Dramatic 'Fireball Flyers' wins British Army's 2014 photo competition

By ANDREW TAVANI

The British Army this week released the results of its annual military photo competition and the images are stunning. According to the Daily Mail, Jamie Peters, an army corporal, won the Best Overall Image with his captivating shot of an Apache helicopter flying away from a large explosion. The photo, 'Fireball Flyers,' was snapped at an air show, The Telegraph reports.

Voting was open to the public and conducted on Facebook. Peters' photo amassed 1,671 Likes to propel it to a narrow victory. Above, click through the slideshow and see all of the dramatic images from the competition along with portraits of the men behind the cameras who shot them.

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