2013 A Year In Aviation Photography

[lloyd h]

Hopefully this will be of interest to some of you on here, sorry for the amount of images!!

2013 has been a bit of quiet year for me, especially from June onwards. Its been, as the title suggests more quality movements/opportunities over quantity.

But the best experience this year by far has been my trip to Portugal with Esquadra 751, an opportunity that will stay with me for a long time.

On with the shots!

1. Finally managed to bag this..

RSAF Tornado IDS by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

2.

Saudi Tornado IDS by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

3.

RSAF Tornado IDS by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

4.

Saudi Tornado IDS by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

5. The RSAF Typhoon was a nice treat as well..

Royal Saudi Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon T3 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

6.

Royal Saudi Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon T3 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

7. A few sweepers this year..

67º Swept Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

8.

67º Swept Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

9.

Swept Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

10.

'Marham 04' Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

11.

63º Swept Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

12.

63º Swept Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

13.

63º Swept Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

14. Some with wings at 45º

Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

15.

Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

16.

RAF Panavia Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

17.

617 Squadron Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

18.

Tornado GR4 'Marham 43' by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

19. Some were older than others..

BBMF Avro Lancaster by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

20.

BBMF Avro Lancaster by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

21. Some were rarer than others..

Christen Eagle II by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

22.

Christen Eagle II G-KLAW by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

23.

Christen Eagle II by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

24.

Finnish Air Force Hawk Mk51 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

25.

Finnish Air Force Hawk Mk 51 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

26.

Finnish Air Force Hawk Mk51 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

27.

Finnish Air Force Hawk Mk 51 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

28.

Special Forces Aerospatiale Dauphin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

29. Some were taken in the air..

Pitts S-1C Special by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

30.

Pitts S-1C Special by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

31.

Pitts S-1T Special by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

32.

Pitts S-1T Special by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

33. Some were sneaky..

RAF Britten-Norman Islander CC2 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

34.

RAF Britten-Norman Islander CC2 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

35. Some had ribbons..

USAF F-15E Strike Eagle by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

36.

USAF F-15C by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

37.

USAF F-15E Strike Eagle by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

38. Some were special..

AAC Westland Lynx Mk7 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

39.

AAC Westland Lynx Mk7 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

40.

617 Squadron Tornado GR4 70th Tail by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

41.

617 Squadron 70th Anniversary Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

42.

617 Squadron Tornado GR4 70th Tail by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

43.

41(R) TES Olympic Special Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

44. Some were bigger than others..

RAF Hercules C-130J by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

45.

RAF Chinook HC3 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

46.

Hercules C-130J by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

47.

Hercules C-130J by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

48. Some were close..

Rock Horns by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

49.

41(R) TES Squadron Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

50.

Tornado GR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

51.

IV Squadron Hawk T2 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

52. Some were helicopters..

Westland Lynx AH7 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

53.

Westland Lynx AH7 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

54.

AAC WAH-64D Apache by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

55.

AAC WAH-64D Apache by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

56. Some were life savers..

'Hero' Shot by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

57.

771 Squadron Royal Navy Sea King Mk5 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

58.

771 NAS Sea King Mk5 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

59. Some were Typhoons..

29(R) Squadron Eurofighter Typhoon T3 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

60.

3(F) Squadron Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

61. And finally some have been the best experience I've ever had. The rest of this set will follow shortly in a separate thread

Esquadra 751 EH-101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr


Thank you for looking and thank you to everyone I've spent time with this year, I hope everyone has a good Christmas and New Year.

[Shar2]

Absolutely stunning photographs. Thanks for sharing, I'd love to get up to the loop, shame my knees wouldn't cope with the walking.

[Dr_Rick]

Wow.


That is all.

[lloyd h]

Shar2 said:

Absolutely stunning photographs. Thanks for sharing, I'd love to get up to the loop, shame my knees wouldn't cope with the walking.

Do you think you'd be able to manage a quick 5 minute walk? I think you could perhaps manage Cad East from the car park at the back..

[Jim909]

Crackin photo's, thanks

[Eric Mc]

Cracking.

For us modellers, those directly above shots are invaluable.

I see the RSAF Tornado was zapped by the RAF.

[lloyd h]

Eric Mc said:

Cracking.

For us modellers, those directly above shots are invaluable.

I see the RSAF Tornado was zapped by the RAF.

Thanks guys

Not zapped, it was flying under the TSP programme from BAE Warton so was registered a British jet for that time!

[R1nur]

Fabulous Lloyd - cracking photo's.

Well done on arranging that Portugal trip. Awesome!

Next year you will be able to add formation/air to air with the Vulcan in to the mix :-)

[Bisonhead]

Lloyd, I love looking at your pictures mate. Always a highlight of this section and a real treat for us. Thanks!

[srob]

Stunning pictures

[Al Murphy]

Excellent pictures, I am an admirer of your work Lloyd, the Typhoon ones looks especially good but I am a bit biased. Thankyou for sharing.

Al

[Mutley]

Lloyd, fan-bloody-Tastic photos! am in constant awe of the quality of images and loving the variation of machinery you've seen

[Hard-Drive]

Bloody superb. Thanks for posting.

[mattdaniels]

Some stunning images there. Nice one.

[michael_JCWS]

Awesome

[jonnyb]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

[MarkK]

Astounding as always, especially the RSAF Tornado, used to see that regularly at work. Great to see what it gets up to once it rumbles into the distance!

[Siko]

Great photos Lloyd, look forward to seeing the Merlin ones

[perdu]

Lloyd, thanks for a great Christmas present.



As outstanding as we've come to expect over the days from you.

Happy Christmas to you and all in here.

[Monkey boy 1]

All I can say is "Wow"