Hispano Saeta Crashes at Spanish Airshow

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, May 07, 2013 at 08:29 PM ET

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A 1950s-era vintage Spanish jet trainer crashed into a hangar and exploded in a fireball at an airshow in Spain.
The 35-year-old pilot, Ladislao Tejedor Romero, who was the assistant to the Spanish Defense Minister, was killed in the incident.
Approximately 3,000 spectators witnessed the crash at Cuatro Vientos Airport, but no one on the ground was injured.
The cause of the crash, involving the historic Hispano HA-200 Saeta, is currently unknown.

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A 1950s-era vintage Spanish jet trainer crashed into a hangar and exploded in a fireball at an airshow in Spain on Sunday, killing its 35-year-old pilot.

Around 3,000 spectators witnessed the crash at Cuatro Vientos Airport when the historic Hispano HA-200 Saeta went out of control and crashed, sending a fireball and thick black smoke into the air.