Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II. registration: F-012.The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a multimission fighter aircraft. This means that the aircraft can perform several tasks simultaneously. In the Netherlands, the F-35 replaces the F-16 that has been in service with the Royal Netherlands Air Force since 1979. The F-35 is a so-called '5th generation fighter' with a more extensive sensor package than previous generations and stealth features. This makes the aircraft less visible to (enemy) radar. The F-35 was called JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) in the past but is now called F-35 Lightning II. This picture was taken on 8 June 2021 at Leeuwarden Air 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…