A McDonnell Douglas F-15J Eagle, 02-8801, Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) just before landing at Gifu Air Field.
This aircraft was built under license by Mitsubishi and is based at Gifu Air Field. It is an important airfield for the Japanese Air Force because a lot of testing takes place here. The F-15 in the photo is part of the test unit.
I took this photo on February 6, 2020.
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…