A belgian F16-aircraft on Thursday crashed in western France, the city of Morbihan.
It confirms to the news agency AP.
The two pilots were able to release katapultsæderne, which meant that they were out of the plane before it crashed in the northwest of Nantes.
The one pilot sat Thursday afternoon stuck with his parachute in a) power line, eventually, which meant that he had to be rescued down. Around at 14 it is reported that the pilot has been rescued down.
He reported injured in the accident. The other pilot has escaped without scratches.
the Crash is confirmed by the belgian air force, according to Reuters.
- the Pilot and co-pilot were able to allow themselves to be cast out before it crashed completely. They were both located and are alive, according to a statement from the local authority.
CRASH : Un avion militaire belge F-16 s'est écrasé à Pluvigner, dans le #Morbihan. Les deux pilotes indemnes ont pu s’éjecter, l'un est actuellement suspendu sur une ligne à haute tension (Le Télégramme). pic.twitter.com/HzKyMgLhEM
— Infos Françaises (@InfosFrancaises) September 19, 2019
According to the French media, Le Telegramme crashed the plane down in the backyard near a house.
- My wife was in the house, and she heard a huge explosion followed by another explosion. She went out into the garden and saw the plane on fire, tells a local resident by the name of Patrick Kauffe.
- We can call it a miracle. The plane's wing tore some of the roof on the north side of our house. The damage is severe. There was fire in the trees and a shed, when my wife was evacuated, it sounds far from Patrick Kauffe to the media.
In connection with bailout, set up a security zone around the pilot, confirming the French authorities. On Twitter write to the authorities in the Morbihan, to 40 firefighters and 20 emergency vehicles were present, where the pilot was stuck.
The belgian F16 aircraft was on its way to a military base in the west of France.
It is now being investigated, why the plane crashed.
