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Mon, Feb 19, 2007

French Mirage Fighter Down Near Corsica, Pilot Lost

ANN REALTIME REPORTING 02.19.07 1600 EST: A French Air Force pilot was killed Monday morning, when his Mirage 2000C fighter went down in the Mediterranean Sea near the island of Corsica.

Reuters reports the plane (file photo of type, above) was on a training mission from Solenzara Air Base, in South Corsica, when it went down near the island's southern tip. A Puma rescue helicopter was dispatched from the base to recover the pilot's body.

There is no indication yet of what could have caused the single-seat fighter to crash.

FMI: www.defense.gouv.fr/air_uk

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