Pilot crashes into water during an airshow in Poland

Boogie · 04:21 AM

Yesterday one of the best airshow pilots in Poland Marek Szufa has died in a crash during an airshow.
He was also a modeller with many wins in giant scale models. He was also a captain of a Boeing 767 in LOT airlines. Some of you might have known him personally. I had the pleasure of knowing him and flying together with him. God bless his soul.

He was just too low- a similar crash to the one of Jim LeRoy.

Ernie34 · , 06:42 AM

Very Sad!
RIP Marek Szufa

sherman89 · , 06:51 AM

Yes, very sad.

Josh Price · , 07:21 AM

God speed, god bless the family, and rest in peace.

luckymacy · , 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Boogie

I had the pleasure of knowing him and flying together with him. God bless his soul.

Sorry for your loss.

Andrew Bird · , 07:31 AM

Very sad to hear. My condolences to his family and friends.

RC_Kid · , 09:19 AM

God bless, may he rest in peace.

Throttlestick · , 11:02 AM

God Speed

Judge · , 11:11 AM

Saw this yesterday. The "news" story with the video mentioned how his plane was trailing thick black smoke prior to the crash. Clearly no clue to the fact that he had smoke on as part of the flight and it was not a fire that produced it.

Mithrandir · , 11:55 AM

truly sad.....

high alpha · , 01:13 PM

Here is some of Marek's handy work in the RC hobby. I had the opportunity to meet him once, what a nice guy. RIP Marek
http://www.aircraftinternational.com...tra2/index.htm

Marek Szufa (Poland) 40% Extra 330S

G limit · , 10:56 PM

Now THAT should satisfy the Pilot/Panel requirement!!

Old Dawg

Pistolera · , 06:53 AM

Sorry to hear about his death...RIP

Dang near impossible to better scale out an aerobatic RC. Would've loved to see that thing up close.

Earle

pryor808 · , 12:18 PM

That's sad. Seemed like Marek had an eye for detail/quality looking at that 40% Extra.

Boogie · , 02:14 PM

Marek loved everything that was connected with flying. He was an owner (or co-owner) of a 70% Curtiss Jenny and that Christen Eagle. Before he had owned a Skybolt. He was also flying CSS-13 (Po-2) and Jak (Yak) 18. He also had a nice collection of models- from that scale Extra, then CSS-13, Spitfire with liquid cooled MVVS, 3,3m Extra and lots of others. His funeral will be next week. The first probable cause- unofficial is that he had a blackout after last maneuver and had not revocered early enough. He died of internal injuries, not because of drowning.

06-19-2011, 05:12 AM #1
Boogie
Boogie Registered User United States, FL, Daytona Beach Joined Jan 2006 418 Posts	Discussion Pilot crashes into water during an airshow in Poland Yesterday one of the best airshow pilots in Poland Marek Szufa has died in a crash during an airshow. He was also a modeller with many wins in giant scale models. He was also a captain of a Boeing 767 in LOT airlines. Some of you might have known him personally. I had the pleasure of knowing him and flying together with him. God bless his soul. He was just too low- a similar crash to the one of Jim LeRoy.
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06-19-2011, 06:42 AM #2
Ernie34
Ernie34 You dont say that... United States, PA, Monessen Joined Aug 2009 825 Posts	Very Sad! RIP Marek Szufa

06-19-2011, 06:51 AM #3
sherman89
sherman89 Registered User Ocala Fl Joined Feb 2007 2,988 Posts	Yes, very sad.

06-19-2011, 07:21 AM #4
Josh Price
Josh Price 3DHS Trunk-Monkey Arkansas Joined May 2006 4,297 Posts	God speed, god bless the family, and rest in peace.

06-19-2011, 07:31 AM #6
Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird Registered User United Kingdom, England, Molesey Joined Sep 2007 935 Posts	Very sad to hear. My condolences to his family and friends.

06-19-2011, 09:19 AM #7
RC_Kid
RC_Kid That ground... NJ Joined May 2006 267 Posts	God bless, may he rest in peace.

06-19-2011, 11:02 AM #8
Throttlestick
Throttlestick Registered User US OF FREAK'N A BABY Joined Jan 2006 357 Posts	God Speed

06-19-2011, 11:11 AM #9
Judge
Judge Team Futaba United States, CA, Ladera Ranch Joined Jan 2006 12,936 Posts	Saw this yesterday. The "news" story with the video mentioned how his plane was trailing thick black smoke prior to the crash. Clearly no clue to the fact that he had smoke on as part of the flight and it was not a fire that produced it.

06-19-2011, 11:55 AM #10
Mithrandir
Mithrandir TEAM FUTABA High Desert California, USA Joined Jan 2006 8,437 Posts	truly sad.....

06-19-2011, 01:13 PM #11
high alpha
high alpha Registered User United States, NJ, Long Branch Joined Jan 2006 537 Posts	Here is some of Marek's handy work in the RC hobby. I had the opportunity to meet him once, what a nice guy. RIP Marek http://www.aircraftinternational.com...tra2/index.htm Marek Szufa (Poland) 40% Extra 330S

06-19-2011, 10:56 PM #12
G limit
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06-20-2011, 06:53 AM #13
Pistolera
Pistolera Suspended Account Joined Apr 2006 4,242 Posts	Sorry to hear about his death...RIP Dang near impossible to better scale out an aerobatic RC. Would've loved to see that thing up close. Earle

06-25-2011, 12:18 PM #14
pryor808
pryor808 Fast & Low Originally from Puerto Rico but, live in NY. Go! Gabriel Altuz Joined Nov 2009 3,459 Posts	That's sad. Seemed like Marek had an eye for detail/quality looking at that 40% Extra.

06-25-2011, 02:14 PM #15
Boogie
Boogie Registered User United States, FL, Daytona Beach Joined Jan 2006 418 Posts	Marek loved everything that was connected with flying. He was an owner (or co-owner) of a 70% Curtiss Jenny and that Christen Eagle. Before he had owned a Skybolt. He was also flying CSS-13 (Po-2) and Jak (Yak) 18. He also had a nice collection of models- from that scale Extra, then CSS-13, Spitfire with liquid cooled MVVS, 3,3m Extra and lots of others. His funeral will be next week. The first probable cause- unofficial is that he had a blackout after last maneuver and had not revocered early enough. He died of internal injuries, not because of drowning.