Flyby of the Rafale Tactical Display Team.
The Dassault Rafale is a multi-role combat aircraft from France's Dassault Industries, maker of the Mirage fighter aircraft, among others.
The Rafale is built in three variants:
Rafale B: this is a two-seat (Biplace) version for the Air Force;
Rafale C: this is a single-seat (Chasse) version for the Air Force,
Rafale M: this is a single-seat version for the Navy to operate from aircraft carriers.
This photo was taken on Saturday, May 21, 2022 during the airshow weekend at Cognac Air Base.
The next day, Sunday, May 22, 2022, these two aircraft would hit and damage each other in the air during the flight demonstration. The upper part of the tail of the colored plane fell on the street in a village near the air base. Fortunately, there were no deaths or injuries in this incident.
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…