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Planes Collide at Air Show, Pilots Die

Small Planes Collide at Air Show in Poland, Killing 2
Pilots

Two acrobatic planes from the Zelazny group collide during
a performance at an air show in Radom, Poland, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007. Both
pilots died in the crash, but there were no reports of injuries in the crowd.
(AP Photo/ Darek Redos)

The Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland Sep 1, 2007 (AP)

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Two small planes collided during an acrobatic display at an air show in
Poland on Saturday, killing both pilots, authorities said.

Footage broadcast on TVN24 television showed the two small red planes
slamming into each other and bursting into fragments at the Radom Air Show.

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Both pilots died in the crash, Polish Air Force spokesman Maj. Wieslaw
Grzegorzewski said.

There were no reports of injuries among those on the ground; the television
footage showed the collision happening well away from the crowd.

Recovery efforts were under way, and all events planned for Sunday were
canceled, Grzegorzewski said.

Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This
material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or
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