Thursday, September 19, 2019

Belgian F-16 Fighter Jet Crash In France: Pilot Left Dangling From Powerline After Parachute Got Caught


Daily Mail: F-16 jet is seen flying low above trees just before crashing into house and leaving pilot caught on high-voltage electricity line by his parachute in France

* Crew at TV Vannes caught plane flying low moments before it crashed
* Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashed near Pluvigner, Brittany, western France
* Emergency crew managed to extract the pilot who was stuck on electricity line
* One of the plane's wings sliced a house, and the wreckage set a field on fire

A television crew recorded a Belgian F-16 fighter in flight shortly before it crashed into a house and burst into flames in a French field today.

One pilot was left hanging from a high-voltage electricity cable for two hours after successfully ejecting but getting his parachute caught on the wire.

Footage captured by TV Vannes shows the plane, which was travelling from Belgium to a naval base in Morbihan, flying low over a cluster of trees just before it crashes, out of shot of the camera.

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More News On Today's Belgian F-16 Fighter Jet Crash In France

A Belgian Air Force F-16BM has crashed in France. One Of The Pilots Hanging From High-Voltage Line After His Parachute Got Caught Before Being Rescued. -- Aviationist
Belgian F-16 crash pilot ejects on to power line -- BBC
Belgian fighter jet crashes in France, pilot hits power line -- CNBC/AP
Belgian fighter jet crash leaves pilot stuck on power cable -- CNN
Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashes in France; pilot trapped hanging from power line -- FOX News
Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashes in France, pilot hits power line -- NBC
An F-16 fighter pilot is stuck dangling from a live electricity line after a crash in France -- Insider
Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashes in France, pilots eject, one hits power line – report -- RT

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ffs if that guy was a cat he'd be down 2 lives just for this stunt! :D

But wow...glad he made it! :)

Unknown said...

Out of the frying pan & into hot water

Anonymous said...

Probably showing off for a girlfriend. Not so heroic now.