Instructor and student pilot died during training mission crash, while third pilot ejected, in a rare accident involving the Rafale military aircraft
Two French pilots have died after their Rafale jets collided in mid-air in eastern France, President Emmanuel Macron has said, in a rare accident involving the cutting-edge military aircraft.
One pilot ejected after the crash over northeastern France on Wednesday, but authorities had launched a desperate search for a missing instructor and a student pilot on the second jet.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/15/rafale-fighter-jets-crash-franch-two-pilots-dead-mid-air-collision
Author : Agence France-Presse
Publish date : 2024-08-14 23:56:33
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