F-16 disaster. Message on black boxes. “They were functional”
There is new information on the F-16 multi-purpose plane crash. The machine hit the area of the Radom airport at the end of August. The unlucky day of the Polish army lost one of the best pilots – Major Maciej “Slab” Kraków.
On August 28, before the Air Show 2025 shows, which were to take place in Radom, the F-16 disaster occurred. During the trial flight, the pilot – Major of Krakow – for still unknown reasons suddenly lost control of the machine. This crashed and stood in flames in the blink of an eye.
The incident occurred at the Warsaw-Radom airport named after Radom in June 1976 (“Warsaw-Radom” or “Radom-Sadków” airport).
Nearly three weeks ago, investigators informed about the discovery of the tragedy of numerous materials and their protection – including the personal camera of the deceased soldier. As Piotr Skiba said, she was recognized as “very important” evidence in the whole case.
The latest news on September 22. A spokesman for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw reported that it was possible to read the record from the so -called black boxes-from the F-16.
F-16 plane crash in Radom, Mazovia. The prosecutor’s office published a press release. Applies to black boxes
“In one of the licensed laboratories in the United States, a few days of research was carried out at the scene of all flight parameters disclosed and secured at the scene,” writes Prosecutor Skiba.
The PO spokesman of the PO reported that the black boxes “were functional and contained a record of technical parameters of tragic flight.”
“These provisions will be analyzed in the further course of the investigation. Research of registrars took place in the presence of the Polish prosecutor from the Department of Military Affairs of the National Prosecutor’s Office and an expert from the Forensic Laboratory of the Military Police,” says investigators.
As he pointed out, at the same time in the US were also “independent activities and research” – conducted by “members of the Polish State Commission for the Research of State Aviation Accidents.” “Logistic support was provided by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (Donald Tusk – ed.), While organizational formalities were completed with the help of the diplomatic services of the Republic of Poland and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” reads in Monday’s communiqué.
