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France: F-16 Fighter Jet Crash Leaves Pilot Hanging From Electrical Wire

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France: F-16 Fighter Jet Crash Leaves Pilot Hanging From Electrical Wire
In this file image a lockheed Martin F-16 Falcon of the Belgian Air Force performs at the Airpower 2019 airshow on September 6, 2019 in Zeltweg near Graz, Austria. Erwin Scheria/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
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Two Belgian Air Force pilots ejected from their F-16 fighter before it crashed in northern France after snagging a house roof, with one left suspended by parachute cord from a high-voltage electrical wire.

The Belgian Air Force confirmed in a statement at around 12 p.m. local time that an F-16 had crashed near Lorient.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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