{"id":81115,"date":"2023-11-14T21:32:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T21:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=81115"},"modified":"2023-11-14T21:32:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T21:32:53","slug":"shocking-moment-jet-crashes-down-and-explodes-killing-its-two-crew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/world-news\/shocking-moment-jet-crashes-down-and-explodes-killing-its-two-crew\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking moment jet crashes down and explodes killing its two crew"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Shocking moment vintage fighter jet crashes down and explodes killing its two crew seconds after performing a low fly-past over spectators at Argentinian airshow<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The fighter jet appeared to mistime a stunt and crashed hard into a nearby field<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the terrifying moment a veteran fighter jet crashed beside a road and burst into flames, killing its two-man crew just seconds after an airshow fly-past.<\/p>\n<p>The Soviet-era L-29 Delfin training jet had been performing at a display in Villa Canas, Santa Fe province, Argentina, on November 12 when it erupted into flames.<\/p>\n<p>Spectator footage of the performance shows the 500mph jet making a very low-level pass over the runway as it buzzed thrilled audience members.<\/p>\n<p>But seconds later, the jet banks to the right to perform a loop-the-loop stunt and apparently fails to pull up in time, unable to pull up in time to fix the mistake.<\/p>\n<p>As the crowd gasps in horror, the jet hurtles down toward the ground and bursts into flames, smashing into a field yards from a busy road.<\/p>\n<p>Police named the plane&#8217;s co-pilot as Gaston Vanucci and his pilot as air acrobatics specialist Gaston Vanucci. Both perished before rescuers could reach the plane.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/09\/77775169-12746849-image-m-25_1699952537930.jpg\" height=\"628\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Soviet-era L-29 Delfin training jet had just performed a fly-past at the show in Argentine<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/10\/77775171-12746849-The_jet_turned_to_perform_a_loop_the_loop_stunt_but_apparently_f-m-4_1699959552196.jpg\" height=\"511\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The jet turned to perform a loop-the-loop stunt but apparently failed to pull up in time<\/p>\n<p>L29s became a mainstay of Soviet air forces across communist eastern Europe after they came into production in 1959.<\/p>\n<p>The Czech-made two-seaters were used to train combat pilots and were often adapted for combat roles as fighter bombers.<\/p>\n<p>Villa Canas Fire Chief Horacio Pereyra told local media that the plane &#8216;crashed a few metres from where the public was witnessing the spectacle&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Pereyra said the jet &#8216;made a low flight and when it finished crossing the runway at one of the runways, it made a half spin and then plummeted to the ground.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Officials at the air club hosting the display said: &#8216;The plane made a low flight over the post and when it was leaving, while making a turn, it landed on its end.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Two people were aboard the plane, which is a combat aircraft. It is a Russian plane with a pilot and a passenger in the back.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Villa Canas mayor Norberto Gizzi said: &#8216;We are all moved by the event and stunned because everyone who was at the event was surprised to see how the plane fell.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/10\/77775173-12746849-From_a_distance_the_plane_could_be_seen_diving_towards_the_groun-m-5_1699959561436.jpg\" height=\"499\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>From a distance, the plane could be seen diving towards the ground as the crowd looked on in horror<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/10\/77775177-12746849-The_jet_hurtled_down_toward_the_ground_and_bursts_into_flames_sm-a-6_1699959569127.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The jet\u00a0hurtled down toward the ground and bursts into flames, smashing into a field<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/14\/10\/77775175-12746849-Smoke_billowed_after_the_jet_crashed_suddenly_into_the_ground_ki-a-2_1699959393234.jpg\" height=\"585\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Smoke billowed after the jet crashed suddenly into the ground, killing both on board<\/p>\n<p>The Aero L-29 Delfin was introduced in 1961, built as a military trainer aircraft with light attack functionality.<\/p>\n<p>It was Czechoslovakia&#8217;s first locally designed and built jet aircraft and used for training purposes across the Warsaw Pact nations during the Cold War.<\/p>\n<p>More than 3,500 were produced between 1963 and 1974 &#8211; and some were reported to have seen combat in the Nigerian Civil War and against Israel in the Yom Kippur War.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Angola and Georgia were reported to still be using the planes as of 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12746849\/Shocking-moment-vintage-fighter-jet-crashes-explodes-killing-two-crew-seconds-performing-low-fly-past-spectators-Argentinian-airshow.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shocking moment vintage fighter jet crashes down and explodes killing its two crew seconds after performing a low fly-past over spectators at Argentinian airshow The fighter jet appeared to mistime a stunt and crashed hard into a nearby field This is the terrifying moment a veteran fighter jet crashed beside a road and burst into&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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