ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141893
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 14-JAN-2012 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage 2000D |
| Operator: | French Air Force |
| Registration: | 619/188-IM |
| C/n / msn: | 419 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tabuk -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two fighters crashed Saturday 14 January 2012 at noon in northern Saudi Arabia, following a mid-air collision.
“During joint training exercise "Green Shield" simulating an air combat, a Mirage 2000D of EC 3/11 aircraft belonging to the French armed forces collided with an McDonnell Douglas F-15C aircraft of the Royal Saudi Air Force", said an official from the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia.
The three pilots ejected safely.
Sources:
http://www.foxcrawl.com/2012/01/15/french-saudi-fighter-jets-crashed-during-training-flights-above-tabuk/
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2012/01/14/97001-20120114FILWWW00474-arabie-un-mirage-francais-s-ecrase.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2012 03:44 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Jan-2012 04:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2012 06:05 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
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