During a demonstration flight at the Meeting de l’air (“Air meeting”) air show, two Rafale fighters (“Rafale”) of the French Air Force (VKS) collided, the newspaper reported. sud west.
The incident occurred on Sunday, May 22, near the Cognac commune (Western France, Charente region) at 12.30 am (1:30 pm Moscow time).
According to the publication, as a result of the collision, one of the planes was left without a part of its tail. The torn piece fell on a residential building in the commune of Gensac-la-Pallue, located near the 709th Air Force Base, where the air show was held.
“We are lucky,” said Bernard Mauzet, the mayor of Jensac-la-Pallou, whose house is located on this small street where some of the feathers fell.
There were no casualties as a result of the incident. The pilots successfully landed the vehicles after the collision.
According to the airbase commander, Colonel Nicolas Ljote, three investigations have been launched.
It was known that Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto was earlier. signed A contract for the supply of six French Rafale fighters out of an estimated total of 42 fighters for the Indonesian National Army Air Force (Air Force).
Source: Gazeta
