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On 19 September, an F16 who took off from Florennes [Belgium] for an exercise planned near the naval air station of Lann-Bihoué crashed near a departmental road and a railway line between Landaul and Pluvigner.
Fortunately, the two Belgian pilots were able to eject their aircraft. "They were both located and are alive," said the prefecture of Morbihan. But one of them remained suspended on a high-voltage line, before being finally recovered by the emergency services.
"The soldier suspended by his parachute to a high-voltage line could be recovered by Morbihan firefighters following the intervention of RTE West," said, later, the prefecture. And to clarify that "eight houses were evacuated [15 pers.] For safety. "
The toll of this accident could have been heavier, since the F-16 in distress has torn part of the roof of a house with one of its wings.
"We can say that it is a miracle. The wing of the plane tore off part of the roof on the north facade of our house. The damage is impressive: the trees and the shed were on fire when my wife was evacuated, "testified the resident of this house, in the columns of the daily Le Télégramme.
At least 40 firefighters and 20 rescue vehicles from the Morbihan departemental fire service were mobilized with one hundred gendarmes. A 500-meter safety perimeter was established around the crashed site.
"We can confirm that a F-16 two-seater who was on a training flight crashed this morning near Lorient. Both occupants managed to eject, ejection seats worked. A team from the Directorate of Defense Aviation Security is going on site from Belgium, "said the Belgian Defense.
This is not the first time a Belgian F-16 has crashed on French territory. On 19 September 1987, two such aircraft collided while approaching Limoges-Bellegarde airport, where they were to participate in an Air meeting the following day. Unfortunately, the ejection seat of one of the two pilots, the Belgian sub-lieutenant Albert Jonnart, had not worked.
http://www.opex360.com/2019/09/19/un-f-16-belge-sest-ecrase-en-bretagne/
Fortunately, the two Belgian pilots were able to eject their aircraft. "They were both located and are alive," said the prefecture of Morbihan. But one of them remained suspended on a high-voltage line, before being finally recovered by the emergency services.
"The soldier suspended by his parachute to a high-voltage line could be recovered by Morbihan firefighters following the intervention of RTE West," said, later, the prefecture. And to clarify that "eight houses were evacuated [15 pers.] For safety. "
The toll of this accident could have been heavier, since the F-16 in distress has torn part of the roof of a house with one of its wings.
"We can say that it is a miracle. The wing of the plane tore off part of the roof on the north facade of our house. The damage is impressive: the trees and the shed were on fire when my wife was evacuated, "testified the resident of this house, in the columns of the daily Le Télégramme.
At least 40 firefighters and 20 rescue vehicles from the Morbihan departemental fire service were mobilized with one hundred gendarmes. A 500-meter safety perimeter was established around the crashed site.
"We can confirm that a F-16 two-seater who was on a training flight crashed this morning near Lorient. Both occupants managed to eject, ejection seats worked. A team from the Directorate of Defense Aviation Security is going on site from Belgium, "said the Belgian Defense.
This is not the first time a Belgian F-16 has crashed on French territory. On 19 September 1987, two such aircraft collided while approaching Limoges-Bellegarde airport, where they were to participate in an Air meeting the following day. Unfortunately, the ejection seat of one of the two pilots, the Belgian sub-lieutenant Albert Jonnart, had not worked.
http://www.opex360.com/2019/09/19/un-f-16-belge-sest-ecrase-en-bretagne/
