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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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Fly Past at Anzac day.

by maybrit

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The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax. Designed by Roy Chadwick and powered by four Rolls-Royce Merlins and in one version, Bristol Hercules engines. It first saw service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942 and as the strategic bombing offensive over Europe gathered momentum,. Seen over RAF Waddington.

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	Sigma 18-125mm F3.8-5.6 DC OS HSM
Submitted:	Sunday, 5th May, 2019 20:54 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 25th April, 2018
Focal length:	46 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1000 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	125
Notes:	Cropped , minimally enhanced.
Views:	23
Galleries:	View this photo in maybrit's gallery

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