A Peregrin Falcon is pictured at the Mariscal Sucre Airport in Quito, Ecuador November 14, 2015. They are used to control fauna to avoid bird strikes during takeoffs and landings. (Photo by Guillermo Granja/Reuters)

The rising sun illuminates the sky above the spires of a church in Vienna, Austria, November 17, 2015. (Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters)

Ulia Matos takes part in a school of theatre, makeup and hair styling graduation contest in Havana, November 16, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Atmosphere at the 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade held at The Roosevelt Hotel on November 29, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Zuma Wire/Rex Shutterstock)

An Aymara woman with a sheep waves to the crowd during a Christmas parade in La Paz, Bolivia December 12, 2015. (Photo by David Mercado/Reuters)

A man dressed as Santa Claus sits at a bus stop before an annual race in Belgrade, Serbia December 27, 2015. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

A volcanic eruption at Mount Etna’s Vorgaine crater in Sicily, Italy on December 3, 2015. (Photo by Marco Restivo/Barcroft Media)

“The V-30 Warhawk was designed by Blackshaw Avionics as a long-range fighter and was primarily used by the Arcadian Air Force for escort duties. The plane pictured is the “Spirit of Freedom” and was one of the four planes that escorted the Arcadian Royal Airship during and after the Great War. The three other fighters were the “Spirit of Hope”, the “Spirit of Justice” and the “Spirit of Destiny”. All pilots were hand-picked by the Head of Airborne Forces and included some of the very finest pilots in the Kingdom. The crew consisted of one pilot and one gunner although both cabins were fitted so that if either crew member was killed the other could take over their duties. Each Warhawk was fitted with four Haverlock “Banshee” engines and four 24mm machine guns”. (Photo and comment by Jon Hall)