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South Korean fighter jets collided due to pilots taking pictures, report finds

Seoul's Board of Audit and Inspection has determined that two South Korean F-15K fighter jets collided mid-air near Daegu in 2021 after a wingman pilot performed an abrupt maneuver to be photographed by the lead aircraft's crew, resulting in 880 million won ($596,000) in repairs. The wingman pilot, who later left the military for a commercial airline, was fined 88 million won, with the audit board ruling the air force shared responsibility for not properly regulating pilots' personal camera use during flights.