The pilot was preparing for a demonstration flight, which was to take place on Saturday at the airfield on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Gdynia Naval Aviation Brigade.
In Poland a military plane crashed at the Gdynia-Kosakowo airport during an exercise.
The Polish agency PAP reports this.
“The fire extinguishing operation at the Gdynia-Kosakowo airport has ended,” said the fire brigade speaker from Puck.
Services are fencing off the wreckage of the plane. The Air Accident Investigation Commission should arrive at the scene.
“Fire brigade personnel arrived at the plane that crashed during a rehearsal before the performance; the wreckage of the plane was extinguished with fire-fighting foam,” said the press officer of the fire brigade in Puck, senior captain Maciej Gumanowski.
The accident of the M-346 Bielik training aircraft occurred on Friday at about 13:00 at the airport in Gdynia Kosakowo.
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