“An accident has just occurred that involves two Alpha Jet of the Patrol of France (dedicated to exhibition flights) during an essay“, Said the French defense minister, Sébastien Lecornu, in a message on social networks.
“Emergency services has been mobilized and secured Coordination between the Ministry of Interior and Defense“He added.
The mayor of the town of Saint Dizier, where the trials took place, announced that The two pilots had jumped in parachute and were healthy.
Images taken by spectators of essays and disseminated in social networks show A group of six planes making acrobatic maneuvers And how two of the airplanes They touch and begin to fall without control towards the ground.
The patrol of France, the Air Force, performs acrobatic and exhibition flights while the airplanes throw smoke with the colors of the national flag, and Its members are among the most select of the French pilots.
Two aircraft of the patrol of France collide in full flight during an acrobatic essay. The pilots managed to eject and suffered minor injuries. Images show the impact and fall. 🎥✈️ #France #Accident #Patulladefrancia pic.twitter.com/1ituxf6jrb
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🇫🇷 | France | Two French Air Force planes collide in the air. pic.twitter.com/xxSR75JJW3
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