During rehearsals for the Gdynia Naval Aviation Brigade's 30th anniversary event, the Polish Air Force's M-346 Demo Team jet crashed today during its flight demonstration.
No other details about the accident were provided by official sources other than the General Command's statement that the rescue is underway. Footage available online and posted on social media suggests the pilot did not eject.
Founded in 2023, the M-346 Demo Team is Poland's newest aerobatic team and debuted at the country's biggest air show, the Air Show in Radom. The team's two pilots, Major Adrian “Chudy” Chudziński and Major Robert “Killer” Jeł, are instructors at the Air Force Academy in Dęblin and have over a thousand flight hours in the M-346 “Bielik” aircraft. The team also has coaches and commentators.
His primary task at the 41st Air Training Base is flight training for future fighter aircraft pilots destined for the F-16 and F-35. “We don’t fly this aircraft aerobatically every day. We do this additionally, out of a ion for flying. It gives us a lot of joy and fun, and if we can make others happy with it, we have reached the peak of our dreams.”, said Major Robert Jeł in a post published by the Polish Air Force website.
🚨🇵🇱BREAKING: FIGHTER JET CRASHES IN POLAND
The M-346 jet crashed into the ground during rehearsals for the Gdynia Naval Aviation Brigade's 30th Anniversary event.
It's unknown whether the pilot managed to eject before the crash.pic.twitter.com/9CuypwKK1S
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 12, 2024
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