High speed pass!
Photo #2 in my shop of this high speed pass.
Spectacular high speed pass of a USMC F/A-18C from VFA 106 Gladiators during an airshow at Langley Airforce Base.
High speed means the aircraft just barely passes through sound barrier (Mach 1). If the air is not too dry the moist air condenses around the plane and you get to see the clouds as shown in the photo. A very spectacular and beautiful sight, difficult to photograph because the clouds are not visible for long and you do not know if they will emerge.
I took this photo on April 23, 2016.
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…