Watch helicopters raise the flag, fighter jets tear through the sky of Ho Chi Minh City

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Bien Hoa airport runway ( Dong Nai ) at 8:30 a.m. on April 25. Photo: Pham Hai.

This morning's training formation included Mi-17 and Mi-8 helicopters, fighter jets such as Yak130 and Su-30MK2 taking off towards Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Pham Hai.

At around 9:10 a.m., a squadron of 10 helicopters flying in a 3-4-3 formation began to appear in the sky of Ho Chi Minh City after taking off from Bien Hoa airport (Dong Nai). Photo: Hoang Ha.

Helicopters flying the national and party flags in the blue sky fly into the city center - where the 50th anniversary of national reunification will take place. Photo: Hoang Ha.

The flight crews participating in this special flight are from Helicopter Regiment 917 (Division 370), Regiment 916 (Division 371) and Regiment 930 (Division 372). Photo: Nguyen Hue .

When flying in the center of Ho Chi Minh City, the planes maintain an altitude of 350m, the distance between helicopters in each formation is 30m. Photo: Thach Thao.

Today's flight route starts from Bien Hoa airport (Dong Nai), via Hanoi highway, Saigon bridge to the central area of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Thach Thao.

Following the helicopters were the Su30MK2 "king cobra" fighters. Photo: Nguyen Hue.

Su30MK2 flew over Ba Son bridge area at an altitude of 350-400m, reaching the bank of Ben Bach Dang river, the altitude dropped to about 200m. Photo: Hoang Ha.

After flying over the Bitexco building area, the helicopter and Su30 hovered over the Thu Thiem area, heading towards the Landmark 81 tower. Photo: Hoang Ha.

Photo: Hoang Ha.

Photo: Nguyen Hue.

The Su30 splits into three directions, spreads out to three sides, and gains altitude. Photo: Nguyen Hue.

This is the final technical test flight between the groups of aircraft, and also to calibrate with the ground performances. Photo: Thach Thao.

Image from the cockpit of a fighter pilot performing aerobatics. Photo: NVCC.

Hundreds of people gathered on both banks of the Saigon River to watch the military aircraft practice, taking the opportunity to capture rare moments in the city's sky. Photo: The Bang.

The Mi-171, Mi-8, and Mi-17 helicopter squadrons in the flag-raising formation on this occasion have performed at major events such as the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory and the opening of the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024. Photo: Nguyen Hue.

CLIP: Phuoc Sang

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