H. WEAVER’S dramatic shot of a Harrier GR.7's dusty arrival at the White Waltham airshow on August 4, 1996, was our fourth runner-up.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: BAe Harrier GR Mk.5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1979

THE WINNER of Aeroplane's 1996 Airshow Action Photographic Competition is HUGO MAMBOUR of Belgium with his breathtaking shot at left of four F-16s of the Thunderbirds, the USAF aerobatic team, taken at Timisoara in Romania on June 16, 1996. Hugo wins himself the flight of a lifetime in Rick Roberts’s Spitfire Tr.9 two-seater PV202.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: General Dynamics F-16A/C/E Fighting Falcon - СШАUSA - 1974

Several aspects of airshows encapsulated in one picture: GEOFF BOXALL was a runner-up with his photograph of Mark Hanna displaying the Old Flying Machine Company’s Spitfire IX MH434 at the Woodchurch Wings and Things show in Kent on August 4, 1996. The runners-up each win £50.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX / XVI - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942

Runner-up RICHARD GILBERT’S photograph of Spitfire MH434 (again), leading the RAF’s Red Arrows at Fairford on July 20, 1996.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker-Siddeley Hawk / HS.1182 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1972Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX / XVI - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1942

Another runner-up was R.A. PUGH with his “pilot’s-eye view” of Crunchie Flying Circus girl Tanya Gaze, taken at Orsett on August 18, 1996.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Stearman PT-13 / PT-17 Kaydet / Model 73 (Boeing-Stearman) - СШАUSA - 1934