[Updated] Video: One of the lowest fly by ever by an F-16

April 23, 2012 Aviation Safety, Military Aviation

David Cenciotti

Update Apr. 23, 2012 21.30 GMT

Allegedly recorded in Afghanistan (that, as far as I remember, it’s a landlocked country with no sea…), the following video, uploaded a couple of days ago on Liveleak has received hundreds comments by people either amazed or scared by the one believed to be one of the lowest fly by ever of a U.S. F-16 in combat.

However, even if it’s a a very low fly by, it was filmed in the Vliehors shooting range (from the range’s control tower), in the Netherlands (thanks to Dirk Jan de Ridder for the hint) and does not show a U.S. but a Dutch “badass” pilot performing a dangerous low level stunt with an F-16AM (belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force).

Furthermore, I’m sure it was filmed at least some three or four years ago, as I’ve already seen it on Youtube or elsewhere.

By the way, this is a lower fly by with an F-16.

On the contrary, the low passage of an AN-12 that has had some notoriety on Facebook lately (see below) was photoshopped.

This could be the look of the Dutch F-35 (theaviationist.com)
Belgian Air Force F-16s refueling from U.S. tanker over Afghanistan. With boom operator’s audio (and some wasted fuel…) (theaviationist.com)

About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.