The accident took place in Colombey-les-Belles (Representative)
Colombey-les-Belles, France:
Two Rafale fighter jets collided in mid-air before crashing to the ground in northeastern France on Wednesday, civil and military authorities said.
A search was underway for one of the crew members. The two planes came from Saint-Dizier air base, an air force spokesman in Paris told AFP.
One of the pilots ejected himself, he said.
But an instructor and a student pilot from the second plane were still missing.
“We are still looking for the second crew,” the spokesperson said.
According to the prefecture, the accident took place in Colombey-les-Belles, a city in northeastern France.
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