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| Date: | Tuesday 12 February 2008 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage 2000N |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | 315 |
| MSN: | 205 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bay of Biscay -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA 116 - Luxeui�l |
| BA 116 - Luxeui�l | |
| Investigating agency: | BEAD |
The Mirage 2000N from Luxeuil AFB (EC02.004) crashed into the sea. A "technical problem" occured shortly after the air-refuelling. Both crew ejected and were picked up from water near the mouth of Gironde river.
Sources:
http://secretdefense.blogs.liberation.fr/2008/02/13/un-mirage-2000/
https://www.defense.gouv.fr/english/content/download/523602/8775714/A-2008-001-A.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2008 05:52 | Dmitriy | Added |
| 13-Feb-2008 21:06 | Vlad | Updated |
| 07-Aug-2008 10:55 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 23-Mar-2011 12:12 | 757 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 19-Oct-2020 18:37 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 19-Oct-2020 18:37 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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