RAS Photo Competition

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Each year the RAS holds Photo competitions for Slides/Projected and Prints each with Air & Ground categories.

Photo Competition Rules


Index of photographic competition entries - 2000 - 2014

                 
   
2001
     
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         

 
2020 Photographic Competition Images
2019 Photographic Competition Images
2018 Photographic Competition Images
2017 Photographic Competition Images
2016 Photographic Competition Images

2015 Photographic Competition Images

2014 Photographic Competition Images

2013 - Projected Digital Image - Air

1st - Malcolm Hargreaves

Privately Owned - Spitfire

2nd - Malcolm Hargreaves

Royal Navy - Lynx

3rd - Paul Henshaw

Royal Air Force - Typhoon

Highly Commended

Stuart Daley

Privately Owned - Beaver

Intentionally Blank

Highly Commended

Mike Clegg

BoBMF - Spitfire/Hurricane

2013 - Projected Digital Image - Ground

1st - Malcolm Hargreaves

Privately Owned - Hind

2nd - Tony Callan

Conair - Convair 580

3rd - Chris Wood

Aer Lingus - A320

Highly Commended

Mike Clegg

Privately Owned - Lancaster

Intentionally Blank

Highly Commended

Malcolm Hargreaves

Privately Owned - Morane D-3801

Commended

Malcolm Hargreaves

Privately Owned - Spitfire

Intentionally Blank

Commended

Chris Wood

Emirates - A380

2013 - Prints - Air

 

 

1st - Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - F-86

2nd - Paul Henshaw

Royal Air Force - Red Arrows

3rd - Paul Henshaw

Royal Air Force - Tucano T.1

   
Highly Commended

Paul Henshaw

Czech Air Force - Gripen

Intentionally Blank

Highly Commended

Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - RV8

Commended

Malcolm Hargreaves

Privately Owned - P-51C

Intentionally Blank Commended

David Blades

Privately Owned - Demon

2013 - Prints - Ground

 

 

1st Martin Powell

Privately Owned - P-51

2nd - Jon Pickstone

Privately Owned - Extra

3rd - Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - Jungmeister

Intentionally Blank Highly Commended

David Blades

Royal Navy - Sea King

Intentionally Blank

 

2012 - Projected Digital Image - Air

1st - Chris Berry

Swiss Air Force - F/A-18C

2nd - Paul Henshaw

Swiss Air Force - F/A-18C

3rd - Stuart Daley

Privately Owned - Spitfire

Intentionally Blank

4th - Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - Spitfire

Intentionally Blank

Highly Commended

Barry Swann

Royal Air Force - Tornado

Highly Commended

Jim Newton

Russian Air Force - Su-27

 Highly Commended

Stuart Daley

Royal Air Force - Tornado

Highly Commended

Malcolm Hargreaves

Privately Owned - Bouchon

Intentionally Blank

Highly Commended

Chris Berry

Italian AF  - Frecce Tricolori

2012 - Projected Digital Image - Ground

1st - Malcolm Hargreaves

Privately Owned - Bouchon

2nd - Michael Clegg

Privately Owned - Lancaster

3rd - Malcolm Hargreaves

Germanwings - A319

Highly Commended

Malcolm Hargreaves

Finnair - ERJ-190

Highly Commended

Barry Swann

Royal Air Force - Typhoon

Highly Commended

Martin Powell

R. Australian AF - B737 Wedgetail

Intentionally Blank

Highly Commended

Martin Powell

U.S. Air Force - Thunderbirds

Intentionally Blank

2012 - Prints - Air

 

 

1st - Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - Spitfire

2nd - Paul Henshaw

Polish Air Force - MiG-29

3rd - Paul Henshaw

Lincs Air Ambulance - Explorer

   
Intentionally Blank

4th - Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - Skyraider

Intentionally Blank
Highly Commended

Malcolm Hargreaves

Privately Owned - S. Triplane

Highly Commended

Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned: Meteor T.7

Highly Commended

Martin Powell

Royal Air Force - Typhoon

2012 - Prints - Ground

 

 

1st Martin Powell

US Navy - F/A-18C

2nd - Malcolm Hargreaves

Privately Owned - Bouchon

3rd - Malcolm Hargreaves

Privately Owned - Fokker DR.1

Intentionally Blank Highly Commended

Martin Powell

Privately Owned - Mustang

Intentionally Blank


2011 - Projected Digital Image - Air

1st - David Draycott

Emirates Airline - A380

2nd - Paul Henshaw

Royal Air Force - Tornado GR.4

3rd - Chris Eaton

Norwegian Historic Flight

Highly Commended

Malcolm Hargreaves

R. Netherlands AF - F-16AM

Highly Commended

Paul Hensahw

Royal Air Force - Tornado GR.4

 Highly Commended

Malcolm Hargreaves

Privately Owned - Hunter

Commended

Stuart Daley

Royal Navy - Lynx

Commended

Chris Berry

Royal Air Force - Red Arrows

Commended

David Draycott

Privately Owned - Jackaroo

Commended

Chris Wood

FlyBe - DHC-8

Commended

Chris Wood

Privately Owned - Hunter

Commended

Chris Wood

Turkish Airlines - B737

2011 - Projected Digital Image - Ground

1st - Martin Powell

Privately Owned - Me.262 (replica)

2nd - Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - F-86A

3rd - Chris Wood

Sun Air - Dornier 328

Highly Commended

Paul Henshaw

Royal Air Force - Tornado GR.4

Highly Commended

Chris Wood

Pakistan International - B777

Highly Commended

Chris Berry

R. Netherlands AF - F-16AM

2011 - Prints - Air

 

 

1st - Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - Hunter

2nd - Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - Vulcan

3rd - Paul Henshaw

Royal Air Force - Hawk

   
Highly Commended

Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - AD-4NA

Intentionally Blank Highly Commended

Paul Henshaw

United States Air Force - A-10C

2011 - Prints - Ground

 

 

1st Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - F-86A

2nd - Martin Powell

Privately Owned - Hunter T.68

3rd - Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - Cessna O-1E

Highly Commended

Chris Berry

United States Navy - E-2C

Intentionally Blank Highly Commended

Martin Powell

R. Saudi Air Force - Hawk

 
Commended

Paul Henshaw

Privately Owned - Harvard 11B

Intentionally Blank Commended

xxx

Royal Air Force - Tucano T.1

 

2010 - Projected Digital Image - Air

1st - Chris Berry

United States Air Force - F-22

2nd - Charles Draycott

Royal Air Force - HS.125 CC.3

3rd - Paul Henshaw

Harvard

Highly Commended

Chris Berry

United States Air Force - F-22

Highly Commended

Malcolm Hargreaves

P-40M Kittyhawk

 Highly Commended

Chris Berry

United States Navy - F/A-18F

Intentionally Blank

Highly Commended

Malcolm Hargreaves

Avro Vulcan

Intentionally Blank

2010 - Projected Digital Image - Ground

1st - David Draycott

Dakota

2nd - Malcolm Hargreaves

Tiger Moth

3rd - David Draycott

P-51 Mustang

Intentionally Blank

Highly Commended

Chris Berry

United States Air Force - F-22

Intentionally Blank

2010 - Prints - Air

 

 

1st - Paul Henshaw

Stearman

2nd - Chris Berry

United States Air Force - F-16CG

3rd - Paul Henshaw

Harvard

   
Highly Commended

Chris Berry

Typhoon

Intentionally Blank Highly Commended

Chris Berry

FlyBe - DHC-8

 
Commended

Paul Henshaw

Catalina

Intentionally Blank Commended

Chris Berry

Irish Air Corps - EC-135

2010 - Prints - Ground

 

 

1st Paul Henshaw

P-51 Mustang

2nd - Chris Berry

United States Air Force - F-22

3rd - John Edwards

Emirates - A380

Highly Commended

Paul Henshaw

Bearcat

Highly Commended

Malcolm Hargreaves

Tomtit

Highly Commended

Chris Berry

Aer Lingus - A330

 
Commended

Chris Berry

R. Netherlands Air Force - F-16AM

Intentionally Blank Commended

Chris Berry

Royal Air Force - Agusta 109

 

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

6th - 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

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