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These incredible images show the winners and runners-up from the RAF Photographic Competition 2025. They range from the spectacle of a Buckingham Palace flyover for VE Day 80 to the excitement of new recruits to the Royal Air Force, and include images taken in Yorkshire. The RAF said: “The RAF Photographic Competition showcases the skill, dedication, and spirit of our people. From aircraft in action to life on the ground, every shot tells a story.”
One of the most eyecatching is a photograph taken on a GoPro Hero 13 camera from a Passenger experience flight (PAX) on a Tutor Aircraft at RAF Leeming, in North Yorkshire.
The purpose of the flight was to take aerial shots and video of the area surrounding RAF Leeming.
An image of the celebrations commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day 80) includes a formation of aircraft flying over Buckingham Palace.
The flypast included a Lancaster, Voyager, one A400M Atlas, C17 Globemaster, P8 Poseidon, six Typhoons, a RC-135W Rivet Joint, two F35s and nine Red Arrows.
Another is an environmental portrait taken depicting Air Specialist Technician Jason Williams who works at Mechanical Transport Maintenance Section at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire.
Other images include a group of Hawk aircraft from the RAF aerobatic team the Red Arrows flying over the Colloseum in Rome; a passing out parade at RAF Halton near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire; the RAF Falcons parachute display team in Gloucestershire; and air-to-air refuelling between an A400M and the Voyager.