A Thai air force pilot has died when his fighter jet crashed at an air show during the country’s Children’s Day.
We have all seen video before of accidents and crashes at air shows. This one has to be one of the top 5 in my memory.
(FOX)- Amateur video footage shows the JAS 39 Gripen jet maneuvering over the Hat Yai air base in southern Thailand when it suddenly lost altitude and crashed in a ball of fire away from spectators.
The Ministry of Defense is investigating the cause of the crash on Saturday.
Deputy government spokesman says Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha expressed condolences to the pilot’s family.
The massive fireball explosion was caught on camera mere hundreds of yards away from where spectators were watching. As tragic a loss it is of the pilot, it is a miracle that no one else was hurt.