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Warbirds and Classics

Challenge #5 in the Aviation series. Hosted by MikeyBugs95.

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All the classics you know and love! Any and all pre-1965 warbird and classic aircraft.

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Announced:

Monday, 22nd April, 2019 (GMT)

Submissions:

Monday, 29th April, 2019 – Sunday, 5th May, 2019 (GMT)

Voting:

Monday, 6th May, 2019 – Sunday, 12th May, 2019 (GMT)

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Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Main subject must be warbird or classic aircraft related
Main subject must be pre-1965.
No commercial aviation.
No aerobatic/airshow aircraft.
No helicopters/VTOL unless they fit the pre-1965 condition.
For aircraft with variants still in service, submitted images must be of the variants used before 1965.

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Hawker Hurricane

by anisah

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Iconic WWII fighter aircraft. LF363 was built at the Hawker factory at Langley near Slough. It first flew in January 1944 and is believed to be the last Hurricane to enter service with the RAF. It is now part of the "Battle of Britain Memorial Flight" at RAF Coningsby, UK.

Camera:	Canon EOS 40D
Lens:	Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Submitted:	Sunday, 5th May, 2019 19:23 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 3rd July, 2010
Focal length:	250 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1000 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	200
Notes:	Cropped, resized.
Views:	39
Galleries:	View this photo in anisah's gallery

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