F-16 fighter disaster. The plane crashed during the Airshow exercises in Radom

This is a tragic evening for the Polish Air Force. I confirm that during exercises before Airshow in Radom, the F-16 aircraft crashed. The pilot did not survive – Tomasz Siemoniak, coordinator of special services, said on Thursday. Deputy Prime Minister, head of the Ministry of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz goes to the disaster.

Government spokesman Adam Szłapka also referred to information about the disaster. “The tragedy in Radom, during preparations for Airshow, crashed the F -16 aircraft. Unfortunately, the pilot died,” he wrote on Platform X.

The tragedy in Radom, during preparations for Airshow, crashed the F-16 aircraft. Unfortunately, the pilot died. Prime minister @Kosiniakkamysz He talked to the prime minister, he is on his way to the accident site.

– Adam Szłapka (@Adamszlapka) August 28, 2025

Siemoniak: A tragic evening for the Polish Air Force

– A tragic evening for the Polish Air Force, F-16 aircraft disaster. I just talked to Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, a defense minister who goes to Radom. (…) The pilot did not survive – said the minister -coordinator of the special services on TVN24.

He added that this is the first F-16 plane crash. – Let's wait, there will be committees, they will explain the reasons – noted Siemoniak.

Szłapka also announced that Deputy Prime Minister, head of the Ministry of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, talked to Prime Minister Donald Tusk about the situation and is on the way to the disaster.

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