ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146597
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| Date: | Monday 2 July 2012 |
| Time: | 14:03 LT |
| Type: |  Dassault Rafale M |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronavale 12F |
| Registration: | 24 |
| MSN: | 24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Spanish coast -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | FS Charles de Gaulle |
| FS Charles de Gaulle | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the Spanish coast, about 70nm southeast of Alicante, during a simulated dog fight with an F/A-18 Hornet of USS Eisenhower.
The pilot ejected safely and came down in sea where he was rescued by a U.S. helicopter and airlifted to the French-carrier FS Charles de Gaulle.
Sources:
http://lemamouth.blogspot.be/2012/07/un-rafale-marine-secrase-en-mer.html
http://maltaspotting.blogspot.com/2012/07/french-navy-rafale-crashes-into-sea-off.html
http://portail-aviation.blogspot.com/2012/07/marine-nationale-perte-dun-rafale.html?spref=fb
http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/4/9/1758941.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2012 13:19 | karyan70 | Added |
| 02-Jul-2012 13:20 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2012 07:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2017 19:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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