View of Ho Chi Minh City filled with red flags with yellow stars from a helicopter

In recent days, people in Ho Chi Minh City have been joyful in activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the country's reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025). The streets are filled with red flags with yellow stars, people from all over the provinces and cities come to Ho Chi Minh City to wait and cheer as the parades and marches pass by. The parade of aircraft in the peaceful sky opens the impressive and emotional parade program.

Join Thanh Nien reporters to admire Ho Chi Minh City filled with red flags with yellow stars from the helicopter of the majestic parade formation in the sky.

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 1. — The image of people standing crowded in the downtown area, immersing themselves in the atmosphere of the 50th anniversary of the country's unification with the prominent red color, moved many people, making them feel proud of their country.

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 2. — Nguyen Hue walking street, Ton Duc Thang street, Khanh Hoi bridge are all full. Not only people in Ho Chi Minh City, but also people from all over the country come to the city during the great festival, immersing themselves in the sacred emotions of the nation.

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 3. — The parade to celebrate the 50th anniversary of national reunification officially began at 8:05, but since noon the day before, people had arranged their work to choose a location to watch the procession pass by.

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 4. — Not only in District 1, people also flooded to Ben Nha Rong area (District 4) to see more clearly the moment of cannon firing and the parade of airplanes in the sky.

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 5. — In front of Ben Thanh market, people were crowded waiting for the sound of the marching footsteps. The atmosphere on all the streets in the central area was very exciting. Group songs about love for the homeland were sung by everyone.

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 6. — The parade passes Notre Dame Cathedral and enters the parade area (Le Duan Street).

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 7. — Independence Palace seen from helicopter

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 8. — Yesterday, although it was quite foggy, the parade of helicopters flying the Party and National flags, along with the Mi, Yak, and Su aircrafts, was impressive and pleasing to the eye.

Types of parade aircraft

Opening the parade to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country's reunification were the heroic formations of the Vietnam People's Air Force flying in the sky of the Fatherland. With the motto "using few to fight many, using high quality to defeat large numbers"; with extraordinary courage, intelligence and creativity, the Air Force "went out to bring victory back", defeating the enemy in the air, on the ground and at sea; fully implementing Uncle Ho's teaching "opening a victorious air front".

Air Defense - Air Force aircraft parade in the sky of Ho Chi Minh City

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 9. — Leading the formation are the Mi-8T, Mi-17, and Mi-171 helicopters. These are the helicopters used to perform combat readiness missions, fly special aircraft to serve the leaders of the Party, State, and army; transport troops , search and rescue, and train teachers and flight crews for domestic and international students.

People excitedly witness fighter jets dropping heat traps in the sky of Ho Chi Minh City - Implemented by An Cuong

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 10. — Yak-130 aircraft participated in the parade. This type of combat training aircraft is capable of flying in all weather conditions, day and night; equipped with weapons capable of accurately destroying targets in the air, on land and at sea. The aircraft is capable of combat duty and training, training fighter pilots with high efficiency.

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 11. — The Su-30MK2 is a new generation, modern supersonic multi-role fighter aircraft; has outstanding advantages in technical and tactical features; is used to destroy all types of enemy aircraft, in simple and complex conditions, day and night. The Su-30MK2 is used for training, combat duty and combat in all situations.

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 12.

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 13.

Ngắm nhìn TP.HCM ngập sắc cờ đỏ sao vàng từ máy bay trực thăng- Ảnh 14.

Chaff (also known as thermal decoy) is an active defense system designed to protect aircraft from anti-aircraft missiles using infrared homing heads. The thermal decoy system (or thermal decoy) is designed to be mounted on the tail of the Su-30MK2 fighter.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ngam-nhin-tphcm-ngap-sac-co-do-sao-vang-tu-may-bay-truc-thang-185250501094444272.htm