Over the weekend of September 24-25th, North Korea’s very first air show was held in the eastern port city of Wonsan.

The festival was the creation of Mr. David Thompson-Rowlands, manager and owner of the British tour company Juche Travel Services. An aviation enthusiast himself, Thompson-Rowlands’ company has long focused on providing special interest tours to North Korea.

After having arranged a couple of aviation tours since 2011, the biggest break came in 2015 when the company brought in 150 participants for the 60thanniversary of the North Korean national carrier Air Koryo. Shortly after this event, the