The Dream Viper, the Belgian F-16 Demo. For the years 2022 - 2024, the Belgian air force has appointed a new F-16 pilot who will represent the air force at various airshows at home and abroad. Commander pilot Steven "Vrieske" De Vries of Kleine-Brogel airbase is the nineteenth pilot within the Belgian air force to take on this role. He does not do this alone but together with a team around him. In early June 2022, the new specially painted F-16 with which "Vrieske" will fly during the airshows was presented to guests, spotters and press at Kleine Brogel airbase: the Dream Viper. This photo was taken on 1 March 2023 just before landing at Kleine Brogel airbase.
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…