F/A-18 Swiss Hornet Solo Display Team.
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a multi-role all-weather fighter-bomber. The aircraft was designed in the 1970s and 1980s based on the Northrop YF-17. The aircraft is still in service as with the air forces of Switzerland and Finland.
MvDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing years back, hence the name change to Boeing F/A-18 Hornet.
In the coming years, Switzerland will replace the F/A-18 with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.
This picture was taken on 17 May 2024 during the airshow at Aérodrome de Cerny - La Ferté-Alais in France.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…