Pilot dies as Thai fighter jet crashes in Children's Day air show

A Thai air force fighter jet has crashed at an air show during the country's Children's Day, killing the pilot.

Pilot dies as Thai fighter jet crashes in Children's Day air show

A Thai air force fighter jet has crashed at an air show during the country's Children's Day, killing the pilot.

Amateur video footage shows the JAS 39 Gripen over the Hat Yai air base in southern Thailand suddenly losing altitude and crashing in a ball of fire away from spectators.

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