmanflames) Did…
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Photo of the Week – Dreamliner Sunset Landing
This beautiful shot of Boeing 787 ZA005 test plane is our new featured photo. The Dreamliner (N787FT) was caught on landing at San Bernardino International Airport (KSBD), December 19, 2011 (c) Photographer: KSBD Photo Did you know that your photo could be featured here, too? Just enter the Flightstory Flickr Photo Contest.
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Photo of the Week – North American T-6 Texan Dogfight
It’s time for a new Photo of the Week! 😉 These two Canadian North American T-6 Texan (Noorduyn AT-6 Harvard II) during dogfight at Gatineau Air Show 2011 (Canada) are the perfect contestants to wear the title. Congrats to Jan Jasinski for this perfectly timed masterpiece. The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine…
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Photo of the Week – LAN Airlines Airbus A340-313X
This nicely photographed LAN Airlines Airbus A340-313X (CC-CQF) sitting at Frankfurt/Main Airport (FRA / EDDF), Germany, is the new winner of our Flickr Photo of the Week contest. LAN Airlines and its affiliates LAN Peru, LAN Ecuador, and LAN Argentina are the leading international airline alliance in South America providing nonstop and connecting flights to…
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Photo of the Week – B-29 Stratofortress Golden Girl
This beautiful golden girl called “FIFI” is our new Photo of the Week. This Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine heavy bomber that was flown primarily by the US in World War II and the Korean War. The Soviet Union produced a reverse-engineered copy as the Tupolev Tu-4. The B-29 was one of the largest…
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Photo of the Week – Sunset Landing at Portland
This beautiful sunset landing at Portland, Oregon (US) is this week’s winner of the Flightstory Flickr photo contest. (c) Photographer: Russell Hill (sabian404) Did you know that your photo could be featured here, too? Just enter the Flightstory Flickr Photo Contest.
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Photo of the Week – Kaman HH-43 Huskie In-Flight
This week’s Photo of the Week is this vintage Kaman HH-43 Huskie catched at the Olympic Airshow in Tumwater, WA. This true treasure of aviation was used from the 1950s to the 1970s primarily for firefighting and rescue in the close vicinity of air bases, but was later utilized as a short range overland search…
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Photo of the Week – Reno Air Race Action
Do you want some air show action? Here you go! This week’s winner of the Flickr photo contest has it all what makes a great air show shot, paired with simply stunning colors and contrast! (c) Photographer: Chris Ball (cmball) Did you know that your photo could be featured here, too? Just enter the Flightstory…
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Photo of the Week – Cloudbusting Flying Dutchman
This week’s Flickr Photo of the Week is this beautiful shot of a KLM Boeing 747. The Dutch Queen of the skies gently dives into the thick clouds shortly after takeoff from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport (EHAM). (c) Photographer: nustyR AirTeamImages Did you know that your photo could be featured here, too? Just enter the…
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Photo of the Week – Great Time Riding an UL Plane
This week’s Photo of the Week is a little different than the others. It’s no high-tech jet fighter performing some stunning aerobatics, no historical plane and no shiny airliner. Yet it’s a photo that reflects the true beauty and spirit of aviation. A man and his machine having a great time in the air! Riding…
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Photo of the Week – F-15 Eagle Vapor Trails
This week’s Photo of the Week is this F-15C Eagle going up into the cloudy sky of Oregon. As the American jet fighter rumbles into the clouds its powerful afterburners add the only color spots to the dramatic dark scene. High speed combined with humid air creates absolutely stunning vapor trails. The Boeing (McDonnell Douglas)…
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Photo of the Week – EA-6B Prowler Takeoff
This magnificent photo holds the Flightstory Flickr Photo Award of this week. The beautiful black/white shot shows a Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler taking off from Naval Air Facility El Centro (KNJK). The plane belongs to Electronic Attack Squadron One Two Nine (VAQ-129), known as the Vikings. The Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler is an electronic warfare…