French Rafales involved in mid-air collision during air show

A pair of Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace (AAE, French Air and Space Force)-operated Dassault Rafale C multi-role fighters collided in mid-air during a display at an air show, held at Cognac-Châteaubernard Air Base (BA 709) in southwestern France on May 22. The two Rafale Cs involved – 110 ‘30-IN’ and 112 ‘30-GA’ – are both assigned to Escadron de Chasse 3/30 (EC 3/30, Fighter Squadron 3/30) ‘Lorraine’ at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base (BA 118) in southwestern France and were