Patrouille de France Mishap
 

It appears there has been a mishap involving the PdF.

My French is a little rusty but it seems like the pilot ejected. Unaware as to his health status

Pictures/videos in the link.

https://www.lindependant.fr/2019/07/...pnFpriqYWJp8xU

This just popped up on my FB page. Seems he did eject but is injured according to The Express article (no indication as to severirity. Hopefully he will be OK
. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world...ance-air-force

According to a tweet from the local prefecture (local government HQ)..

"...Le pilote s'est éjecté et est légèrement blessé.
Il n'y a pas d'autres victimes."

"The pilot ejected and is slightly injured, there are no other victims".

The aircraft seems ( according to reports from the prefecture) to have stopped on the edge of the D177, which is the main road road that loops around three sides of the airport, passing under the extended centreline of both runway ends. Looking at the damage to the airframe and the flap setting I'd be thinking in terms of a runway overrun for some unspecified reason.....also some of the French language media reports describe the aircraft as "leaving the runway".

It might be worth bearing in mind that on some fast jet types fitted with "zero/zero" ejection seats the SOP certainly used to be to eject in the event of a runway excursion being imminent..

'un problème au niveau du train d'atterrissage droit au moment de l'atterrissage' = u/c problem at touchdown. Where it finished up suggests starboard undercarriage - pure conjecture on my part though.

airshow Alphajet crashes just shy of highway in France - no reported injuries
 

https://www.rt.com/news/465061-french-jet-crash-highway

No reports of injuries so far

Seems very much in one piece despite the story suggesting the pilot ejected.
I'm sure more details will surface soon.


https://www.lindependant.fr/2019/07/...et,8330937.php

There was a thread on this topic up and running fairly soon after the accident ... more details if you follow the link..

https://www.pprune.org/military-avia...ce-mishap.html

Good guess ;-)

Their trusty steeds must be getting long in the tooth by now, comme Les Fleches Rouges.....

THank you - Dunno how I missed that.....

Both threads merged!

HWB

Arketip
It remains conjecture as 'droit' in this context means right as in exactly not right as in starboard. My surmise that it was the starboard leg is purely based on where it finished up.

piesupper-If my eyes dont deceive me there was a picture of the jet with a blown canopy and something telescopic protrudung skywards. I'm sure I've also seen a photo of said pilot being recovered from the undergrowth nearby with a parachute hanging over some bushes...
There was also talk of minor shoulder/back injuries to Athos 2

No, sorry but 'droit' means 'right' as in 'not left'

Arketip

Of course droit means right but I read its other meaning in this context i.e precisely/exactly but you are probably right!