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Hmmm – "Picture of the Week" returns to familiar territory this week, with low submission numbers but extremely high quality.  We received only sixty submissions this week, but many were Top Three contenders.  After much deliberation, we decided to award top honors – and an official AVweb baseball cap – to Phillip Salter of Beaumont, Texas.  But our runners-up are nothing to sneeze at this week.  In fact, this is the first week in a long time where five of the six photos went into our desktop wallpaper rotation. Strap in and enjoy!


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*** THIS WEEK’S WINNERS ***

Used with permission of Phillip Salter

"Hammer Flight Texas"
Phillip Salter
of Beaumont, Texas takes home a
brand-new AVweb baseball cap for his outstanding photo
of a Yak formation over Livingston, Texas.  Shown are
lead pilot/instructor John Unangst in Red Yak 52 (foreground),
Edwin Curry in White Yak 52, John Sykes in Winter Camo Yak 52,
and Glenn "Furnace" Friedrich in Camo Yak 50 way back there.
Pilot Breff "Nordo" Cooling missed the photo op, but Phillip
still wanted to give ‘im credit.  Say thanks to Phillip,
Nordo – maybe he’ll let you try on his hat … .

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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.


Used with permission of Jody M. Wittmeyer

"Fokker Attack"
Man, we love this photo from
Jody Wittmeyer of Kewanee, Illinois, who writes
"This gave me the same feeling the old barnstormers
must have had."  In the foreground is Jody’s "12-year-old
niece waving goodbye after getting a ride in my Champ from
my dad’s pasture."  Nice job, Jody – thanks for sharing!
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copyright Barry Dohrman
Used with permission

“Hornet Full-Power Take-Off"
Barry Dohrman
of Laguna Miguel, California
is back with another action-packed photo from
last month’s 50th anniversaryMiramar Air Show.
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Bonus Pictures

It’s hard to pick just a few from
this week’s crop, but we’ll do our best.
Buckle up; it’s time for bonus pictures!

Used with permission of Bill Lowe

"Eyes on the Target!"
Bill Lowe of Rochester, New York
was one of the announcers (along with his wife) at the
Westfield (Massachusetts) International Air Show –
which explains how he got such great shots, right?
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Used with permission of Max Haynes

"Autumn in a Howard DGA-15"
Max Haynes of Maple Grove, Minnesota
sends us this lovely image of Bruce Olson
in his newly-restored Howard DGA-15.
For more photos of the "Damned Good Airplane,"
visit Max’s nifty web site,MinnesotaWing.com.
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Used with permission of David Francis

"Registration or Freudian Slip?"
David Francis of Aledo, Texas saw our
Airbus A380 gallery on Monday and wanted
to share a quick photo of the registration number
for A380 #1 – F-WWOW.  "It is heavy on the
‘wow’ factor when seen up close!" writes David,
who snapped this photo at this year’s Paris Air Show.
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copyright Paul T. Gernhardt
Used with permission

"Preflight 2: RH Engine Missing"
We were secretly hoping
Paul Gernhardt of Ashburn, Virginia
would take us up on our challenge and send
in a third sunken ship photo.  This week he did,
with another DC-3 shot.  (We sure hope he’s not
billing the "POTW" department for these excursions … .)
Thanks for the great photos, Paul – you’ve earned
your special once-in-a-great-while bonus "POTW" hat!
Watch your mailbox, and remember – it ain’t waterproof.
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To enter next week’s contest, click here.

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 thePOTW Rules orsend us an e-mail.

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