20220706_Open Door Koksijde

Senior Captain Steven "Vrieske" De Vries is going vertical during his display at Koksijde Air Base (first official display in Belgium). "Vrieske" is the new demo pilot for the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team and he uses the "Dream Viper", a Belgian Air Force F-16AM (FA-87; msn6H-87) as his new display jet.

Senior Captain Steven "Vrieske" De Vries performs an inverted pass during his display at Koksijde Air Base (first official display in Belgium). "Vrieske" is the new demo pilot for the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team and he uses the "Dream Viper", a Belgian Air Force F-16AM (FA-87; msn6H-87) as his new display jet.

Senior Captain Steven "Vrieske" De Vries shows the spectacular c/s of the "Dream Viper" - a Belgian Air Force F-16AM (FA-87; msn6H-87) - during his display at Koksijde Air Base (first official display in Belgium).

Senior Captain Steven "Vrieske" De Vries starts a very tight "360" during his display at Koksijde Air Base (first official display in Belgium). "Vrieske" is the new demo pilot for the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team and he uses the "Dream Viper", a Belgian Air Force F-16AM (FA-87; msn6H-87) as his new display jet.

Senior Captain Steven "Vrieske" De Vries creates some work of art when popping flares during his spiralling descent with the "Dream Viper" - a Belgian Air Force F-16AM (FA-87; msn6H-87) - during his display at Koksijde Air Base (first official display in Belgium).

Senior Captain Steven "Vrieske" De Vries performs a very tight "360" during his display at Koksijde Air Base (first official display in Belgium). "Vrieske" is the new demo pilot for the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team and he uses the "Dream Viper", a Belgian Air Force F-16AM (FA-87; msn6H-87) as his new display jet.

Senior Captain Steven "Vrieske" De Vries performs a very tight "360" during his display at Koksijde Air Base (first official display in Belgium). "Vrieske" is the new demo pilot for the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team and he uses the "Dream Viper", a Belgian Air Force F-16AM (FA-87; msn6H-87) as his new display jet.

Senior Captain Steven "Vrieske" De Vries performs a low-speed pass during his display at Koksijde Air Base (first official display in Belgium). "Vrieske" is the new demo pilot for the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team and he uses the "Dream Viper", a Belgian Air Force F-16AM (FA-87; msn6H-87) as his new display jet.

Senior Captain Steven "Vrieske" De Vries performs a knife-edge pass during his display at Koksijde Air Base (first official display in Belgium). "Vrieske" is the new demo pilot for the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team and he uses the "Dream Viper", a Belgian Air Force F-16AM (FA-87; msn6H-87) as his new display jet.

Senior Captain Steven "Vrieske" De Vries performs a knife-edge pass during his display at Koksijde Air Base (first official display in Belgium). "Vrieske" is the new demo pilot for the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team and he uses the "Dream Viper", a Belgian Air Force F-16AM (FA-87; msn6H-87) as his new display jet.

Senior Captain Steven "Vrieske" De Vries performs a low-speed pass during his display at Koksijde Air Base (first official display in Belgium). "Vrieske" is the new demo pilot for the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team and he uses the "Dream Viper", a Belgian Air Force F-16AM (FA-87; msn6H-87) as his new display jet.

Senior Captain Steven "Vrieske" De Vries performs a very tight "360" during his display at Koksijde Air Base (first official display in Belgium). "Vrieske" is the new demo pilot for the Belgian Air Force F-16 Solo Display Team and he uses the "Dream Viper", a Belgian Air Force F-16AM (FA-87; msn6H-87) as his new display jet.

This Belgian Air Force NH-90 NFH (RN-01; cn1040/NBEN01), is seen here during one of its demo's on the hot & sunny spottersday at Koksijde Air Base. It carries a special sticker to mark more than 5000 flight hours of the NH-90 fleet within the Belgian Air Force.

The "Red Devils"-demo team - performing a nice low-pass during their display at Koksijde Air Base.

This Belgian Air Force SF-260M+ Marchetti (ST-35+, msn10-35) - from the "Red Devils"-demo team - performs a nice low-pass during their display at Koksijde Air Base.

This Belgian Air Force SF-260M+ Marchetti (ST-36+, msn10-36) - from the "Red Devils"-demo team - performs a steep break at the end of their display at Koksijde Air Base.

This Belgian Air Component Agusta A109HA “Razzle Blades” (H46; msn0300) shows her impressive new c/s during the Koksijde Spotterday. This A109HA belongs to the 17 MRH Sqn of 1 Wing at Beauvechain Air Base. The display crew consists of pilots Cdt Jo “JJ” Jacobs en Cdt “Stijn” Soenens.

This Belgian Air Component Agusta A109HA “Razzle Blades” (H46; msn0300), made an impressive performance, during the Spottersday at Koksijde Air Base. This A109HA belongs to the 17 MRH Sqn of 1 Wing at Beauvechain Air Base. The display crew consists of pilots Cdt Jo “JJ” Jacobs en Cdt “Stijn” Soenens.

It was very nice to see again a Sea King in the air over Koksijde Air Base. This one belongs to Historical Helicopters and is a Westland WS-61 Sea King HAR3 (G-SKNG; msnWA863; code "M").

It was very nice to see again a Sea King in the air over Koksijde Air Base. This one belongs to Historical Helicopters and is a Westland WS-61 Sea King HAR3 (G-SKNG; msnWA863; code "M").

It was very nice to see again a Sea King in the air over Koksijde Air Base. This one belongs to Historical Helicopters and is a Westland WS-61 Sea King HAR3 (G-SKNG; msnWA863; code "M").

This Belgian Air Force NH-90 NFH (RN-01; cn1040/NBEN01), is seen here during one of its demo's on the hot & sunny spottersday at Koksijde Air Base. It carries a special sticker to mark more than 5000 flight hours of the "NH-90"-fleet within the Belgian Air Force.