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The Polish pilot was killed during the exercise due to the international air exhibition scheduled for the weekend. He was an officer of the Polish army. The controlled plane performed an acrobatic maneuver over the airport, probably the “trunk trunk”, the rotation around the longitudinal axis, when it suddenly began to fall at high speed.
As soon as he fell to the ground, the plane was immediately wrapped in a flame. Photos of the incident appeared on social networks shortly before 8 pm.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense WlaadySlaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, who previously discussed the situation with Prime Minister Donald Tuku, and Lieutenant General Adam Rzchekovsky went on a tragedy. The response operation is carried out by the fire departments of the airport with the support of units under the Ministry of the Interior and the Administration.
The regional prosecutor’s office of the Warsaw Prosecutor said that the prosecutors of the 8th department of military affairs have already taken preliminary procedural actions and are sent to the place of the incident, where representatives of the military police are already located.
“From the Ministry of the Interior, I can assure you that the fire service is on the spot, the services are on their guard. This is a place at the airport, so the airport fire department also took on the case and will be supported by units subject to the ministry, ”he said. – The press secretary of the Ministry of Carolina Galex said, emphasizing that “the situation is very dynamic.”
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The press secretary of the government Adam Slahpka was one of the first to have an accident, confirming the X Portal X that the pilot had lost his life.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk also expressed his condolences: “The Polish pilot lost his life during the crash of the F-16 aircraft. Read his memory! In his family and loved ones, I express my deep condolences from the bottom of my heart. ”
Former Prime Minister Mateush Moravitski wrote in X: “Dramatic news from Radom, where the F-16 aircraft crashed during the exercises. I express my deepest condolences to the family and relatives of the dead pilot. ”
President Carol Navroki added: “Very sad news reached me about the crash of the F-16 aircraft, during which the Polish pilot was killed. I express my sincere condolences to his relatives. Eternal vacation to give him, the Lord. ”
It was also pronounced by the President of Sejm Szymon Hołownia, whose wife Urszula Brzezinsk-Khlaunya is also a MIG-29 military pilot-fighter.
The pilot did not throw away
Maciej Szopa, an expert in Gate Defense24 Gate, calculated in an interview with Interia that “it seems that the F-16 pilot did not“ come out ”after some acrobatics. He missed the height. From the explosion, he seems to be full of fuel. ” The expert also pointed out a resemblance to the accident last year (M-346 Bielik), which was also an accident during testing.
According to the expert, it is possible that the pilot was lost, made it wrong or there was technical damage. “However, the records show that the pilot raised the plane to the end, so it seems that he has his own feelings,” he added.
According to information provided by Wirtualna Polska, the International Airshow Radom International Air exhibition, scheduled for August 30 and 31, will be canceled. This is the largest event in its kind in Poland and one of the leaders in Europe. According to the organizers, this year more than 150 aircraft from 20 countries will take part. Tens of thousands of spectators were expected.