Lisbon: The plane collided during the airshow and the pilot died tragically. The incident took place during the airshow of the Portuguese Air Force. The accident happened in Beja at 4:05 local time on Sunday evening. Shocking footage of the aircraft collision has gone viral on social media.
During a training exercise involving six aircraft, one aircraft took off unexpectedly and crashed into another. The pilot, a Spanish national, was killed. The statement also said that the pilot, a Portuguese citizen, was injured. The air show was suspended following the incident.
The Yakovlev Yak-52 aircraft, a Soviet-designed aerobatic training model, collided. Portuguese Defense Minister Nuno Melo said a detailed investigation would be conducted into the incident.
