Photo-taking tie to Daegu air incident: South Korea F-15Ks collide mid-air
South Korea’s air force says two F-15K jets collided mid-air in 2021 over Daegu after the wingman began taking photos of the mission with his phone; both pilots survived, but repairs cost 880 million won. The wingman initially faced an 88 million won fine, but a Board of Audit and Inspection ruling reduced the penalty to 88 million won (a tenth of the air force’s demand) and faulted the air force for not adequately regulating pilots’ personal camera use, with no details on action against other involved pilots.