Radom Air Show
The Radom Air Show is a biannual celebration in the city of Radom, Poland, which began in 2000. Every other year during the last weekend of August, military planes from the air forces of Europe and Russia gather in Radom for the show, which entertains visitors through elaborate stunts and performances from the aircraft. According to the authorities behind the show, its aim is to entertain the citizens of Radom and all of Poland, as well as to bring much needed investors to the city.
Since its founding, the Radom Air Show has become the most popular air show in Poland.Accidents
On 1 September 2007, three Zlin Z-526 aircraft from the AZL Żelazny aerobatics team were performing their display. One maneuver involved the three aircraft simultaneously flying toward a central point from different directions. Two of the aircraft, one piloted by Piotr Banachowicz and the other by the group's founder, Lech Marchelewski, struck each other at right angles, destroying both aircraft and killing both pilots.On 30 August 2009, a Belarusian Sukhoi Su-27UBM crashed while performing at the Radom show.2025 Polish F-16 crash
On 28 August 2025, a Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed during a rehearsal for the air show. The aircraft impacted the runway around 17:30 UTC, damaging the surface, and the pilot, Major Maciej Krakowian, was killed in the accident. The weekend’s Radom Air Show was subsequently cancelled.