Two Alfa jets collide in mid -air and crash to the ground in the fiery explosion
Two military jets He collided in mid -air during an acrobatic test in France on Tuesday before crashing on the ground and exploding in a huge fireball and dramatic video shows.
The collision caused three pilots and a passenger and the parachute, the French air and the space force they wrote on X.
The jets were part of a team of seven aeronautics that flew in coordination with the Patrouille de France (PAF), a demonstration unit of the Agency’s precision aerobatic, near an air base in Saint-Dust in North France -oriental Around 15:40 local time.
Two Jets Alpha collided in mid -air during a training exercise in France on Tuesday before crashing on the ground and exploding in a huge video of fire and dramatic balls. (Caroline Thomassin/AFP via Getty Images)
Video shows the last moments of the “highly qualified” pilot before the fatal show crash
The video shows the seven planes that run in unison while they emit colored smoke, but at least two of the jets collide with each other.
The two jets then turn to the ground while the crew can be seen immediately expelled and activating their parachutes. The jets crash on the ground and light up in a fiery plume.
“In Ba 113 in Saint-Dizier, two alfajet of the Patrouille de France collided during a 7-storey training flight”, reads the X post on X. “The three drivers, including a passenger, were able to expel in time and are safe. There are no victims to report at this stage in the Crash area.”
Alpha Jets flying during an aerobatic plane show in the Greek sky at the Uni Flying Week at the Tanagra military air base near Athens, in Greece on 22 September 2019. (Nicolas Economia/Nurphoto via Getty Images)
Also Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the French Armed Forces, confirmed the accident and wrote on X that the emergency services responded to the scene.
“Slightly injured, they were taken care of,” he wrote. “Thanks to the mobilized emergency services, thoughts for our pilots of the Patrouille de France.”
Quentin Brière, the mayor of Saint-Dizier, said that one of the jet crashed against a silo and the other in a swampy wooden area behind it, second The ParisianCiting AFP.
Look: Two military jets collide in acrobatics in mid -air, drastically crash to the ground in the fiery explosion
It is not clear what the aircraft caused.
The Alpha Jet is a light attack and an advanced training plane developed jointly by Dassault Aviation of France and Dornier in Germany in the 70s. The jets are equipped with two seats and are generally used for pilot training e aerobatic acrobatics.
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The PAF was founded in 1953 and is considered a prestigious aerobatic unit famous for its displays during the parades of the day of Bastille, according to the French store Le Parisien. The PAF consists of combat pilots collected by hand and accidents are rare between the unit.
Alpha Jets of the Patrouille de France during a test on the eve of the D-Day Air Show, on Arromanzes-Les-Bains, France, on 07 June 2024. (Artur Widak/NurphoTo Via Getty Images)
