PARIS: Two French army jets collided in midair over the nation’s east on Wednesday (Aug 15), killing two army personnel and leaving a sole survivor, French officers mentioned.
In a submit on X, French President Emmanuel Macron recognized the fatalities within the Rafale plane accident as Captain Sebastien Mabire and Lieutenant Matthis Laurens.
French media mentioned one of many two was a trainee pilot and the opposite a pilot. French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu mentioned on X that the remaining pilot survived.
The planes have been based mostly on the Saint-Dizier army set up in northeastern France.