Check out these unique air-to-air images of the Belgian Air Force F-16 Dream Viper

Check out these unique air-to-air images of the Belgian Air Force F-16 Dream Viper

By Dario Leone
May 9 2023
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The awesome photos in this post were taken from aboard an Airbus A400M and feature the “Dream Viper,” the special painted F-16AM belonging to the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team.

The awesome photos in this post were taken on May 4, 2023 by our friend Andrew Timmerman from Finn Aviation Photography from aboard an Airbus A400M of the Belgian Air Force and feature the “Dream Viper,” the special painted F-16AM belonging to the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team.

Check out these unique air-to-air images of the Belgian Air Force F-16 Dream Viper

Timmerman explains;

Check out these unique air-to-air images of the Belgian Air Force F-16 Dream Viper

“I had the honor to do an A2A with the Belgian Air Force and the Dream Viper. Flight was from the home base of the Dream Viper and we flew south towards the Ardennes. After that we went to the Belgian coastline for some photos over the ocean and ended with flares being fired overhead Kleine-Brogel before Vrieske landed.”

Check out these unique air-to-air images of the Belgian Air Force F-16 Dream Viper

As we have already explained the F-16’s design was created by Senior Captain Steven “Vrieske” De Vries (who is also the Dream Viper demonstration pilot and the 19th F-16 demonstration pilot since 1979 for the Belgian Air Force).

Check out these unique air-to-air images of the Belgian Air Force F-16 Dream Viper

The fantastic painting is from the painters section of the Kleine-Brogel Air Base.

Check out these unique air-to-air images of the Belgian Air Force F-16 Dream Viper

After a period of technical inspections and detailed painting, the aircraft with the tail number FA-87 and named “Dream Viper” had been unveiled on Thursday, Jun. 9, 2022 to colleagues, guests, media and aviation enthusiasts under the approving eye of the Air Component Commander, the Major General Aviator Thierry Dupont.

Check out these unique air-to-air images of the Belgian Air Force F-16 Dream Viper

Vrieske was chosen as the new Belgian Display Pilot on F-16 in October 2021 for the seasons 2022-2024.

Check out these unique air-to-air images of the Belgian Air Force F-16 Dream Viper

On his first ever display with his Dream Viper he got awarded the Bill Hartree Trophy for the most entertaining Flying Display during the Cosford Airshow at Royal Air Force (RAF) Cosford, UK. And won the prize for best livery in Fairford during the Royal International Air Tattoo.

Check out these unique air-to-air images of the Belgian Air Force F-16 Dream Viper

During the demo Vrieske shows the enormous power of the F-16, but where this demo differs greatly from others, is in the amount of manoeuvers with negative G-forces, something that fighter aircraft like the F-16 don’t usually perform in abundance.

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Photo credit: Andrew Timmerman


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Dario Leone

Dario Leone

Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviation Geek Club” one of the world’s most read military aviation blogs. His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news media. He has reported from Europe and flown Super Puma and Cougar helicopters with the Swiss Air Force.

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