Pilots are rehearsed, ready for Saturday’s Children’s Day air show

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Pilots are rehearsed, ready for Saturday’s Children’s Day air show

By Chalinee Thirasupa 
The Nation

 

 

Sky above Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport was the backdrop for exciting air shows on Thursday as the Royal Thai Airforce conducted a rehearsal for perfect performance in front of a crowd coming to celebrate National Children’s Day at the airforce’s Wing 6 Don Muang on Saturday.

From 8.15am to 9.05am, it was rehearsal time for the F-16 Fighting Falcon show, AU-23 Peacemaker show and Eurocopter EC725’s search-and-rescue mission show. Rehearsal time for the JAS 29 Gripen fighter aircraft show arrived at 2.30pm-2.50pm.

 

 

On the ground there was an equally exciting scene of “Fancy Drill” (or marching with the music) and a martial art performance rehearsal by students of the Air Technical Training School.

 

 

The air shows, “Fancy Drill” and martial art performances will all be held for the Children’s Day celebration at Wing 6 on Saturday from 8am to 3pm.

 

 

National Children’s Day is celebrated annually on every second Saturday in January to let children have fun and to create public awareness about the youths’ significant role in the country’s development. For the occasion, government offices including Government House, Parliament House and major military installations are open to children and their families. At military bases, children get to watch parades and shows and explore military vehicles on display.

 

 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30336021

 

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[Cadbury]

When Thailand's Children's Day becomes nothing more than an armed forces propaganda show and a military orientation day for the children one has to worry for the future of Thailand and it's youngsters.

[jabis]

 

31 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

When Thailand's Children's Day becomes nothing more than an armed forces propaganda show and a military orientation day for the children one has to worry for the future of Thailand and it's youngsters.

I loved going to armed forces parade show's as a kid, much more fun than playing with your toy soldiers in the sandbox - also lit up my eagerness to "some day fly in a fighter jet", which is a dream I've fulfilled :) My color vision wasn't good enough to become a fighter pilot, which still is a bummer, but still I can fly ^^ 
Anyway I understand the undertone of your comment, just don't think these parades - showcasing the awesomeness of the pilots and machines - in themselves are bad.

[davehowden]

I hope no crashes this year please.

 

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/calamity/2018/01/11/pilot-caused-childrens-day-plane-crash-army/

[YetAnother]

3 hours ago, Cadbury said:

When Thailand's Children's Day becomes nothing more than an armed forces propaganda show and a military orientation day for the children one has to worry for the future of Thailand and it's youngsters.

over-militarization is another of the significant forces combined to keep thailand third world for the rest of our living days

[theoldgit]

Bad taste, off topic post removed.

[tifino]

 

what's all this about kids'n'guns?

 

 

has 44 been updated with a '2nd Amendment' ?

[Penicillin]

Looks cool.  Wish i was going to be in BKK to see it !  Some of the best military displays I have ever seen (outside actual combat )  were in West Berlin during the Cold War . 

[sanemax]

5 hours ago, Cadbury said:

When Thailand's Children's Day becomes nothing more than an armed forces propaganda show and a military orientation day for the children one has to worry for the future of Thailand and it's youngsters.

There are plenty of other things going on on Children day

[Stargeezr]

I hope that this years airshow is a great success, I have enjoyed airshows all my life, and

hope they exist until I die.

Geezer

[sanemax]

Anyone know whats going on in Chiang Mai ?

[JAG]

Looks cool.  Wish i was going to be in BKK to see it !  Some of the best military displays I have ever seen (outside actual combat )  were in West Berlin during the Cold War . 

You think "actual combat" is better than a "cool display?

 

Never been "in combat" then have you.

 

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[sawadee1947]

5 hours ago, Penicillin said:

Looks cool.  Wish i was going to be in BKK to see it !  Some of the best military displays I have ever seen (outside actual combat )  were in West Berlin during the Cold War . 

No, the best was DURING WWII in Berlin