On May 17th 1943 the Royal Air Force carried out one of the most remarkable raids ever undertaken by any aircrew. On that night a squadron of Lancaster heavy bombers flew at low level across a blacked out Europe, towards the four great dams that delivered water and power to the German industrial heartland of the Ruhr.

That raid is immortalised on the front of the Dambusters T Shirt, and is being given away as runners up prizes in this years Calendar Competition, courtesy of RAF Museum Cosford.

For full prize table so far, and to enter this years competition please visit http://www.airscene.co.uk/competitions/2013calendar.php.

This year entrants in the Airscene 2013 Airshow Calendar Competition will really have a chance to impress this year.

Red Arrows team photographer Corporal Graham Taylor will be picking through those entries which make the shortlist and will award points to his favourite 12 entries.

Airscene is pleased to welcome Graham on board, and feels this will set the bar a little higher.

Before there is a mad rush of Red Arrows entries… please bear in mind that there will be no special treatment (and you also have another 7 judges to please).

http://www.airscene.co.uk/competitions/2013calendar.php

The Airscene 2013 Airshow Calendar Competition has just got even better with the chance for the overall winner to spend a day with a friend at the home of The Red Arrows. Airscene is delighted to have secured this amazing prize, for which the waiting list is currently between 2 and 3 years.

To see what a day with The Reds would involve, see Dave Briers February report when Airscene was invited to pop along and spend the day…. http://www.airscene.co.uk/A%20Day%20with%20the%20Red%20Arrows.pdf

In addition the Red Arrows are offering 2 limited edition signed prints as Runners Up prizes – which will be detailed once we know more.

The Airscene 2013 Calendar Competition is now open for early entries (e.g. those taken during the 2011 airshow season). For rules, full prize table and to enter please visit http://www.airscene.co.uk/competitions/2013calendar.php

Good Luck.

The Airscene Calendar Competition is now in its 7th year in the current format and Key Publishing Ltd  are the first of  the prospective sponsors to confirm their continued support for the competition.

As with last year Key have committed to vouchers totally £300 to be spread across the first 3 prize positions as follows:

1st prize – £150 vouchers (to include p&p)

2nd prize – £100 vouchers (to include p&p)

3rd prize – £50 vouchers (to include p&p)

The Airscene 2013 Airshow Calendar competition can be found at www.Airscene.co.uk/competition/2013calendar.php

Key Publishing’s portfolio include both trade and consumer magazines, books and DVS’s covering many and varied aviation interests from historic biplanes to the latest military marvels, and flight sims to baggage truck technology. Please visit www.keypublishing.com and visit their online shop.

57 entries from the 2012 Calendar Competition now grace the 40 pages of the Airscene 2012 Photobook.

As with last year not everyone who has entered appears in the book, although some will appear twice and this years cover image is by David Cook. A full preview is available via the following link: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2838750

The book is now available for sale at £19.95 (+ p&p) and delivery is a fairly reliable 14 days, although last years photobook arrived in just 4 days.

Final reminder… the Airscene 2012 Calendar Competition AND the Photobook competition both close at mid-day 30th September.

If you haven’t entered yet (or not submitted your second entry) please do so ASAP. This is a strict deadline and any entries received after will be deleted.

To enter please visit http://www.Airscene.co.uk/competitions.php

To those who have already entered – Good Luck.

Airscene is pleased to announce the continuation of support for its annual calendar competition, by Europe’s leading aviation publisher Key Publshing Ltd.

As with previous years Key have committed to vouchers totally £300 to be spread across the first 3 prize positions as follows:

1st prize – £150 vouchers (to include p&p)

2nd prize – £100 vouchers (to include p&p)

3rd prize – £50 vouchers (to include p&p)

The Airscene 2012 Airshow Calendar competition can be found at www.Airscene.co.uk/competition/2012calendar.php

Key Publishing’s portfolio include both trade and consumer magazines, books and DVS’s covering many and varied aviation interests from historic biplanes to the latest military marvels, and flight sims to baggage truck technology. Please visit www.keypublishing.com and visit their online shop.

This years Calendar Competition is now officially open!

Discussions are now taking place with prospective sponsors, and I am hoping to begin making announcements with regard to prize allocation within the next few weeks. The competition is open each year before the prizes start rolling in as early bird interest helps with sponsorship. So if you have a photograph taken at an airshow last season you may of course enter it into this years competition as one of your two permitted entries. You second entry however MUST be taken during the 2011 Airshow season.

There is a single small change to the rules for this year; all entries submitted must be in the 2 * 1 landscape format – vertical or square formats will be rejected. This change is brought about by the need to ensure all entries are judged on the same basis, and not to expect judges to decide if there is a suitable crop within an entry.

Prize allocation is expected to be the same as last year e.g. 1st, 2nd and 3rd, with 3 runner up places. Please ensure to read all rules before submission.

Good Luck, and I look forward to receiving your entries.

From now until the 31st January the Airscene Photobook has been discounted to just £20.95 (down from £24.95) for the softback and £27.95 for the hardback version.

With 80 full colour pages and premium matte paper this book makes a great addition to your coffee table.

Also take advantage of Blurb’s FREE flat-rate shipping (until the end of January) and delivery times of around 1 week.

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1819566

Airscene photobook publishers Blurb are now offering free flat-rate shipping until Jan 31st 2011.

To take advantage of this offer make sure to use the following promo codes:

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