ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141893
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Date: | Saturday 14 January 2012 |
Time: | 12:00 |
Type: | Dassault Mirage 2000D |
Owner/operator: | EC 3/11 Armee de l'Air |
Registration: | 619/188-IM |
MSN: | 419 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Tabuk -
Saudi Arabia
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative: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.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/395742/5929523/file/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9charger%20le%20rapport%20public%20BEAD-air-A-2012-001-A.pdf 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 http://lostarmour.info/aflosses/item.php?id=16420 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] |
19-Aug-2015 17:43 |
harro |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
29-Sep-2018 18:23 |
JF |
Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
23-Dec-2019 17:09 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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