The Breitling Jet Team or Patrol Breitling is a French civilian aerobatic formation sponsored by Swiss watch manufacturer Breitling since 2003.
The team's home base is Dijon. It has flown nine Aero L-39 Albatros aircraft since 2008. They fly in formation to within 2.5 metres of each other. Aerobatics are performed between 30 and 100 metres altitude at speeds between 100 and 700 km/h. Pilots undergo G-forces ranging from -4 to +8G.
Breitling ceased its sponsorship at the end of 2019.
This photo was taken on 19 May 2018 during the airshow at Aérodrome de Cerny - La Ferté-Alais.
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…