Poland’s AirSHOW Radom 2025 cancelled following crash.
Published On 28 Aug 2025
A Polish Army pilot has died after his F-16 jet crashed during preparations for an international airshow in Poland.
In a statement on Thursday, the General Command of the Armed Forces said that the accident involved an aircraft from the 31st Tactical Air Base near Poznan, western Poland. No bystanders were injured.
“A Polish Army pilot died in the crash of an F-16 aircraft – an officer who always served his country with dedication and great courage. I pay tribute to his memory,” Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote on X after arriving at the crash scene at Radom airport, in central Poland.
Firefighters rushed to the scene after the aircraft did not recover after barreling down the runway and hitting the ground. The accident happened at around 19: 30 local time (17: 30 GMT).
Video on social media showed the F-16 fighter jet nose-diving and then erupting into a ball of flames as it crashed during a practice session before this year’s Radom Air Show.
On the day that I visited Polish troops serving in Latvia,
I was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of the Polish pilot of the F-16 killed during the demonstration flight this evening in Radom. My thoughts are with his family and comrade soldiers.Moje najszczersze wyrazy…
— Andris Spruds (@AndrisSpruds) August 28, 2025
Local reports state that the pilot, part of an elite group of NATO ai