Captain Steven 'Vrieske' De Vries starting his display in "The X-Tiger" at Royal International Air Tattoo 2022.

F-16AM Fighting Falcon-General Dynamics (FA-136)- Belgian Air Force F16 “X-Tiger” scheme blasting off during XTM Joint Jubilee 2021 in Kleine Brogel AB

31 Tiger Squadron-Fighter Bombers

Royal Netherlands Air Force General Dynamics F-16AM J-876 landing at RAF Fairford for RIAT 2007

With the wind sock behind denoting a stiff Scandinavian breeze, Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16AM Viper '674' blasts away from Bodø during ACE19

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Captain Steven 'Vrieske' De Vries keeps The X-Tiger" low after take off at Royal International Air Tattoo 2022.

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Calling 'Spank 12',

General-Dynamics F-16C 'Viper' 89-2102/AV caught on short finals for RAF Lakenheath

Part of the US Air Force 510FS/31FW 'Buzzards' deployment there from home base at Aviano, Italy

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Israel, IDF-AF, General Dynamics F-16A-05-CF Netz, c/n 6V-15, marked 129, and showing kill marks for half a Mig-23 and Osirak nuclear plant mission. This is one of the planes sold to an USAF contractor recently.

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Krzesiny Airshow - 2007

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Specially marked US Air Force 555FS/31FW General-Dynamics F-16CM 87-0350 'Viper' arrives back at Lakenheath after expending various ordnance on the nearby Holbeach Weapons Range

In for Exercise 'Combat Archer', this personal mount of Major Dave 'Warloc' Richards' paint scheme celebrates an F-4C Phantom II that participated in 'Operation Bolo' during the Vietnam War

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Two of the four Belgian Air Force F-16AM's land back at Kleine-Brogel Air Base after displaying at the 2018 Air Force Days

These were FA-103 & FA-70

Best viewed on black by pressing 'L'

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Belgian Air Force (31sqn Tigers, Kleine Brogel AFB) General Dynamics F-16AM FA-95

EBBL, 18-Nov-2020

Five & Six.

Scanned from a Kodachrome slide, received by exchange

Credit: Lionel N. Paul

The 482nd Fighter Wing Boss Bird breaking hard into the circuit at RAF Lakenheath.

15th July 2018 - Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 52 '520' of the Hellenic Air Forces 'F-16 Zeus Demo Team' from 340 Mira being displayed beautifully by Captain (P) Georgios Papadakis.

This is part of my new 'Low Key' Aviation series of images inspired by the work of one of the most prominent portraitists, the Canadian Yousuf Karsh, famous for his photograph of Winston Churchill.

ACES High

The second Top Aces F-16A to be painted in Flanker Blue, taking the runway at Luke AFB.

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon - Royal Danish Air Force E-190

Part of the flypast to mark the 70th anniversary of NATO at Royal International Air Tattoo 2019, RAF Fairford.

The 482nd Fighter Wing "Boss Bird", call sign Shark 41, breaking into the circuit at RAF Lakenheath.

I couldn't think of a better place for them to break then right on top of the moon like this. Wish it were a little more in focus. These guys are hard to shoot to say the least.

Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget.

Using call-sign 'Guiness 11', US Air Force 555FS/31FW General-Dynamics F-16CM 89-2096/AV recovers to Lakenheath after expending port-side rockets on the nearby Holbeach Range

On TDY from Aviano, Italy, eight Vipers were here for Exercise 'Combat Archer'

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Athens Flying Week 2021. Aegean's A320N passing along with HAF F-16 Zeus Demo in order to celebrate and honour the 200 years of Greek Independence.

Numbers 5 and 6 having some fun!

"Fury 11" departing RAF Lakenheath.

After taking part in the Viper's 50th celebrations there and sporting conformal and long-range fuel tanks, Royal Moroccan Air Force 6th BAFRA Squadron's General-Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon

08-8018 streaks away from Fairford after RIAT 2024

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50 years of the fabulous F-16 was celebrated during RIAT 2024 and this 'tooled-up' Dutch KLu 'Viper' J-641 was caught making an ear-splitting departure from Fairford on departure day

No.312 Squadron sent four General-Dynamics F-16AMs - one of which was J-197 being specially marked while celebrating 45 years of F-16 operations. The other two were

J-014 & J-146

The KLu's F-16 ops were replaced by the F-35 taking on their role

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Belgian Air Force General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon from my garden, Mach loop, Wales, UK

General Dynamics F-16AM (6H-123) of the Belgian Air Component going through a demo at RIAT16 FFD/EGVA RAF Fairford.

Swirls in Huntington Beach

With water droplets dripping from the nose, 'Zig-Zag' coloured Belgian Air Component's General-Dynamics F-16AM 'FA-123' flown by solo display pilot 'Cdt VL 'Gizmo' De Moortel makes his way out to Fairford's runway to depart after RIAT 2016.

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Belgian Air Force F-16AM FA-136 "X-Tiger" at RAF Waddington on 7th March 2023.

High speed over shoot at RAF Lakenheath.

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Royal International Air Tattoo 2013.

Polish Air Force General-Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcons 4056, 4061 and 4047/WX, the latter with special markings make a farewell pass over Fairford on departure after RIAT 2025

Note that the first two are fitted with conformal fuel tanks whereas number three has a suite of ferry tanks and had appeared in the static display

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2025

20 years later, I'm able to get close to FA-56 once again.

Full afterburner departure from runway 06 at RAF Lakenheath.

Tonight's Net Flicks candidate is

'Faith 32', Turkish Air Force 152 Filo's General-Dynamics F-16D 92-0022 on a really low approach to cross the Sleaford Road before touching down on Waddington's Runway 20 during Day 1 of Exercise Cobra Warrior 25-1

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Breaking into the circuit at RAF Lakenheath.