Aerial acrobatics wow crowds in Poland
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
28.08.2017 10:24
About 170,000 spectators admired aerial acrobatics at a two-day international air show in Radom, south of Warsaw.
A MiG-29 and an XA-41 plane perform at the Radom air show. Photo: PAP/Jacek Turczyk
The show, which ended on Sunday evening, saw visitors admiring stunts and fly-pasts by 76 planes and helicopters from 10 countries.
One person suffered a minor head injury when a storm hit, toppling an advertising balloon which fell onto spectators, said air show spokeswoman Magdalena Busz.
“The injured person was immediately given medical help," Busz added.
The Radom air show is the largest event of its kind in Poland. Taking part were aircraft from the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Italy, Romania, Ukraine, Austria, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia and the US.
The air show was first held in the western Polish city of Poznań in 1991. Since 2000 its has been held at an airport in Radom. The show has taken place every two years since 2003.
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Source: PAP
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