Caught On Cam: Fighter jet crashes while attempting Top Gun stunt
- By Web Desk -
- May 14, 2024
A fighter jet crashed after a viral video showed the pilot attempting an aerial maneuver reminiscent of Top Gun movie.
The video of the crash, caught by CCTV cameras, showed a Bangladesh Air Force’s Yakovlev Yak-130 scraping along the runway as sparks blew under the fighter plane.
The incident occurred as the pilot was doing a low-altitude aileron roll resulting in the fighter plane hitting the runway.
The pilot quickly gained altitude as soon as the plane hit the runway. Both the pilot and co-pilot were then seen ejecting from the jet as the viral video showed the plane crashing to the ground.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4rrf_13XZw&t=19s
Following the crash, rescue teams arrived and moved the two pilots to the hospital.
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However, Squadron Leader Asim Jawad later died of his injuries in the hospital while his co-pilot was being treated for serious injuries sustained in the crash.
The aileron roll is an aerobatic manoeuvre in which an aircraft does a full 360-degree revolution mid-air, a highly risky aerial stunt popularised by Top Gun.