A Belarussian fighter jet crashed during an air show on Sunday in central Poland, killing the two pilots of the aircraft, local media reported.
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Smoke rises on the horizon after a Belarussian Sukhoi Su-27 jet fighter crashed during the Radom Air Show at an airport in Radom, about 100 km (62 miles) from Warsaw August 30, 2009. [Xinhua/AFP Photo] |
Witnesses said the Su-27 aircraft crashed shortly after starting the performance, far away from the tarmac and spectators at the show in Radom.
Police spokeswoman Agnieszka Humelusz confirmed the death of the two pilots, who were from Poland's Zelazny Aerial Acrobatics Group.
Rescuers have already located the pilots' bodies, the Polish news agency PAP quoted local sources as saying.
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Belarussian pilots fly their Sukhoi Su-27 jet before crashing during the Radom Air Show at an airport in Radom, about 100 km (62 miles) from Warsaw August 30, 2009. Two Belarussian Air Force pilots were killed on Sunday when their plane crashed during an aerial acrobatics display at the air show in central Poland, police said.[Xinhua/AFP Photo] |
There have been no official statements about the accident yet, according to news channel TVN24.
The air show has been temporarily suspended.
(Xinhua News Agency August 31, 2009)
