Two planes collide in mid-air in France and explode (video)

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Two Alpha Jet aircraft belonging to the Patrouille de France group collided with each other in the area of ​​the Saint-Dizier air base in eastern France, the country's Aerospace Forces reported.

According to the Minister of the French Armed Forces, Sebastien Lecornu, the planes collided during a training exercise. The pilots of both aircraft and a passenger on one of the aircraft managed to use the catapult - they suffered minor injuries.

Witnesses managed to capture the collision on video.

Deux avions de la patrouille de France se sont crashés non loin de Saint-Dizier. Les pilotes ont eu les temps de s’éjecter apparemment @afpfr #avion #crash #patrouilledefrance #saintdizier #villiersenlieu @AlertesInfos pic.twitter.com/yFgjhRip5M

— ludovic barbier (@ludovicbarbier5) March 25, 2025

Deux Alpha Jet de la Patrouille de France sont "entrés a priori en collision" près de la base aérienne 113 de Saint-Dizier, a déclaré l'Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace à l'AFP, précisant que trois personnes ont été "retrouvées conscientes" #AFPVertical⤵️ pic.twitter.com/FdkbzdX5re

— Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) March 25, 2025

According to reports, one of the planes crashed in a forest, while the other crashed in the area of ​​a local cement factory. According to witnesses, a fire broke out on the premises of the enterprise, which was quickly extinguished.