Airplanes Collide in Disastrous Portuguese Air Show Mishap, Killing 1

Two Yakovlev Yak-52 planes collided in mid-air during a demonstration at Portugal’s Beja Air Show on Sunday, resulting in a deadly crash that killed one pilot, the country’s air force said.

“The air force regrets to announce that at 4:05 pm (1505 GMT), at the Beja Air Show, two planes were the victim of an accident during an aerial demonstration,” it said in a statement.

Video from the incident appeared to show one aircraft that broke away from the formation making a sudden, sharp climb that struck the lead aircraft head-on. The climbing aircraft appeared to lose control and abruptly plummet to the earth, as the aircraft that was struck made a quick but apparently controlled descent to land.

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