This is the heartstopping moment two planes collide and crash during an airshow in Portugal.
The air force said the incident occured during an air show performance involving six aircraft at the Beja airport in southern Portugal, without indicating if there were victims.
Reports say at least one pilot has been killed due to the crash.
The force said in a statement: “The air force regrets to announce that at 4:05 pm (1505 GMT), at the Beja Air Show, two planes were the victim of an accident during an aerial demonstration.”
Video from the incident seemed to show one aircraft breaking away from the formation and making a sudden, sharp climb, colliding head-on with the lead aircraft.
The climbing aircraft appeared to lose control and plummet abruptly to the ground, while the struck aircraft made a quick but seemingly controlled descent to land.
According to the flight safety database Aviation Safety Network, the pilot of the climbing aircraft lost control and was killed in the crash, which resulted in a post-impact engine fire.
The pilot of the other aircraft managed a landing some ways away.
Both planes were part of the six-aircraft Spanish-Portuguese Yakstars team.
The team was flying as part of a planned exhibition at the Beja Air Show in southern Portugal, which advertised “world class aerial performances” and rare aviation feats, according to the European Airshows website.
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