Flyby of a Saab Gripen of the Czech Air Force.
I took this photo during the Open House of the Belgian Air Force at Kleine Brogel Air Base in 2018
The Saab JAS39 Gripen is a Swedish fighter aircraft developed and produced by Saab. The name "Gripen" is Swedish for griffin.
The aircraft is the successor to the Saab J37 Viggen and the variety of tactical tasks which this aircraft takes on is reflected in the type designation JAS (Jakt-Attack-Spaning, or Hunt-Attack-Reconnaissance). Like its predecessor the Gripen is a pure multirole aircraft.
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…