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Two Rafales crash
usajoe1
9/24/2009 4:52:45 PM
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| Reuters
Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:45pm EDT
PARIS, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Two French Rafale fighter aicraft from the carrier Charles de Gaulle crashed in the Mediterrenean on Thursday during a test flight, the military said.
One pilot has been rescued, another is still missing.
The Rafale, made by Dassault Aviation, is France's most advanced fighter. Brazil has been negotiating to buy the aircraft, which would be its first export order.
The accident took place about 30 km from the southwestern city of Perpignan. A spokesman for Dassault had no comment.
"It was a training mission, not an operational mission. The search is continuing for the second pilot," an armed forces spokeswoman said. A rescue vessel, a civilian helicopter and two military planes were taking part in the search. (Reporting by Marcel Michelson; editing by Andrew Dobbie)
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