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| The Korean Air Force's aerobatic flight team conducts a performance at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, July 18. Courtesy of the Korean Air Force |
The Korean Air Force's aerobatic flight team received two top awards at the world's largest military air show in Britain over the weekend, the armed service said Monday.
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| The Korean Air Force's aerobatic flight team conducts a performance at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, July 18. Courtesy of the Korean Air Force |
The Black Eagles team clinched the King Hussein Memorial Sword for the best overall flying demonstration and the As the Crow Flies Trophy at the three-day Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at Fairford, Gloucestershire, which closed Sunday.
At the same air show a decade ago, the team won the same awards for its outstanding performance.
"No words could sufficiently describe how proud I am of you today," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Jung Sang-hwa told the team at the show.
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| The Korean Air Force's aerobatic flight team conducts a performance at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, July 18. Courtesy of the Korean Air Force |
In this year's edition, the Black Eagles staged a 25-minute performance each day, and the team pulled off complex air maneuvers, like the Taeguk sequence ― in which their jets draw the shape of the Korean national flag ― and the wedge roll, the Air Force said.
On Saturday, the team also conducted a flyby in skies above the Korean War memorial in Burton upon Trent in commemoration of the veterans who fought in support of Korea during the 1950-53 conflict.
In its next schedule in Britain, the Black Eagles will conduct a flyby at the Fanborough International Air Show, which will run from Monday to Friday. (Yonhap)
