Shocking video has captured the moment a Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed during an airshow rehearsal, killing the pilot.
Footage taken from a spectator shows the jet performing a barrel roll aerobatic manoeuvre, and then crashing in flames as it slid on the ground.
The pilot died in the crash during the rehearsal for the airshow in Radom, central Poland, the Polish army said on Thursday.
"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.
The General Command of the Armed Forces said that the accident involved an aircraft from the 31st Tactical Air Base near Poznan and that there were no injuries to any bystanders.
"Rescue operations were immediately initiated at the scene," it said in a statement.
Local media said the aircraft crashed into the runway around 6.30pm BST and damaged it, and the Radom Airshow planned for the weekend has been cancelled.
