An F-16 hunting from the Polish Air Force crashed on Thursday during the tests for the Airshow Radom 2025, killing the pilot. The plane hit the track, causing significant damage and triggering a fire ball visible to those present. The government spokesman Adam Szlapka confirmed death on social media. The Polish press agency Pap reported that the plane belonged to the Polish Air Force.
«Tragedy in Radom, during the preparations for the Airshow, an F-16 plane crashed. Unfortunately, the pilot is dead, “Szlapka wrote. The accident occurred a few days before one of the largest aeronautical fairs in Central Europe, which should have attracted about 180,000 people.