On Thursday 25 July 2019, Armée de l’Air (French Air Force) Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E (number 2) belonging to the Patrouille de France, aerobatic display team, crash landed on a road near Perpignan-Rivesaltes airport, in the south of France.
The pilot managed to eject and was injured. He’s currently being treated in hospital.
https://twitter.com/Canthony66093/status/1154340037624025089
At around 11:30 hrs local time, an Alpha Jet (PdF-2, E146, F-UHRR) from the French Air Force demonstration team Patrouille de France overran the runway at the Aéroport Internationale Perpignan-Rivesaltes.
The Alpha Jet exited the runway at high speed. The team was to give an aerial display in the afternoon near the coastal town of Saint Cyprien.
🔴 Un des avions de la Patrouille de France a fait une sortie de piste après une mauvaise manoeuvre à l'aéroport de Perpignan.
▫️L'avion a terminé sa course sur la D117, route de Peyrestortes, qui borde les pistes de l'aéroport.
▫️Le pilote a pu s’éjecter.
📹 Quentin S3 pic.twitter.com/5W3tuodZ1U
— air plus news (@airplusnews) July 25, 2019
The Patrouille Acrobatique de France, which is similar to Britain’s Red Arrows, is scheduled to perform at an airshow in Saint-Cyprien later today.
The exact circumstances of the mishap are still unclear.
Patrouille de France Jet Crash-Lands on Road during Airshow Rehearsal – See Details: https://t.co/1IttfzokI7 pic.twitter.com/5VDTyeSDRq
— Fighter jets World (@FJW_Aviation) July 25, 2019
