Formation of two Polish Sukhoi SU-22 Fitters.
The Sukhoi SU-17, NATO code name Fitter, was an attack aircraft developed from the SU-7 fighter-bomber by Sukhoi. The aircraft was successful with a long career within the Soviet Union/Russia. The type was also widely exported within the Eastern Bloc and air forces in the Middle East. This export version was given the name SU-22.
This photo was taken during AIR14 on August 30, 2014, Payerne Air Base.
AIR14 was a grand airshow celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Swiss Air Force held at the Swiss Air Base in Payerne. The event took place on two consecutive weekends.
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…