Thunderbird number 1 taxies to the runway.
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds is a demonstration team of the US Air Force. The team is based at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team regularly tours around the world to show their flying skills. To do so, it uses F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets that are painted in a special colour scheme.
Thunderbird number 1 is flown by the Thunderbirds' team leader/commander.
This picture was taken on 24 April 2016 at Langley Air Force Base.
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…