Pilot ejected safely as Patrouille de France Jet Crash-Lands on Road during Airshow Rehearsal

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On Thursday 25 July 2019, Armée de l’Air (French Air Force) Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E (number 2) belonging to the Patrouille de France, aerobatic display team, crash landed on a road near Perpignan-Rivesaltes airport, in the south of France.

The pilot managed to eject and was injured. He’s currently being treated in hospital.

Crash Alpha Jet Patrouille de France avec éjection du Pilote à temps pic.twitter.com/e3wZ5iMzoR — Spotters-Catalans Aéro 66 (@Canthony66093) July 25, 2019

At around 11:30 hrs local time, an Alpha Jet (PdF-2, E146, F-UHRR) from the French Air Force demonstration team Patrouille de France overran the runway at the Aéroport Internationale Perpignan-Rivesaltes.

The Alpha Jet exited the runway at high speed. The team was to give an aerial display in the afternoon near the coastal town of Saint Cyprien.

? Un des avions de la Patrouille de France a fait une sortie de piste après une mauvaise manoeuvre à l'aéroport de Perpignan. ▫️L'avion a terminé sa course sur la D117, route de Peyrestortes, qui borde les pistes de l'aéroport. ▫️Le pilote a pu s’éjecter. ? Quentin S3 pic.twitter.com/5W3tuodZ1U — air plus news (@airplusnews) July 25, 2019

The Patrouille Acrobatique de France, which is similar to Britain’s Red Arrows, is scheduled to perform at an airshow in Saint-Cyprien later today.

The exact circumstances of the mishap are still unclear.