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F-16s escort PM Anutin as he flies himself to Korat air base
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul flew himself to an air base in Nakhon Ratchasima on Friday. Three F-16 fighter jets went up to meet him.
Key facts
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul flew himself to an air base in Nakhon Ratchasima on Friday
- The Royal Thai Air Force ran the arrival as an escort exercise
- His 2023 declaration to the anti-corruption commission listed three aircraft
- The formation held all the way down to Wing 1
Summary
The Royal Thai Air Force ran the arrival as an escort exercise. Two F-16s took station off each wing of his aircraft. A third flew above it.
The formation held all the way down to Wing 1. The air force said the profile matched what it would fly to protect a VIP aircraft for real.