Flash2001 reminded me of another one: This story came from Bernard Chabbert in Pilot a few years ago.
The Patrouille de France were doing a show in Alpha Jets at a small airfield near Geneva: the singletons are doing their bit, in this case an opposition pass down the runway, immediate 360 deg turn with another pass on the opposite side of the turn, and a third over the runway again. A horizontal loop if you follow me. There was a small hill roughly in the centre of the "loop" and the chaps got unsighted. Moments later, one of pilots was dangling under his chute, a heartbeat from touchdown in a nice field (alfalfa?), his trusty steed burning nearby. The other aircraft landed safely at Geneva with a damaged wing and tailplane. The ejectee suffered some injuries, broken ankle or something liike that from landing awkwardly.
They figured the wingtip of the other aircraft had gone straight through the canopy of the one that crashed and triggered the ejection sequence! How close is close?
Watching "Have I Got News For You" reminds me that this happened at Annemasse!
Last edited by treadigraph; 7th Jun 2002 at 21:02.