A lucky shot because I was totally not expecting this to happen, which is the best description of how this picture came about.
During Frisian Flag 2023 at Leeuwarden Air Base, about a dozen fighter planes took off, until this Luftwaffe Eurofighter with registration 31-34 of the Tactical Air Force Squadron 31 )also called "Boelcke") from Nörvenich took to the skies with a huge noise.
This turned out to be a so-called 'High performance take-off'. In this, literally all brakes go off and pilot and fighter go airborne as fast as possible.
This action is also performed, for example, when foreign (read: Russian) aircraft approach the airspace and a quick reaction is required. Never seen before and therefore totally unexpected: fortunately I was just able to focus the camera on the Typhoon that took off at lightning speed.
In my webshop you can find more pictures of this modern fighter and, of course, of other fighter planes.
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