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(Source: French Ministry of Defence; issued July, 2012)
(Issued in French only; unofficial translation by defense-aerospace.com)
Today at 14:04 French time, during an air combat training session with an F-18 fighter from the American aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower off the Spanish Mediterranean coast, the pilot of a Rafale Marine belonging to Flotille 12F ejected at sea.
He was recovered by an American helicopter and flown back to the French aircraft carrier, where he underwent medical treatment.
An inquiry has been opened to determine the exact circumstances and the causes of this accident.
Having sailed from Toulon on May 30, the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escorts are currently training in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic, and will continue until July 5.
Source: Pilot Ejects At Sea
Date: 02-JUL-2012
Time: 14:03 LT
Type: Dassault Rafale M
Operator: Marine Nationale (French Navy)
Registration: 24
C/n / msn: 24
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Into sea off the Spanish coast, about 70nm southeast of Alicante - Spain
Phase: Combat
Nature: Military
Departure airport: FS Charles de Gaulle
Destination airport: FS Charles de Gaulle
Marine Nationale (French Navy) Dassault Rafale M of 12F crashed into sea off the Spanish coast, about 70nm southeast of Alicante, during during a 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.
ASN Aircraft accident 02-JUL-2012 Dassault Rafale M 24
(Issued in French only; unofficial translation by defense-aerospace.com)
Today at 14:04 French time, during an air combat training session with an F-18 fighter from the American aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower off the Spanish Mediterranean coast, the pilot of a Rafale Marine belonging to Flotille 12F ejected at sea.
He was recovered by an American helicopter and flown back to the French aircraft carrier, where he underwent medical treatment.
An inquiry has been opened to determine the exact circumstances and the causes of this accident.
Having sailed from Toulon on May 30, the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escorts are currently training in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic, and will continue until July 5.
Source: Pilot Ejects At Sea
Date: 02-JUL-2012
Time: 14:03 LT
Type: Dassault Rafale M
Operator: Marine Nationale (French Navy)
Registration: 24
C/n / msn: 24
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Into sea off the Spanish coast, about 70nm southeast of Alicante - Spain
Phase: Combat
Nature: Military
Departure airport: FS Charles de Gaulle
Destination airport: FS Charles de Gaulle
Marine Nationale (French Navy) Dassault Rafale M of 12F crashed into sea off the Spanish coast, about 70nm southeast of Alicante, during during a 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.
ASN Aircraft accident 02-JUL-2012 Dassault Rafale M 24
