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Armée de l’air française Dassault Rafale navigator seriously injured after being ejected on takeoff

Armée de l'air française Dassault Rafale navigator seriously injured after being ejected on takeoff

The navigator of a Rafale fighter plane was seriously injured early Wednesday afternoon at the military base of Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne) in an accident. At approximately 13:52, the aircraft was taking off when the browser seat ejection device (pilot’s pair) tripped. The pilot managed to land the aircraft safely. The 64-year-old navigator, …

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