France plane crash: Military fighter jet crashes onto road near airport
A MILITARY JET from the French aerobatic display team has crashed shortly after take-off in the south of France.
The pilot, who managed to eject before the plane came down on a road near Perpignan-Rivesaltes airport, was injured and his being treated in hospital. Witnesses said the crash sparked a small fire on grass verges and hedges on the roadside.
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.
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