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French jet crashes into home for disabled

Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:11:00 +0100

One person was killed and five were injured in central France Wednesday after a military training jet crashed into a home for the disabled, authorities said.

Big boom over west France leaves residents shocked

Mon, 05 May 2014 10:27:00 +0200

France was forced to scramble an a fighter jet on Sunday after an United Airlines plane lost radio contact over the west of the country. The fighter jet alarmed a fair few residents across a swathe of western France.

Updated: Private plane crashes in French Alps

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:10:00 +0100

Two people including the pilot were killed and a teenage girl left injured on Monday when a private plane crashed near the Swiss border in the French Alps, emergency officials and police said.

India approves $2.4 billion French jet upgrade

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:38:00 +0200

India has approved a $2.4-billion deal for French defence groups to upgrade 51 ageing Mirage fighter jets, officials said Thursday, as the country takes further steps to boost its military capacity.

French NATO jet sent on Latvian intercept mission

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:54:00 +0200

A French NATO jet was scrambled Tuesday to intercept three unidentified aircraft over Latvian airspace, the Baltic state's defence minister said, as news reports said the planes were German.