F-16 fighter jet pilot killed in fireball crash at Polish air show rehearsal

A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet pilot was killed when his aircraft crashed during a rehearsal for an air show in central Poland.

The General Command of the Armed Forces said the accident, at Radom, involved an aircraft from the 31st Tactical Air Base near Poznan and that there were no injuries to any bystanders.

The jet was seen performing a barrel-roll aerobatic manoeuvre before dropping to the ground, where it exploded, then quickly sliding along in a fireball.