Un accident de deux Rafales de l’Escadron de Transformation Rafale 3/4 « Aquitaine » a eu lieu en Meurthe et Moselle.
Un des pilotes a été retrouvé, il est sain et sauf. Les recherches sont toujours en cours. Merci à nos forces armées ainsi qu’aux gendarmes mobilisés dans les…
— Sébastien Lecornu (@SebLecornu) August 14, 2024
According to AFP, an instructor and a student pilot were on the second plane and are still missing. The pilots are all said to be French nationals. The squadron transformation Rafale's main mission is to train pilots for the French armed forces.
For the moment, the causes of the accident have not been communicated. “Safety and judicial investigations are being opened to shed light on the reasons for the accident", simply revealed the Air Force on X. On site, a security perimeter was é drawing as reported the prefecture. 33 firefighters were also involved. mobilized.