The F-16 disaster wasn't the first. 2 tragedies have occurred in the past

The F-16 fighter crash during trials for this year's Air SHOW in Radom is not the first tragedy to happen in connection with the organization of shows in this city. The first was the collision of 2 Zlin 526 aircraft in 2007. In turn 16 years ago, in 2009 Belarus Su-27 crashed. In both cases, the pilots died.

During rehearsals for the 18th global Air Shows Air SHOW 2025 There's been a tragic accident. The Polish F-16 Hawk fighter, belonging to the F-16 Tiger Demo squad Poland, crashed on Thursday around 19:25. Machine, piloted by major Maciej "Slaba" Krakowian, hit the runway and caught fire.

Experienced military, winner of the prestigious "As the Crow Flies Trophy" award won during Royal global Air Tattoo 2025 shows, He failed to eject and died instantly..

This is the first in the past of the Polish F-16 disaster, but not the first tragedy that occurred during the Radom Air SHOW shows.

A fighter crash in Radom. A fewer years ago the Belarusian su-27 collapsed

A akin disaster besides occurred during the second day Air SHOW in Radom in 2009When crashed Belarusian fighter su-27And 2 pilots died in the accident.

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The device fell on a field close the wooded area in the village of Malęczyn close Radom. Immediately the W-3 chopper from the 2nd Search and Rescue Group in Minsk Mazowiecki went to the scene of the accident, and shortly after it arrived six fire brigade units that tried to master the fire and safe the area.

According to authoritative information, in the accident they died Colonel Alaksandr Marficki, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Operations-Tactical Air Force Command and the Anti-Air Defence Forces of Belarus, and Colonel Alaksandr Żuraulevich, Deputy Commander of the 61st Hunting Air Force Base. The Belarusian Air Force asked not to disclose the full pilot data.

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According to witnesses, the aircraft first performed 2 barrels in the air, and on the last lap abruptly drifted distant from the designated tour of the shows. The device fell to the ground between Malęczyn and Maków, and shortly over the field rose black smoke ball. The organizers immediately interrupted the show.

A disaster during Air SHOW in Radom. Planes collided in the air

The first major tragedy in past Radom Air SHOW There was a disaster that happened. September 1, 2007 during the X edition of the shows. Then it happened. collisions of 2 aircraft Zlin 526 from AZL "Iron" aerobatic group. Pilots - Lt. Col. Reserve Lech Marchelewski and a younger pilot engineer Piotr Banachovich - they then performed a complex maneuver called "rothet" erstwhile their machines collided at a tallness of just about 10 meters above the ground.

Both aircraft stay almost completely destroyed, a Pilots died at the scene.. According to the study of the State Commission for Air Accident Investigations, the origin of the tragedy may have been health problems leader of Lech Marchelewski's group, and deficiency of adequate powers to participate in shows with the co-pilot. The accident shook the air environment and caused a three-day mourning in Radom and Zielona Góra.

"The Curse of Radom"is a sad chapter in the past of the global Aviation Shows, which reminds of the risks associated with aerobatic aviation. The disasters of 2007, 2009 and 2025 left a lasting trace in the memory of the inhabitants and the air environment, comments Interia Geekweek.

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