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Two Alpha Jet aircraft from the French aerobatic team Patrouille de France collided and crashed during a training flight. The pilots ejected safely. (i.imgur.com)
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Two fighter jets collided in the sky over France

Two Alpha Jet aircraft from the French aerobatic team Patrouille de France collided and crashed during a training flight in eastern France, according to Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu.

The pilots ejected safely. One of the jets crashed on the grounds of a concrete manufacturing plant; no injuries were reported.

Local media report that the Alpha Jet pilots are on a four-day mission at Air Base 113 in Saint-Dizier.

ℹ️ Previously, on August 14, 2024, two Rafale fighter jets from Air Base 113 in Saint-Dizier collided in mid-air. The pilot of the first aircraft managed to eject before the collision. Captain Sébastien Mabire and Lieutenant Mathis Lorens, who were aboard the second aircraft, died.

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