Both planes were KT-1 trainer aircraft, South Korea's first indigenously developed planes.
Debris of South Korean air force planes that collided mid-air during a training exercise is seen in Sacheon, South Korea, on April 1, 2022. — Two South Korean air force planes collided in mid-air during training and crashed near their base on Friday, killing all four people aboard the aircraft, officials said.
The collision occurred about five minutes after the first aircraft took off and about 6 kilometers south of the Sacheon base, the air force said. Lee Seong-gyeong, a Sacheon police official, said a passenger car was destroyed after being hit by wreckage but added that officials weren't immediately aware of any other notable damage to civilian property. South Korean media published photos of the mangled vehicle surrounded by scattered machinery parts that were apparently from the planes.
Local officials said three helicopters, 20 vehicles and dozens of emergency workers were dispatched to the presumed crash sites. They said a number of military personnel were also sent.
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