This F-16 received a special tailpainting for the 70th anniversary of 312 Squadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
In 1952 the 1st Tactical Fighter Group was founded in the Netherlands, consisting of 311 and 312 Squadron. Their tasks: air defense, ground attacks and support to ground troops.
The F-16 (J-197) was presented on November 3, 2021 with the beautiful tailpaint. I took this picture on November 5, 2021 at Volkel 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…