Two Planes Collided At Military Air Show Rehearsal In France

[Witmo]

Two Planes Collided At Military Air Show Rehearsal In France

In a dramatic incident on Tuesday, two jets from the French Air Force's elite aerobatic team, the Patrouille de France, collided midair during a stunt rehearsal near Saint-Dizier, eastern France. The collision occurred during a coordinated maneuver involving seven aircraft and resulted in a fiery cr

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[Llewtrah381]

Really glad nobody was seriously hurt. I was a young doc treating sunburns at Ramstein Flugtag when the outcome was very different. The Italians were told the day before not to do that maneuver because it carried energy towards the crowd - for this very reason.

When I worked my next airshow about 9 years later I was surprised how visceral my reaction was to it.

 

[Warlock]

We were at the fest tent in Ramstein along with several members and wives in my unit…we left a little early to beat the rush and get to our cars. It was a horrible day…