Three survive mid-air crash of French air force acrobatics team
The Alpha Jet planes are thought to have collided near an air base west of Saint-Dizier in northeastern France, the French air and space force told AFP.
Three people -- two pilots and one passenger -- ejected and were "found conscious", according to the military.
One person suffered multiple injuries, a source told AFP.
One of the planes crashed into a silo, sparking a fire.
There were no civilian casualties.
"Emergency services have been mobilised," Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on X.
France has been using the light Alpha twin-engined aircraft to train Ukrainian pilots after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In August 2024, two French pilots died after their Rafale jets collided in mid-air in eastern France, in a rare accident involving the cutting-edge military aircraft.
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