I’m a sucker for eye-catching fighter planes and two have recently popped up.
From Denmark, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Fighting Falcon in Danish service, the Kongelige Danske Flyvevåben have applied a Dannebrogsflyet pattern to F-16AM No. E-006, designed by aviation artist Mads Bangsø.
The Danes bought 77 F-16A/B aircraft through the 1970s and 80s, upgrading almost 50 to F-16AM/BM Block 15 MLU standard, and has been steadily shedding the type, replacing them with F-35s. At least 19 have gone to Ukraine while another 24 have been bought by Argentina, no doubt to the joy of the British.
Sharkmouthed Sunliner
Meanwhile, the NAS Oceana-based Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 have an F-18E CAW 1 CAG bird (300) in a full-color livery, complete with a snaggle puss set of jaws. She will no doubt be striking on Truman’s cat when the carrier deploys this summer.
