"We profoundly regretted the news that Major Maciej "Slab" Krakowian died tragically. An officer, a pilot, and a soldier left us, whose professionalism and dedication to service will always stay in our hearts. We offer our deepest condolences to the household and the Middle.Hi to His Memory" – the 8th Krakow Transport Air Base stated on the authoritative Facebook page.
Disaster F-16 in Radom. Maciej Krakowian is dead
This confirmed who the victim of the accident in Radom was. Let us add that earlier Onet reported that pilot F-16 performed a alleged barrel over the airport, or rotation around the longitudinal axis. "The origin of the accident was most likely to drag the device at low tallness and lose the load-bearing force," writes the portal. Let us add that the same was indicated in the interview with TVN24 experts.
What happened? On Thursday during the exercise before the Air Show in Radom the F-16 aircraft crashed. The pilot did not survive, as the head of the MON Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish had already informed.
"I'm at the scene of tragedy. In the plane crash, F-16 killed the pilot of the Polish Army – an officer who always served his homeland with dedication and large courage," he wrote.
"I pay tribute to His memory. My deepest condolences to my household and loved ones. This is simply a large failure for the Air Force and the full Polish Army" - he stressed.
The General Command of Types of Armed Forces added that it was an F–16 aircraft of the 31st Tactical Aviation Base. "Non-participants have not been injured," indicated in the Communication.
