December 29, 2005 AVweb's Picture of the Week ... |
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Submissions to our "Picture of the Week" contest continue to trickle
in at a reduced rate. For the second week in a row, we received
only a few dozen entries — not uncommon for this time of year.
Fortunately, we ran a selection of holiday-themed photos last week and
rolled over those pictures into this week's competition —
allowing us plenty of photos to choose from, including a handful of
oh-so-nifty bonus pics.
Interestingly, many of the past couple of weeks' photos were
black-and-whites — and more than a few of those were "vintage" photos
readers found in their scrapbooks. So to kick us off this week,
here are three of our favorite black-and-whites ... .
Due to privacy issues, AVweb does not publish e-mail addresses of
readers who submit photos.
*** THIS WEEK'S WINNERS ***
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of Allan Berg |
"Long Beach Glider"
Allan Berg of Atlantic Beach, New York
tells us that's
"Jerry Ginsberg in the pilot's seat." Writes Allan: "My dad
was about 17 years old at this time in the late 1920s.
He designed and built with a number of friends
while he was in Long Beach (NY) High School."
In case you're wondering, the glider rose to a
height of three feet when "towed by a cab."
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AVweb continues to receive a large number of excellent images for our
POTW contest. Here are some of the runners-up. Click on the links below to view
larger versions.
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Harold Manzano
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with permission of Ernest Manzano |
"Bell 430 at the Dominican Republic
Presidential Palace 2005"
Ernest Manzano
of Miami, Florida
reminds us why we like black-and-white
photos so much — not to mention helicopters.
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of James W. McCoy |
"Off-Field Repair, 1933"
Like Allan Berg above,
James W. McCoy
of Houston, Texas
also owes his "POTW" success to his dad.
The elder Mr. McCoy was on the crew that
recovered the wreckage from this crash
near Cherokee, Wyoming in 1933.
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Bonus Pictures
A few last-minute pictures
to wave goodbye to 2005.
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with permission of George Mock |
"On Guard"
George Mock of Windsor, Ontario
(Canada) kept
us up-to-date on the move of the Lancaster FM212
that used to adorn Dieppe Park in Windsor.
Now he treats us to a shot of the replacement,
a replica Spitfire that keeps watch over the Detroit River.
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of Brian Bixler |
"Another Great Day at SXM"
We've gotten lots of low-approach photos
since Natalia Anemodoura's shot of LGKR
on Corfu Island, Greece
a few
weeks ago.
Brian Bixler
of Redmond, Washington joins the club
with this so-close-you-can-feel-the-breeze photo from
SXM on St. Maarten Island. "You can drink your beer,
hang out on the beach, and get a free airshow every day!"
writes Brian. Sounds like our kind of place!
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Robbie Culver
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"RV IFR"
Robbie Culver
of Waukegan, Illinois
shot this photo at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport
recently and "thought it was appropriate for the season."
Though it gives us an unpleasant chill, we've gotta agree.
Thanks, Robbie!
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with permission of Kevin Korterud |
"Santa's Warbird Sleigh"
In response to
last
week's many flying Santa photos,
Kevin Korterud
of Norcross, Georgia shows us a, um,
different kind of holiday spirit. He tells us that Santa's warbird
is actually on loan from members of the Dixie Wing of the
Commemorative Air Force. If you haven't followed our links.
to the CAF in the past, be sure to check out
Dixie Wing.
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A Reminder About Copyrights: Please take a moment to consider the
source of your image before submitting to our "Picture of the Week" contest.
If you did not take the photo yourself, ask yourself if you are indeed
authorized to release publication rights to AVweb. If you're uncertain,
consult the
POTW
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send us an e-mail.
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