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Old 28th Nov 2007, 15:04
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Gainesy

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A very lucky one was the two Patrouille de France Alpha Jets that had a mid-air doing an opposition loop. The wingtip of one hit the other's front seat, impacting the scissor shackle thingys on the top and firing the drogue, pulling the guy out, he survived.
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