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Check out the winners of our photo contest!

February 21, 2024

We held our second photo contest last month and received a lot of amazing submissions. It was tough to choose the winners, so we’ve also awarded several Honourable Mentions.

WINNER: Category 1 – A Tribute to the RCAF
A CL-114 Tutor painted in Snowbird livery hangs suspended from the ceiling of the Royal Aviation Museum
CL-114 Tutor | David Sanders
WINNER I: Category 2 – General
A Waco Sesquiplane in low light at the Royal Aviation Museum, framed by the wings of other aircraft
Waco Sesquiplane | Hugh Fraser, @hugh_fraser_photography

WINNER II: Category 2 – General

Closeup of a Lockheed Electra on display at the Royal Aviation Museum. The aircraft's nose and half of its right wing are visible. The lighting in the museum is very dim.
Lockheed L-10A Electra | Photo by Kyra Lichtenstein, @my_moments_of_time
Honourable Mentions
  • Exterior view of the cockpit of a CF-104 Starfighter on display indoors. In the background, a light sculpture mimicking the northern lights is visible
    HONOURABLE MENTION | CF-104 Starfighter by Lisa Lewis
  • Head-on view of a CF-104 Starfighter on display indoors
    HONOURABLE MENTION | CF-104 Starfighter by Ron Gerth
  • Underside of a CL-114 Tutor painted in Snowbird livery suspended from the ceiling of a museum
    HONOURABLE MENTION | CL-114 Tutor by Ron Gerth
  • Exterior of a museum in black and white. Most of the exterior wall is windows and inside multiple aircraft are visible
    HONOURABLE MENTION | Exterior of the Royal Aviation Museum by George Miller
  • Closeup of a Stinson Reliant aircraft suspended from the ceiling of a museum.
    HONOURABLE MENTION | Stinson Reliant by Gerald Proteau
  • Closeup of the tails of two aircraft in a museum. In the background, the tail is spotlit. It's red, bearing the Air Canada emblem
    HONOURABLE MENTION | Ju-52/1m (foreground) and Vickers Viscount tail (background) by Kaitlyn Thiessen

Thank you to everyone who entered our contest! We were blown away by all the wonderful submissions we received. The gallery below shows all entries to this year’s contest.

Category 1: A Tribute to the RCAF
Photo by Bob Poole
Photo by Sandy Zhu
Photo by Ryan Kehler
Photo by Mike Smith
Photo by Mark Bilash
Photo by Lisa Lewis
Photo by Gerald Proteau
Photo by George Balko
Photo by David Sanders
Photo by Mark Hallock
Photo by Cheryl Thiessen
Photo by Caleb Petrushak
Photo by Vicky Bolduc
Photo by Stevi Wood
Photo by Soren Danielson
Photo by Ron Gerth
Photo by Robbie Swaffer
Photo by Patsy Louise Kos
Photo by Myron Hlady
Photo by Mike Carter
Photo by Kaitlyn Thiessen
Photo by Hugh Fraser
Photo by Dima Zodek
Photo by Gerard Magno
Photo by Fiona McDonald
Photo by Dan Kerr
Photo by Collin Thiessen
Photo by Barry Wasylik
Photo by Kyra Lichtenstein
Photo by Vicky Bolduc
Photo by Patsy Louise Kos
Photo by Robbie Swaffer
Photo by Ron Gerth
Photo by Soren Danielson
Photo by Stevi Wood
Photo by Myron Hlady
Photo by Mike Carter
Photo by Kyra Lichtenstein
Photo by Kaitlyn Thiessen
Photo by Hugh Fraser
Photo by Dan Kerr
Photo by Dave Hallock
Photo by Fiona McDonald
Photo by Gerard Magno
Photo by Dima Zodek
Photo by Collin Thiessen
Photo by Barry Wasylik
Category 2: General
Photo by Derek Illchuk
Photo by David Pavlich
Photo by Caleb Petrushak
Photo by Vicky Bolduc
Photo by George Miller
Photo by Stevi Wood
Photo by Soren Danielson
Photo by Sandy Zhu
Photo by Ryan Kehler
Photo by Ron Gerth
Photo by Robbie Swaffer
Photo by Patsy Louise Kos
Photo by Norm Smith
Photo by Myron Hlady
Photo by Mike CarterPho
Photo by Mark Bilash
Photo by Lisa Lewis
Photo by Kyra Lichtenstein
Photo by Kaitlyn Thiessen
Photo by Jim Kerr
Photo by Hugh Fraser
Photo by Gerard Magno
Photo by Gerald Proteau
Photo by George Balko
Photo by Fiona McDonald
Photo by Don Nowicki
Photo by Dima Zodek
Photo by David Sanders
Photo by Dave Hallock
Photo by Dan Kerr
Photo by Collin Thiessen
Photo by Cheryl Thiessen
Photo by Carleen Wollman
Photo by Caleb Petrushak
Photo by Barry Wasylik
Photo by Vicky Bolduc
Photo by Stevi Wood
Photo by Soren Danielson
Photo by Ryan Kehler
Photo by Ron Gerth
Photo by Robbie Swaffer
Photo by Patsy Louise Kos
Photo by Norm Smith
Photo by Myron Hlady
Photo by Mike Carter
Photo by Mark Bilash
Photo by Lisa Lewis
Photo by Kyra Lichtenstein
Photo by Kaitlyn Thiessen
Photo by Jim Kerr
Photo by Hugh Fraser
Photo by Sandy Zhu
Photo by Gerard Magno
Photo by Gerald Proteau
Photo by George Miller
Photo by George Balko
Photo by Fiona McDonald
Photo by Don Nowicki
Photo by Dima Zodek
Photo by David Sanders
Photo by Dave Hallock
Photo by Dan Kerr
Photo by Collin Thiessen
Photo by Cheryl Thiessen
Photo by Carleen Wollman
Photo by Caleb Petrushak
Photo by Barry Wasylik
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