▲ This file photo, provided by the South Korean Air Force on March 9, 2023, shows a South Korean F-15K fighter jet (bottom) staging a formation flight with U.S. A-10 attack aircraft during a combined air exercise. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

S Korea-US-military flight

S. Korean, U.S. fighter jets to stage 'friendship flight' in Daegu

SEOUL, April 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. fighter jets will hold a "friendship flight" over a baseball stadium in a southeastern city Wednesday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the bilateral alliance, Seoul's Air Force said.

The fly-by, involving two South Korean KF-16 fighters and two U.S. F-16 jets, will take place over Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, 237 kilometers south of Seoul, ahead of a Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) game between the Samsung Lions and the Doosan Bears.

South Korea's armed service added the flight also marks the South Korean government's move to promulgate a special act earlier this week to facilitate efforts to build a new civilian-military airport nearby Daegu.

"We plan to show to the public the solid South Korea-U.S. alliance that has contributed to defending the freedom and peace of the Republic of Korea over the past 70 years," it said, referring to the country by its official name.

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