Lockheed P-38 Lightning of the Flying Bulls.
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was one of the best American fighter aircraft during World War II. This aircraft was so fast, powerful and reliable that it was used in many roles on the battlefield around the Pacific and in Europe.
Of the 10,000 aircraft built, only a small number remain, of which about 10 are still flyable including the aircraft in the photo owned by Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz.
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…