Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.
Registration: F-033.
Squadron: 313.
The F-35 Lightning II is a fighter aircraft capable of performing several tasks simultaneously. The aircraft replaces the F-16 fighter which has been in service with the Royal Air Force since 1979. It is a so-called fifth-generation fighter with a more extensive sensor package than previous generations and stealth features. This makes the aircraft less visible to (enemy) radar.
This picture was taken on 24 September 2023 at Volkel Air Base during an event organised for the phasing out of the last F-16's within the Royal Air Force.
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…