Two young pilots were rescued on Sunday midday by the air force, north of Paris, after being surprised by thick fog and unfavorable weather conditions. Announced on the Air Force's social networks, the pilots in question were “not qualified for instrument flying”. They were on board two tourist planes that left Pontarlier to reach Reims (Marne). More than halfway through the journey, they lost their bearings in low visibility conditions.
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One hour intervention
Alerted, the Air Force immediately mobilized its teams. In a demanding weather context, a Rafale B and a Mirage 2000-5 took off respectively from Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne) and Évreux (Eure) to help the pilots.
“After about an hour of intervention, the DR400 and MCR01 pilots landed in Beauvais, guided by the Rafale B fighter pilot,” indicates the air force, which then coordinated with the gendarmerie. to carry out some checks.
The Air and Space Force also recalls that it has “a 24/7 alert, carried out from different operational duty stations spread across the mainland territory. »
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