As a passionate enthousiast of 'rust and steel' and military aviation, my heart skipped a beat when I came across these images of an incredibly 'weathered' F-16 of the 31th 'Tiger' squadron of the Belgian Air Force!
The BAF has a long tradition of applying stunning artwork to their aircraft, and this F-16AM with tail number F-116 is no exception! This aircraft is, of course, in top shape, but the artwork makes it look like it will fall apart any minute! Could it be a 'tongue-in-cheek' statement of the BAF towards the 'top brass' that they need new planes? Whatever the reason behind it, the artwork is totally wonderful! The aircraft was rolled-out with its new paint shop 2 days ago, and will take part in NATO Tiger Meet 2019 at Mont-de-Marsan, France, next month.
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The F-16 Falcon! Wow never seen one with such a tail! Thank you for sharing this.
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