photo #1593355

Beautiful break of a pair of Polish Lockheed Martin F-16 Jastrząb aircraft from the 31st Tactical Air Base taking part in Baltic Air Policing over Lithuania. The difficulty of this maneuver is proved by the fact that not all pilots undertook it then. The formation of our F-16s was flying inside a tight turn and from that position they made a break. The third dimension of the photo is magnified by the fact that it was taken at a temperature of about minus 30 degrees Celsius, while two weeks earlier I was in Australia, where temperatures were above 40 degrees with a plus. We were given a hard time over Lithuania, but I will remember this session for a long time due to the incredible conditions that prevailed there and the wonderful cooperation with the pilots of the contingent, especially with its commander (in the photo).