Belgian Air Force Days 2026 - Florennes

Lovely stuff Roger!, one more fromm me from "Fry"day lol

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Ah, one of your famous profile shots. Very cool. Love the Rafale, beautiful lines. Here are some other arrivals.

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Last two for tonight. Tonka in a hurry!

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We now go to the rehearsal portion of the "Fry"day spottersday. First up the Saab Gripen of the Swedish Air Force. I had a hard time shooting this demo, I didn’t seem to get a good angle on the plane, and I guess the 800mm was too much for me. Like I said, as the day went on I got better though.

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Next up was my favorite. The F-4 Phantom II of the Hellenic Air Force. With some much needed in your face burners… as if the day wasn’t hot enough!

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I do like a Skyhawk :+1:t2:

Darren

Now we are talking, Tonka time :heart_eyes::heart_eyes:

Darren

Probably my favourite modern jet

Darren

My favorite angle of the A-4 Skyhawk…

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Lovely little planes, those Scooters, and we’re lucky they’re still flying around in Europe.

Here’s a photo dump of my favorite. This plane alone made the whole ordeal worth it on "Fry"day…

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And the Greek phantom aircrew are so accommodating of fans.

Loving all these photos :+1:t2:

Darren

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Some more demo’s and a Dutch F-35 arrival from the rehearsal day. Love the Greek new F-16V, but they could be a bit more aggressive with their new toy.

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Well, on Sunday I went back to Florennes and stood outside, north of the base. @roelreijne told me where to go and it was a great spot, with the air show performers flying all around you. I met some friendly fellow photographers and had a great time. The light was iffy, but it was just great to see the planes from a different perspective.

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Pretty large crop, but i like it…the arriving Rafales

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That’s sweet. Pretty amazing arrival. Good target practice :slight_smile:

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Found a better frame of this pass. Challenging light, but sweet to witness. Friday night, after giving up waiting for the bus, several F-16’s, and F-35 and a Spitfire took off for some unique formation passes, marking the 80th anniversary of the Belgian Air Force.

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Almost the end of his shift…

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