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 Eric Stijger’s work has appeared in a variety of aviation magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Air International, and the RNLAF magazine, De Vliegende Hollander. He is also a regular contributor to Code One. “Aerial photography from an F-16 adds another dimension because the airplane can attack your senses. The acceleration kick from the afterburner, the loss of consciousness from the massive g onset, the acceleration from the vertical ascent—all these sensations make every F-16 ride a breathtaking thrill.
"During the height of Operation Allied Force, I was taking photos from the back of a USAF KC-10 tanker over Bosnia. Coincidentally or fated, all I shot that day were F-16s. Every type of F-16 appeared behind the tanker on that flight — Spangdahlem HARM shooters, Aviano-based F-16s laden with bombs, and Turkish F-16s equipped for combat air patrols over the Adriatic. Belgian F-16s came by for fuel as well, and Norwegian Fighting Falcons protected our tanker track area. The entire aerial operation looked to me like an all-out F-16 affair. So many nations, so many different missions. It really brought home the message that this aircraft can do it all."
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