Horror moment two air force planes CRASH in mid-air sending one plunging to the ground in fireball killing two pilots
THIS is the horrifying moment two air force planes collided in a deadly mid-air crash that killed two pilots in a fireball plunge.
The horror crash was filmed over central Colombia yesterday as the country’s military was preparing for an aeronautical fair.
Five planes can be seen flying in a rough formation when one of the planes veers towards another.
The aircraft bursts into flames, before spiralling downwards and crashing on an airfield below.
The person filming the fireball crash could be heard gasping in horror as the plane fell towards the earth.
Colombia’s Air Force tweeted: “An accident occurred at the Apiay Air Base, Meta, involving two T-27 Tucano training aircraft, at approximately 5:30 p.m.
They added: “Pilots don’t die, they just fly higher.”
The Air Force confirmed that one of the dead pilots was Lietenant Colonel Mario Andres Espinosa Gonzalez.
The identity of the second pilot has not been disclosed, but an investigation is underway into what caused the accident.
Air Force pilots seemed to have been training for the upcoming Aeronautical Fair, set to take place between July 12 and July 16.
It’s unclear if the fair will go on as planned due to the fatalities.
Last year, eight people died after a plane crashed into an apartment block in Colombia’s second biggest city.
And in 2016, a plane carrying Brazil‘s Chapecoense football team ran out of fuel and crashed in the mountains near the city, killing 71 of the 77 people on board, including 16 players.