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| Date: | Thursday 11 April 2002 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air PdF |
| Registration: | E175 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Salon-de-Provence BA 701, Bouches-du-Rhône 13 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Salon Air Base |
Loss of control and spinning during aerobatic practice. Pilot Capitaine Vivien Marchand (29/PdF) ejected at low level but parachute did not deploy properly.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20120818073227/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/ALPHA_JET/alpha_jet.htm
Flight International 23-29 September 2003, p40
https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-salon-epaa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2013 17:27 | TB | Added |
| 18-Jun-2013 17:46 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 20-Sep-2020 19:10 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2025 13:38 | J155 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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