Some fantastic images of the Patrulla Águila taken by its best photographer

This week, the Spanish Air Force presented its Aire 25 air show, which will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Patrulla Águila.

The Eagle Painter: the photographer behind the Patrulla Águila's best photos
The smoke generators of the new Pilatus PC-21 aircraft of the Patrulla Águila

This festival, which will be held on June 14 and 15, 2025 at the San Javier Air Base (Murcia), will be the last performance of this fixed-wing aerobatic team with its CASA C-101 Aviojet, after which the Patrulla Águila will begin the transition to the Pilatus PC-21, equipped with smoke generators to create the famous trails that until now were emitted by the nozzles of the unit's jets.

As I told you a few days ago, the Air Force organized a flight in an A400M Atlas for journalists which was accompanied by the C-101s of the Patrulla Águila, on its journey from the Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base Ardoz to San Javier. The Spanish Air Force included images of that flight at the end of the video you can see above. The C-101s were accompanied by a Pilatus PC-21, the E.27-18 (792-18). A photographer was on board, taking pictures of the scene.

Yesterday, the Spanish Air Force published a series of photos of this flight. Some were taken from the rear ramp of the A400M. Others were taken from one of the C-101s flying behind the transport aircraft. On that Aviojet was Chen Peng, the "eagle painter" I told you about here in 2021, a Chinese citizen residing in Spain and an excellent photographer who has been flying with the Eagle Patrol for 10 years and is already a member of that family of aviators, of which he is its official photographer.

The photos you can see in this article are by this artist. My congratulations to him. As an airplane and photography enthusiast, I admire the fabulous quality of the photos he takes. I remind you that you can follow him on Instagram @redeyes_doraemon.