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.
The rest of the air show was cancelled as emergency vehicles rushed onto the scene, multiple media outlets reported.