Photo of the Week

Some incredible photos submitted by our readers via Facebook and Instagram.

The Swiss Air Force Airbus Helicopters Super Puma display team. Tagged on Instagram by @karin_gubler_airlebnisfotos
The Swiss Air Force Airbus Helicopters Super Puma display team. Tagged on Instagram by @karin_gubler_airlebnisfotos
A Royal Navy Leonardo Helicopters Merlin Mk4 navigating Dartmoor in the U.K. Tagged on Instagram by shutterup_aviation
A Belgian Air Force NH-90 crew conducting hoist training. Submitted via Facebook by David Van Bouwel
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin in the hover. Submitted on Facebook by Matt Udkow
A Heli-TV SA 315B lama helicopter in the mountains. From Instagram user @y.ahlers
Two Spanish military NH90s low over the coast. From Instagram user @halcon05photo
A Leonardo Helicopters AW139 of the Salvamento Maritimo over the Spanish surf. From Instagram user @isantiagofoto
A German Army Airbus Helicopters H145M. From Instagram user @aviation_jb
An RNLAF Airbus Helicopters AS532 Cougar. From Instagram user @nb_aviation_photos
A Bell UH-1 Huey breaks out of formation in South Africa. From Instagram user @raynosnymanphotography
An RNLAF AS532 Cougar shows its belly. Photo submitted by Instagram user @daversephotos
An Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 firefighting in Italy. From Instagram user @heli_firefighter_spotter
An Airbus Helicopters H145, known in UK military service as the Jupiter HT1. From Instagram user jameswilkesphotography
An Italian Boeing CH-47F practices special boat insertion techniques. Photo submitted by Instagram user @irenepantaleoni
A Belgian Air Force NHIndustries NH-90 prepares to hoist a winchman to a boat. From Instagram user sound_of_kerosene
An Airbus Helicopters AS350 outfitted for heliskiing. From Instagram user @wildcoastoutfitter
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A Royal Netherlands Navy NH-90 banks steeply over Rotterdam. From Instagram user arrecoos_nh90_pictures
Miami Dade Fire and Rescue's Air Rescue 1, a Leonardo Helicopters AW139, after an emergency call. From Instagram user miarotorspotter
An RNLAF Boeing CH-47 Chinook in a steep nose-down transition to forward flight. From Instagram user daversephotos
An MH-65D Dolphin from Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, Puerto Rico. From Matt Udkow via Facebook.
A civilian-operated UH-1 'Huey' in the colors it served in with the U.S. Army. From Instagram user tomd.jones
An Airbus Helicopters AS350 head-on in a spectacular sunset. From Instagram user @hallvarrfrey
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A Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk in Poland carries an SEI Industries bambi bucket through the forest. From Instagram user aviationspotter_1992
An Austrian Army AB212 at the AirPower22 show at Zeltweg in Austria. From Instagram user bap_bavarianaviationphotocrew
A German Army Sikorsky CH-53 lifts from a field landing. From Instagram user aviation_jb
Blackcomb Helicopters' Bell 212 conducts long-line operations over British Columbia, Canada. From Instagram user clear_to_hoist
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