Performances by the UK’s Red Arrows display team at events in Poland and Romania have been cancelled following the fatal crash of a Polish F-16 jet which was rehearsing for the Radom Air Show, the British embassy said Friday.
The thoughts of the entire Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team are with the F-16 pilot’s family and friends and we send our deepest condolences to the Polish Air Force, the embassy said in a statement sent to Universul.net.
Displays scheduled for tomorrow and Sunday at Radom Airshow, in Poland, will not take place after the event’s cancellation.
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team will also, unfortunately, no longer be flying to Romania today [Friday, August 29] to take part in the Bucharest International Airshow.
The Red Arrows are currently at Radom, having arrived earlier this week in anticipation of the events in both Poland and Romania.
As is normal practice following such an incident, the airfield’s runway remains shut with an investigation underway.
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