The Air Force of the Korean People's Army has defended the dignity and prestige of the great Workers' Party of Korea with absolute loyalty, heroic fighting spirit and matchless courage and firmly protected the inviolable sovereign airspace of the DPRK and the security of its people. It is celebrating its 80th founding anniversary in its history shining with victories and glory.

A celebration event took place with splendour at Kalma Airport of the 59th Hero Kil Yong Jo Flying Group of the Second Air Wing on November 28 to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the KPA Air Force.

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, attended the event to congratulate and encourage all the officers and men of the heroic people's Air Force.

He was accompanied by his dear daughter.

He first visited the bust of Hero Kil Yong Jo.

Recollecting with deep emotion the worthwhile life of the hero pilot who left the indelible traces of loyalty over the sky with the steadfast spirit of defending the country and the revolution, he laid a flower before the bust of the martyr and paid tribute to him.

The air force base on the east coast, the venue for the celebration event, was seething with boundless excitement and joy of the service personnel of the Air Force who would significantly celebrate in the presence of Kim Jong Un, whom they had always longed for, the historic day when the Juche-oriented air force was founded.

When Kim Jong Un arrived at the airport amid the playing of welcome music, all the service personnel of the Air Force broke into enthusiastic cheers, looking up to the invincible and iron-willed commander, the great father who has ushered in a great heyday in the development of the DPRK's armed forces with his outstanding army-building idea and extraordinary military wisdom and bestowed the greatest honour that would shine forever in the militant course of the people's Air Force.

The KPA Air Force courteously greeted the Supreme Commander of the armed forces of the DPRK with the highest respect.

He met Air Chief Marshal Kim Kwang Hyok, commander of the KPA Air Force, and Air Marshal Om Ju Ho, political commissar of the KPA Air Force, and extended warm congratulations to all the service personnel of the Air Force.