When two planes from the “Zelazny” display team collided killing both pilots at a weekend airshow over Radom in Poland, photographer Kacper Pempel nailed the full horror of the crash in a sequence which takes us from the moment three three planes converge to the violence of the impact and the aftermath as debris and a few recognisable components seem to hang in the sky and then rain down like confetti around the crippled remains of one of the aircraft.
Hats off to Kacpar for keeping his cool in horrifying circumstances.
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These photos remind us that these kinds of spectacles usually mean that someone is putting their life on the line for the audience and their own personal rush.
- Posted by DarioIn all honesty, these are some of the most striking images I have ever seen. And they changed my mind in regards to air shows… I have a lot more respect for them and their performers.
Wow! Very impressive shots!
- Posted by RalphI have to agree with Dario on this one,,
- Posted by Vinniemy Respects goes out to the Familys of those brave pilots. May they always be Remembered for those Daring Stunts that they perform for the general public.
Looks like a tragic end of the “arrow through the heart” manuever - the same manuever that killed so many people at Ramstein air base nearly 20 years ago. It’s illegal in the USA for this very reason.
- Posted by MattThe hardest thing about looking at those shots is that we’re also witnessing the horrific death of two fine men. My condolences and heartfelt thoughts go out to their families as they grieve over their terrible loss.
- Posted by Edward Whiteit’s terrible
- Posted by Chu