RuthAS

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PIA photos

Hi,

If you have any PIA photos at airports in the UK. Could you upload them? Greatly appreciated. --80.194.30.187 21:31, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Caudron G3

I have greatly improved the savagely underexposed Caudron G3 picture of yours but cannot upload it in Commons. I don't really understand Commons, I have never had much luck with it. I can send it to you direct if you are interested, the only way I can see is email. If you want it get me in Wikipedia at [Ex nihil] I probably won't rteturfn here anytime soon. Ex nihil (talk) 11:44, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

British Eagle Britannia / Viscount

Re File:BRitish Eagle Britannia and Viscount MAN 1964.jpg, do you have the registrations of either aircraft? Looking to illustrate the w:Invicta International Airlines article if I can find photos of the actual aircraft. Mjroots (talk) 20:07, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

File:Trafford_Park_-_E_end_-_1930.jpg

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TheGrappler (talk) 23:57, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Alaska Island Air

Hi Ruth, We're authoring a book about Alaska Airlines 80 year history... and would like to incude your photo of the Grumman Goose N68157 Alaska Island Air. The document in Wikipedia is too small for our needs. We have to have at least 300 DPI... or 600 DPI would be better. Please contact us via email at: besttravels@aol.com. We appreciate your help!! CLiff & Nancy Hollenbeck

File:GCR.C13.67433.jpg

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Andy Dingley (talk) 08:55, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Could you perhaps upload your image of Swissair Convair 240 HB-IRW?

From browsing Airliners.net, I see that you've contributed a photo of HB-IRW, the aircraft which crashed off of Folkestone in 1954, taken just six days before the crash. Since this crash has a Wikipedia article, and you've contributed some of your aircraft images to Commons before, I was wondering if you could possibly upload that photo to Commons, if it's not too much trouble. (The article is currently illustrated with another of your Swissair Convair 240 photos, taken several years earlier and showing a different aircraft.) --Colin Douglas Howell (talk) 18:43, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

MALS Tu-154

Hi Ruth, is there any possibility of you uploading this MALS Tu-154 photo? I would like to use it on a couple of articles, not least an article on Tu-154. If you are able to do that I would be most appreciative. Cheers, russavia (talk) 03:30, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi again Ruth, I just noticed this Krai Aero Tu-154 photo as well, if there is any chance for that one as well? Cheers, russavia (talk) 03:57, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi Ruth, thanks for uploading those two pics for me. Much appreciated. FYI, the MALS Tu-154 is the International Association of Northern Peoples....quite unusual, never heard of this organisation before, have seen the MALS abbreviation around in regards to the Tu-154. It's a mystery who this outfit was. Any ideas on that? Cheers, russavia (talk) 10:09, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi, yet again lol. I found two more Tu-154s-- Air Moldova and ALAK. Is there any chance of these two as well? Cheers, russavia (talk) 15:45, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Heya, well I am currently working on a twenty-year plan...as in it is probably going to take me that long to do what I wanna do on WP lol. At the moment, I am working on en:User:Russavia/Tu-154, which will then be used to develop articles on those airlines that are missing, and expand others (especially the Russian/CIS airlines). So much to do, not enough time to do it, and so much to do lol. russavia (talk) 16:01, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Your pic of Leith

Hi. I've just seen your marvellous aerial view of Leith. It's a cracker. I'm pondering whether to transpose it with the current lead image. Kim Traynor (talk) 14:22, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

File:Gloster Meteor NF.11 WM245 Q.151 Sqn BLA 07.09.55 edited-2.jpg

Hi Ruth, I found your picture of the NF-11 WM245 by chance when I was doing an image search for NF-11 after my father passed away. My father was stationed at 151 Sqn in Leuchars and spent a great deal of time in this aircraft, but this is the first time I have seen this photograph. I was wondering if you had any other pictures of NF-11 or NF-3 Venoms from 151 Sqn. I would also be interested in getting a higher resolution version of this picture, as I would like to have this picture enlarged and framed. Thank you, John JWJPayne19 (talk) 21:28, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Fairey Delta 2

Hi Ruth, I am doing a painting of the FD2 for a museum (a charity). I am looking at your photo on the FD2 page for general ideas and I wonder if you have any more photos of the FD2 landing (the speed record version pre-BAC rebuild)?

Klemlao (talk) 13:27, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Admin's Barnstar

Dear RuthAS. Many thanks for the Nigeria Airways media published. Although now 10 years since the airline was shut down, 2013 marks its 55th anniversary and as such some form of commemorative special presentation is being planned independently. Should your have more images of historical significance, regardless of their quality, it would be nice ifthey could feature in multimedia presentaions planned for later in the year. Kind regards 5N-NAA (talk) 11:00, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Copyright status: File:Douglas DC-8-51 N8008D TIA LGW 23.07.66 edited-4.jpg

This media may be deleted.

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Denniss (talk) 07:17, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

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Thank you

Thank you Ruth for a wonderfully eclectic album of pics. Some of the aeroplane photos took me back to the "good old days" when air travel held a special magic.

Kind Regards Andmac

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	Thank you for all your amazing photos of airliners. Please accept this barnstar as a small token of my thanks. Photographers like you are a major reason why Wikimedia Commons is such an amazing image repository! Michael Barera (talk) 02:27, 9 November 2013 (UTC)

B-29 in RAF colors photo

Hi Ruth, I would like to get in touch regarding the photo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boeing_B-29A_Washington_B.1_WF502_90_Sqn_Hooton_20.09.52_edited-2.jpg I would like to use it in my project and I would like to ask you for the proper credit. Pls can you contact me via my websiste? http://cz-raf.hyperlink.cz

Thx

Pavel

Washington B.1 photo

Pavel, I was unable to contact you via your site. Please email me again leaving your own email address details. What is your project and why is my photo relevant? RuthAS (talk) 16:10, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Washington B.1 photo

Hi Ruth, sorry for this - my email is cz_raf(at)yahoo.com - pls replace (at) by @. I will provide you more information via email. Thank you. Pavel

GAF Jindivik 102B and GAF Pika C-2

Hi, my name is Joe and I work for a UK based Television Documentary Company that are currently putting together a program on UFO sightings around the world. I am contacting you in regards to two of your images which we would be interested in including in our program.

The images we are interested in are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GAF_Pika_C-2_A93-2_Pt_Cook_22.03.88_edited-3.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GAF_Jindivik_102B_A92-212_Fairey_Ringway_06.61_edited-2.jpg

We would be interested in discussing licensing with you as soon as possible, if you are interested, and we are available to speak at any time that is convenient for you. Please do contact me on joe.lovell91@hotmail.com to discuss this further if you are interested. The company I work for is Pioneer Productions in London UK.

Thank you for your time,

Best Regards,

Joe

--Joelovell91 (talk) 11:08, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	For your contributions on aircraft displayed at the former location of the "Museo Nacional de Aeronautica" (Argentina), of which I've only identified a couple so far. Not only reminds me of childhood visits to that place, but I'm using those to enrich the wikiarticle dedicated to that museum. Thanks & kind regards, DPdH (talk) 12:08, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Argentine aircraft

Hi, I noticed that you've uploaded some interesting images of argentine aircraft, civil and military, from 1972-75 mostly in Buenos Aires. I wonder if you have more pics to share, especially about the exhibits at the "Museo Nacional de Aeronautica" in Aeroparque Jorge Newbery. Thanks & regards, DPdH (talk) 15:47, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind response in my TalkPage. I wouldn't worry about duplicate images, especially for the Museum aircraft, given that your photos are from about 40 years ago, taken in a different museum location and settings, and with the planes in a different restoration status and possibly different camouflages compared to today. Plus you may have other images of other objects displayed at that time that are not in "Commons" (I recall an AA gun and some rockets), the facilities at that time, and also aircraft without images in today's collection (e.g.: Huanquero and Ju52/3m). Also images of airliners in other liveries could be useful. Kind regards, DPdH (talk) 08:47, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Hi again, Ruth, wish you're doing well. I noticed two great pics of the Ju-52 and Cierva C30 at the old Argentine Air Force museum in J.Newbery, that you uploaded to Airliners.net; as these 2 are without images in Wikipedia I kindly ask if you could please upload a low-resolution version to Commons. Thanks and regards, DPdH (talk) 13:58, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

The Photo of the B-50 in the UK

Hi, Ruth,

My name is Rob, and, admittedly, I am new to this in terms of editing or making “edit requests.”

As an intro, my Dad was a SAC bomber pilot in the 97th Bomb Wing and was a Squadron Commander for the 342nd Bomb Squadron (B-47s).

Regarding the page on the 810th Strategic Aerospace Division, I believe that the photo of the B-50 in 1953 is not part of the 97th Bomb Wing or the 810th Air Division. I believe that it is from the 43rd Bomb Wing, 15th Air Force.

As my Dad was a bomber pilot in the 97th Bomb Wing at Biggs AFB, is it possible to replace the current photo with a photo of a B-50 from the 97th Bomb Wing? I have a couple of good photos that may “qualify” (copyright) for Wikipedia and that I could share with you.

Apart from my own prejudice (Dad), I think that the 97th Bomb Wing be shown on the page as well as the other wing. After all, the 810th Air Division had two wings.

By the way, as you may expect, with my Dad being a SAC bomber pilot, he was deployed to the UK several times (Marham, Waddington, and Upper Heyford).

Thanks in advance!

Rob

--BeatlesVox (talk) 20:15, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

Hi, Ruth,

I just wanted to say "thanks" for writing back to me about your B-50 photo in the 810th Air Division's article.

When I get a chance, I'll write to an online "friend" of mine who sent me a good photo of a B-50 (97th Bomb Wing) at Biggs AFB. I'll see if he can tell me any copyright and other necessary info. If so, I'll plan to upload the photo. Then I plan it as a replacement to the one in the "810th Air Division" article.

Thank you for giving me your blessings in terms of replacing your photo with mine. I hope that I can do so one day. Then a plane from Dad's unit (the 97th Bomb Wing, one of two wings in the division) will be proudly displayed in the 810th's article.

Oh, when I clicked on your photo and got its details, I updated the "description"... I changed "15 Bombardment Wing" to read "15th Air Force." But, for some reason, I can't do the same further down the page where it shows the "thumbnail" version of your photo. Maybe you can? I dunno.

Well, I guess that's it for now. Thanks again for your time. Take care.

Rob

--BeatlesVox (talk) 03:06, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

No one can update the phrase by that thumbnail, because that section records the wikitext included with the image when it was originally uploaded to Commons. Since it's only a record of the image file's history, it isn't supposed to show subsequent edits to the image info. --Colin Douglas Howell (talk) 21:28, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Categories

Hi, you always upload so many nice photos from decades from which good photos are seldom available! However, I am always looking what nice photos you uploaded, as I try to keep up to categorize them. It would be nice if you don't just use the general category fo an aircraft. For example take File:McD F-4F 38+51 JG71 MILD 26.08.78 edited-2.jpg. As there are now hundreds of F-4 Phantom photos, there is a category for each version (like for the S-3, F-8, A-7 etc.), in this case the F-4F Phantom II-category. There is also a Jagegeschwader 71 category, as there is one for most USN aircraft squadrons. Although, someone makes categories for each single aircraft (see F-4F category), which I think is not useful when you take them out of the general category. Otherwise you have to open zillions of categories when you are looking for a good photo... Cheers Cobatfor (talk) 23:24, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

What is that on the wing of the Firefly?

I see something interesting in this image:

File:Fairey Firefly FR.4 16-52 RNNAS RWY 02.04.52 edited-3.jpg

That looks like an AN/APS-4 radar. Can you confirm or deny that?

Maury Markowitz (talk) 02:05, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for contributing your photos from over the years, they are wonderful for the Wikimedia projects. Keegan (talk) 07:15, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Photos for publication in Czech Republic

Dear Ruth, I am writing a book about civil airliners after WWII in Czech Republic. I just checked that you have amazing historic photos here on wikimedia. Can I use some of them in the book? Thank you very much for your attention. You can also contact me on email Lumikus@seznam.cz

--Lumikus1 (talk) 09:39, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

File:Hazel Grove (Midland).jpg

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Tarboat (talk) 19:45, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

For your contributions in aviation pics from decades ago. Kind regards, DPdH (talk) 14:02, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

Photo of Grumman F-11

The photo you uploaded in 2013, taken in 1971, appears to show in the background a F-11 from the Blue Angels. It may be the same being restored by the Pima Air/Space Museum in my city: http://www.pimaair.org/aircraft-by-name/item/grumman-f-11a-tiger . I thought you might like to know :-) BTW, was your photo taken in/ around Tucson, AZ?

File:Grumman_F-11A_141829_VT-26_DM_22.04.71_edited-2.jpg

Miles Hawk G-AHNV Photo

Hi RuthAS! Just wanted to contact you about the 1950s photo of yours showing an aircraft G-AHNV at Pendeford Airfield [[1]] I had to double take as I have an original photo belonging to my great grandfather of this aircraft which he was the owner of. I also have a copy of his Royal Aero Aviator's certificate (1948). I was looking to enquire any information about this photo? Much appreciated. You can email me at: vanaheimer1@gmail.com

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	For your excellent vintage pictures of aircraft. It really helps fill a gap since pictures from before the digital age are lacking. Noha307 (talk) 04:06, 28 May 2017 (UTC)

File:Ashover Light Railway Map 1938.jpg

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Яй (talk) 14:29, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

Notification about possible deletion

Some contents have been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether they should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at their entry. If you created these pages, please note that the fact that they have been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with them, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Affected:

• File:Miles M.57 Aerovan 1 G-AGOZ Air Contrs RWY 25.7.46.jpg

And also:

• File:DH.112 Venom NF.51 33010 RSwedAF Chester 1953.jpg
• File:Caudron C449 Goeland 1273 FAF RWY 15.03.47 edited-2.jpg
• File:Lockheed L749A G-ANUV BOAC BLA 10.09.55 edited-2.jpg
• File:Avro 685 York G-AMGK Luton 1952 edited-2.jpg
• File:Hillson Praga G-AEUT 1952.jpg
• File:DH.98 Mosq FB.VI TA379 69 Sq WI-T Cambrai 03.1946 edited-3.jpg
• File:Curtiss C-46D 4X-ALF El AL LHR 05.09.54 edited-3.jpg
• File:Douglas C-47A G-AJVZ Air Tpt Charter RWY 27.03.51.jpg
• File:Lockheed L-1049G D-ALAP LH RWY 06.05.56 edited-4.jpg
• File:Avro Vulcan VX770 VX777 FAR 13.09.53 edited-2.jpg
• File:HP.81 Hermes 4 G-ALDC Falcon Aws RWY 06.60 edited-2.jpg
• File:Avro 688 Tudor 4B G-AHNI BSAA WFD 30.04.49.jpg
• File:Scottish Pioneer CC.1 XL666 FAR 08.09.57 edited-3.jpg
• File:Scottish Avn A4.45 VL515 RWY 24.04.48 edited-2.jpg
• File:Miles M.14A HT3 G-AHNV WVTN 24.06.50 edited-2.jpg
• File:Mosscraft M.A.2 G-AFMS & G-AEST M.A.1 WVTN 17.06.50 edited-4.jpg

Yours sincerely, Яй (talk) 14:38, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

I've already added my own response to this request, but I think you should respond as well. I suspect after the person noticed the map scan listed in the previous request (for which he has a point: being a scan of a published map, its copyright status is unclear), he looked up your other contributions and made an assumption. --Colin Douglas Howell (talk) 18:08, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

I am well over 80 years old and have been taking aviation and other photographs since an early age - now for very nearly 70 years. These photographs are mine. Yes - I was at e.g. Wolverhampton (WVTN) on 24.06.50 and so on. Hence the specific and accurate dating of the titles and captions. Turn your time and attention to more positive aspects of Wikipedia, please. RuthAS (talk) 20:23, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

May I now express a huge sigh of relief? :-) --Colin Douglas Howell (talk) 17:26, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

Thank you Mr Colin - Relief on all sides, I'm sure. In the end, a welcome and positive outcome for Wikipedia users, achieved 'with a little help from my friends', certainly including yourself! Kind Regards RuthAS (talk) 09:29, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

Awwww, thank you. :) --Colin Douglas Howell (talk) 07:27, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Gloster Meteor T.7 WA637 Q3-5 613 Sqn Takali

Dear Ruth

Please do you have pictures of or know of 613 squadron possessing a Vampire T.11?

Thank you in anticipation

RogerQR — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.112.223.97 (talk) 19:30, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Photo of N844AA or N718AA?

Hi RuthAS! This photo of yours of N844AA: , are you sure you have typed in the registration correctly because in airhistory.net, you have posted the exact same image with registration N718AA: [2]. Please check the registration and get back to me on my talk page. Thanks! Username006 (talk) 16:50, 4 October 2021 (UTC)