Portuguese F-16 Fighting Falcon with beautiful tiger tail during take off using the afterburner.
I photographed this Portuguese F-16 at Kleine Brogel Air Base during the departure day after the Tiger Meet 2021.
2021 was an anniversary year for the NATO Tiger Meet. The Tigermeet was organized 60 years ago.
The Tigermeet is an annual exercise of NATO air force units. These units have the tiger in their emblem. Several aircraft are decorated with a beautiful tiger print for the Tigermeet. Also the Portuguese F-16 on the picture.
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…