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t1m1ty · Joined: 24 May 2009 Location: Bundang

I was on the roof with a co-worker when we saw about 12 fighter jets flying in groups of 3 fly over us VERY low. First couple were cool, then it started getting a bit scary. Does anyone know what's going on? Are they just flying drills or preparations for some kind of fight?

andrewchon · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject:

51st Fighter Wing is always flying around, but yes they do have an airshow coming up.

t1m1ty · Joined: 24 May 2009 Location: Bundang

blkfaephoenix · Joined: 17 Mar 2007

Yeah...I'm working near Jeongja station and they've been flying around every workday roundabouts 4:00pm, freaking both me and all my co-workers out, Korean co-teachers included.

The students are mostly excited / distracted by them, but everytime they fly by us, the hearts of all the foreign staff freeze up. They are flying WAY too low, in my opinion. One of my students even said "Teacher, America, planes hit building!"

Guh. Anyone know when this air show of theirs will be finished and they'll stop freaking everybody out?

EDIT: Oh, I almost forgot. The first day they rolled around, one of the afternoon students (old enough to know what's going on in the world) jumped under the table and yelled "I am so young to die!"

t1m1ty · Joined: 24 May 2009 Location: Bundang

halfmanhalfbiscuit · Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

Public School in Jeongja?

andrewchon · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:20 am Post subject:

Osan Airshow is on 21st Oct. Featuring A-10 Thunderbolt, F-16, F-4, TA-50 and the USAF aerobatic team Air Force Chunderbirds.

blkfaephoenix · Joined: 17 Mar 2007

Goon-Yang · Joined: 28 May 2009 Location: Duh

200m up in the air is not too low. They're causing no damage...what's the problem.

nobbyken · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Location: Yongin ^^

Seen a nice flypast through the mountains in Yongin yesterday. One BIG plane with 3-4 small fighters covering it. They flew what looked to very slow, but it was at a distance, so I couldn't identify the type of aircraft.

chris_J2 · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Location: From Brisbane, Au.

Gnawbert · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Location: The Internet

I live in Yatap, work in Imae, and live close enough that I can see the wheels still spinning on the C-130's as they take off overhead.

These last 2 weeks have been VERY loud with all the jets blasting through the clouds around 1-4pm. I admit, I even get a bit of a nervous twitch when I hear them scream by shaking the windows of the school. Still, it's cool to see them so close by.