Seven French Navy Fighter Jets Were Forced To Make An Emergency Landing In Indonesia
Global Top Stories 19 May 2019 Arabia Day Newsdesk 0
BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA (AFP) – Seven French navy fighter jets were forced to make an emergency landing in Indonesia’s northern-most province due to bad weather, an air force official said on Sunday (May 19).
The Dassault Rafale planes managed to land safely in Aceh province on the tip of the island of Sumatra on Saturday after taking part in an exercise.
They took off from their aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Indian Ocean, 100 nautical miles west of Sumatra’s exclusive economic zone, Aceh air force base chief Hendro Arief said.
“We did a security and clearance inspection and coordinated with relevant parties. Everything was clear,” Colonel Arief said.
The crews were all cooperative and none of them carried individual weapons, he added.
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