Two French military aircraft collide mid-air
14 August 2024 |
1:31 pm
Two Rafale fighter jets collided in mid air before crashing to the ground in north eastern France on Wednesday, civil and military authorities said. A search for one of the crews was under way. The two jets were from the Saint-Dizier air base, an air force spokesman in Paris told AFP. READ ALSO:Sudan ceasefire talks…
Two Rafale fighter jets collided in mid air before crashing to the ground in north eastern France on Wednesday, civil and military authorities said.
A search for one of the crews was under way.
The two jets were from the Saint-Dizier air base, an air force spokesman in Paris told AFP.
READ ALSO:Sudan ceasefire talks start despite army no-show
One of the pilots ejected himself, he said.
But an instructor and a student pilot from the second aircraft were still missing.
“We are still looking for the second crew,” the spokesman said.
The accident occurred in Colombey-les-Belles, a town in northeastern France, according to the prefecture.
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