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2019 Aviation Week Photo Contest Finalists: Defense – U.S. Fighters

December 30, 2019
high alpha maneuver

Lunar Flyby

Credit: Hayman Tam/Belmont, California.
Two Blue Angels solo pilots perform a high alpha maneuver, passing in front of the Moon. The photo was taken at the California Capital Airshow.
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Incoming!

Credit: Maciej Hatta/Cold Lake, Alberta.
Blue Angel 6 flies the low transition during takeoff from Runway 12 at Naval Air Facility El Centro in California. The Blue Angels team spends a few months deployed to their winter training camp in the Imperial Valley of Southern California to hone their skills before each air show season.
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Distant Thunder

Credit: Julia Apfelbaum/Erie, Colorado.
As the 2019 AirVenture twilight show kicked off on Saturday evening, so did Mother Nature! She provided an ominous and glowing thunderstorm as the backdrop for this U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor demonstration.
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Here's Looking At You

Credit: William Dempsey/Wicklow, Ireland.
U.S. Air Force F-16D Block 30 Fighting Falcon of 416th Flight Test Sqdn. is about to enter Rainbow Canyon in California.
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Blue Angel At Dawn

Credit: Taggart Gorman/Alameda, California.
A F/A-18D of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team Blue Angels waits in the dawn light for the 2019 California Capital Airshow. Picture taken in Mather, California.
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Angel Delta Pass

Credit: Edward Lawson/Long Beach, California.
All six Blue Angels make a final pass to conclude their routine during the first day of the 2019 MCAS Miramar Airshow. This pass was dedicated to all those Blue Angel crewmembers who have recently reenlisted or extended their service commitment.
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Prepare For Liftoff

Credit: Jacob Rutledge/Louisville, Kentucky.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Michelle Curran commands the Thunderbirds F-16 No. 6 through a high alpha pass along the show line at the 2019 Dayton Air Show. After passing show center, Michelle will advance the throttle, giving air show attendees an up-close view of the afterburner during climb out.
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F-18 Flyover On Opening Day In San Diego

Credit: Mark Holtzman/Los Angeles.
Four F/A-18's fly over Petco Park baseball stadium in San Diego on opening day.
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Thunderbird No. 4

Credit: Garry Everett/West Sacramento, California.
Sunrise with Thunderbird F-16.
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Blue Angel

Credit: Garry Everett/West Sacramento, California.
Blue Angel F/A-18 at sunrise.
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The Aviation Week Network Photo Contest is the premier global competition for aerospace photography. Every year, hundreds photographers from dozens of countries submit their photos. We offer cash prizes of up to $500 and are adding a fifth category this year: The COVID-19 Challenge for telling the story of the pandemic’s effects on our industry.

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A selection of photos from the 2019 Aviation Week Photo Contest focusing on defense/U.S. fighters.  Defense–U.S. Fighters finalists include Blue Angels, a baseball Opening Day flyover and air show demonstrations.

Find out more about the 2020 contest and submit your photos here.

Enter in as many of the five categories as you wish:

- Commercial Aviation

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- Business and General Aviation

- Space

- The COVID-19 Challenge

Winners and finalists will appear in the December 9 print and digital issues of Aviation Week & Space Technology and on AviationWeek.com. Prizes of up to $500 await – not to mention worldwide recognition as one of the best aviation and aerospace photographers.

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