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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

NATO planes collide mid-air over Lithuania

Crashed L-39 ZA AlbatrossTwo NATO aircraft, one Lithuanian and one French, have collided mid-air over Lithuania. One of the planes crashed but its pilots managed to escape unharmed.

"The pilots were soon after located and transported by the Lithuanian Air Force search and rescue helicopter Mi-8 to the Lithuanian Air Force Base. After health check up, the pilots reported back to the service," the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said in a press statement.

The collision took place between Lithuania's light attack aircraft L-39 ZA Albatross and a French fighter aircraft Mirage 2000 C during a training operation.

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