SPOTM April 2023 - Chinese registered aircraft (B-)

[andygolfer]

This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for April 2023, the subject is a civil aircraft registered in China i.e. with a registration beginning with B-.

The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered aircraft with a registration starting with B-. It may be active, retired, preserved or even abandoned.

Photography Competition Rules :-

1. Only one entry per user, unless posting on behalf of another person who is unable to do so themselves (children for example). If this is the case, please state so on your entry..

2. The photo may have been taken on any date, it does not have to be taken in the month of the competition

3. The image can be photo-shopped to some extent, levels changes, cropping, sharpening etc. are all acceptable. The photograph must retain it’s initial subject though, don’t make it something it’s not. HDR images are not acceptable. If you are unsure, please PM a moderator.

4. The competition will remain open until 23.59 (UK time) on the 7th May 2023 - please note the extended closing date to enable anyone with a last minute photo plenty of time to prepare their entry.

5. Voting will be conducted by a poll open to all the membership shortly after the closure of the competition.

6. 'Rule 6...' There's no rule 6 Bruce'

7. The decision of the moderating team is final.

8. All images must be posted in line with the usual CA posting rules (size etc.), please read them if you're not sure how to post.

9. The rules may be subject to change, and these will be posted on this thread.

10. Please also embed the images and not links to images, if you're not sure how to do it then shout up and someone will sort it out. It is permissible to change your entry before the closing date.

11. Do not comment on other member's photos.

12. A brief description of where and when the image was taken would be nice too.

If you have any questions please PM me
Andy

[waghorn41]

I'll kick this off with one from the archives. CAAC Viscount B-406 at Kai Tak in 1976.
CAAC Viscount 02 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

[BringBackEGDG]

Boeing 747-481 B-LFC of Oasis Hong Kong Airlines at RAF Fairford 15th July 2007.
2007-07-15-015FD B-LFC by Stephen Rendle, on Flickr

[EGNH1909]

B-5972 Hainan Airlines Airbus A330 departing runway 23L at Manchester on 8 August 2019.
B-5972 by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Best Wishes.
Pete.

[PorkScratching]

Ex-CAAC An-12 B-1059 at the China Aviation Museum near Beijing:


CAAC Antonov An-12 by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

[andygolfer]

my entry is from an early morning at Heathrow in December 2013, a Cathay Pacific Cargo B747 B-LID on approach to runway 27L

B-LID B747 Cathay cargo Heathrow 29-12-2013 6550c by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

Andy

[Paul Zietsman]

My entry is Cathay Pacific A350 B LXO departing Manchester on 06 August 2022.

7D2L6773-Cathay Pacific A350 B LXO-Edit by Paul Zietsman, on Flickr

[niallsaviation]

B-5941 by Niall Moran, on Flickr
B-5941 Seen departing Sydney September 10 2016 in China Eastern Old Colours

[Professor_M]

China Southern Cargo 777F B-2071 departing Stansted on 12th March 2023.
China Southern Cargo 777F - B-2071 - Stansted by Professor M, on Flickr

[acw367]

B-305R Airbus A330-343E Capital Airlines Heathrow 21 June 2020

B-305R Heathrow 21 June 2020 by ACW367, on Flickr

Enjoy ACW367

[wiggy]

China Southern A380 B-6136 on final approach to 09L at Heathrow in September 2020.

China Southern A380-800 by Denis Noonan, on Flickr

Denis.

[Mike s]

Tianjin Airlines Airbus A330-243 Landing runway 27R from XIY at sunset
B-8659 LHR 1.7.19 by Mike stanners, on Flickr

[LondonEye]

Back in the early 1980's. A B747SP of CAAC at Gatwick.
Pete.



B747SP CAAC B-2444 1 Gatwick

[andygolfer]

I've extended the closing date until midnight tomorrow (10th) as I am aware many people including me have been out and about a lot due to the coronation traffic so a chance for last minute entries.

I hope to see plenty of coronation traffic photos appearing in the next few days.
Andy

[Paultojo]

B-LRD A350 Cathay Pacific by Paul Harvey, on Flickr

A350 B-LRD at Dublin