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Aviation History
1959
1959 - 0443.PDF
216-217 FLIGHT, 13 February 1959 The photographic quality of this picture of Shackleton MR.3 was sufficient to give No. 201 Squadron second place in the air-to-air section. Pilot: fIL. Pretty. Camera operator: Cpl. Hawkins Entered in the "action" class by St. Mawgan, the superb picture of a Whirlwind below was the only entry in either competition to which the judges awarded full marks. Camera operator: Cpl. Hawkins COASTAL COMMAND CAPTURES THE qnartet of camera studies repro- duced here is a selection from the inter-squadron and inter-station photo- graphic competitions held again this year by R.A.F. Coastal Command. For the four classes of the squadron contest each of the ten competing units had to submit examples of air-to-air, air-to-ground, air-to-sea (merchant vessel) and air-to-sea (service vessel) pictorial work. The standard was a good deal higher than in previous years, competitors having devoted much more careful thought to lighting and originality; but in actual "finish" there was still room for improvement. No. 224 Squadron, North Front, Gibraltar, were placed first with 82 marks, followed closely by No. 120 (Alder- grove) who scored 80; third, with 68, was No. 206 of St. Mawgan. Seven units competed in the inter- station competition, which was devised to test the general ability of the photo- graphic sections. Prints of eight classes of ground subjects had to be submitted. There was one exception among the choice of subject, St. Mawgan entering in the "action" class the splendid helicopter picture seen on this page. Most entries were above average and marking was high. Even so, it was a runaway win for St. Mawgan with a total of 175 marks. Runners-up were H.Q. Unit, Coastal Command, 133, followed by Ballykeny, 126. Invited by S/L. G. N. Perella, Command Photo- graphic Officer, to judge the com- petitions were R. F. AWerton and P. Ward of the Kodak Company and John Yoxall of Flight.
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