French NATO fighter plane collides with Lithuanian

[John 312]

30th august

A French NATO aircraft over Lithuania collided this morning with a Lithuanian fighter.
The NATO plane and the pilots can land safely on the Lithuanian aircraft could leave the phone on time.

A spokesman for the Lithuanian Defense Ministry told Associated Press that the French Mirage aircraft could land without problems and the pilots are not injured.
The Lithuanian device could not be saved and crashed near Zokniai air base in northern Lithuania.
The two pilots could parachute unit in time with a leave, but are not localized.

France has a number of combat aircraft are stationed at Zokniai to perform NATO patrols over the Baltic states.

credit Pim van den Dool NRC

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Aug 30, 4:58 AM EDT
Lithuanian jet crashes after midair collision

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) -- A Lithuanian military plane crashed Tuesday after colliding midair with a French NATO jet, and rescuers were searching for two pilots who ejected after the collision, Lithuania's Defense Ministry said.

The French Mirage fighter managed to land after the accident near the Zokniai air base in northern Lithuania, while the pilots of the Lithuanian L39 plane ejected before their plane crashed, Defense Ministry spokeswoman Jovita Bazeviciute told The Associated Press.

Rescuers were searching for the pilots, whose condition was not immediately clear, she said.

France has fighter jets based at Zokniai as part of NATO's air patrols over the Baltic countries.

In Paris, a spokesman for the French Air Force confirmed an accident involving a French plane in the area, but did not immediately provide further details.

French Defense Ministry spokesman Laurent Teisseire said he didn't immediately have any information about the incident, but said France now holds the rotating responsibility for air defenses for NATO over the Baltic countries, which don't have any significant air defense resources of their own.

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