Two pilots die in mid-air crash at Polish air show
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Warsaw - Two pilots were killed in a mid-air crash at the Radom Air Show in Poland on Saturday as thousands of spectators watched, Poland's TVN24 news channel reported. Their two planes crashed head-on during aerobatic manoeuvres involving four planes from the Zelazny air team, the report said. It was not clear what had caused the crash. Both pilots hailed from Zielona Gora, Western Poland. Polish Radio said officials called the two-day air show, which began Saturday morning, after the incident.
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