Fighter Jet Crashes: Warsaw-Radom Airport Closed with All Flights Re-Routed to Warsaw Chopin Airport After F-16 Crashes in Poland
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On August 28, at approximately 7 p.m., the Tiger Demo Team Poland F-16, piloted by Major Maciej "SLAB" Krakowian, took off from Radom Airport for a training flight for the "Radom Air Show," Poland's largest aviation event. Unfortunately, having been unable to right the aircraft at the... This article Polish Air Force Display Team F-16 Crashes in Radom first appeared on Military Zone.
As Polsat News journalists have unofficially determined, two dangerous incidents have occurred at Radom Airport in recent weeks. A Bryza transport plane was damaged upon landing, and an Orlik landed without its landing gear. It was in Radom that an F-16 crashed, killing Major Maciej Slab Krakowian.
It will certainly take months to clarify the cause of the crash of an F-16 aircraft in Radom, central Poland, which killed the pilot. This was announced by Colonel Marek Pawlak, spokesman for the Polish Armed Forces' General Command. In addition to the investigation by the Warsaw District Prosecutor's Office, the State Aviation Authority's Air Accident Investigation Commission has also opened an investigation into the accident. "We rely on solid…
Due to Thursday's F-16 crash, Warsaw-Radom Airport was closed until 2 a.m. Saturday. LOT Polish Airlines announced that flights were being transferred to another airport.
The crash of a military F-16 during preparations for the Radom Air Show caused serious problems at the airport. The crash reportedly caused damage to the runway. A LOT Polish Airlines spokesman said scheduled flights to Warsaw may be rescheduled.
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