Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) stays overnight at Schiphol-East.
On February 13, 2015, a number of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft of the United States Air Force were on their way from the US to Europe. When one aircraft broke down, it and a second aircraft diverted to Schiphol Airport. The aircraft on the photo was not parked very well at Schiphol-East, I had to lie on the ground under a fence to take the photo. All in all it is a successful photo of a special moment.
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…