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Training Exercise Turns Dangerous: Alpha Jets Collide in France

3/25/2025

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On March 25, a dramatic training exercise near Air Base 113 in Saint-Dizier, France, took a perilous turn when two Alpha Jets from the Patrouille de France collided. Thankfully, all three crew members ejected safely and were found conscious. However, one jet plummeted into a silo, igniting a fire, prompting an urgent investigation into the incident.

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On March 25, a dramatic training exercise near Air Base 113 in Saint-Dizier, France, took a perilous turn when two Alpha Jets from the Patrouille de France collided. Thankfully, all three crew members ejected safely and were found conscious. However, one jet plummeted into a silo, igniting a fire, prompting an urgent investigation into the incident.