A photograph shows a French Rafale fighter jet taking part in a training exercice of the French Air Force within the framework of VOLFA 2022 in Mont-de-Marsan military base on October 6, 2022. Photo AFP

 

METZ – Two Rafale fighter jets collided in midair before crashing to the ground in northeastern France on Wednesday, civil and military authorities said.

A search for one of the crews was under way.The two jets were from the Saint-Dizier air base, an air force spokesman in Paris told AFP.

One of the pilots ejected himself, he said.

But an instructor and a student pilot from the second aircraft were still missing.

“We are still looking for the second crew,” the spokesman said.

The accident occurred in Colombey-les-Belles, a town in northeastern France, according to the prefecture. – AFP