A Spanish pilot died this Sunday after the plane he was driving collided with another during an air festival held in the town of Beja (southern Portugal), in an accident that also injured a Portuguese national.
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The deceased was a pilot of the Iberian acrobatic patrol Yakstars, made up of Spaniards and Portuguese, and participated in the Beja AirShow festival, the Portuguese Air Force reported in a statement.
The pilot of the other aircraft, of Portuguese nationality and from the same patrol, He suffered minor injuries and was assisted by medical services. at the scene of the accident. Later, he was taken to the Beja hospital “as a precaution,” the Air Force explained.
The causes of the accident are under investigation. Yakstars is the largest civilian aerobatic display team in southern Europe and one of the largest in the world, according to the Air Force website. Its bases are Casarrubios, in Spain, and Ponte de Sor, in Portugal.
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