French Fighter Jet Pilots Killed in Mid-Air Collision

Two fighter jet pilots died after their plane collided with another and crashed in France, according to the French military. The two Rafale fighter jets collided on Wednesday during a combat maneuver in the Vosges region near the town of Colombey-les-Belles, north-eastern France, the defense ministry said in a statement. Captain Sébastien Mabire, an instructor, and Lieutenant Matthis Laurens, a trainee pilot, were in a two-seater Rafale during a training mission at the time of the incident. ‘Brothers in Arms’ The pilot of the first plane ejected and suffered only minor injuries. With no news from the crew, significant resources were deployed to the scene to locate them, according to authorities. After a search of several hours, authorities found the bodies of the first two pilots in a forest....