Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (F-014).
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II of the Royal Air Force is ready to take off from Leeuwarden Air Base. The aircraft belongs to 322 Squadron and features a decorated tail applied to mark the squadron's 80th anniversary.
The era of the F-35 has begun for the Netherlands. The first new Dutch fighter based in the Netherlands landed at Leeuwarden Air Base on 31 October 2019. The F-35 replaces the F-16 at Leeuwarden Air Base and Volkel Air Base.
This photo was taken on 6 October 2023 at Leeuwarden Air Base during exercise Frisian Flag.
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…