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Mirage 2000 fighter disappears from radar in E. France
A French Air Force Mirage 2000D fighter jet is missing after going off radar on Wednesday morning. The search is made difficult due to the weather, but unconfirmed reports say the aircraft has crashed.
The jet, which has a pilot and a weapons officer on board, went missing at about 11:00am local time while conducting a sortie in the east of the country near the border with Switzerland.
Two search helicopters were deployed in response, but the area is currently affected by bad weather, with low-hanging clouds obstructing the view, French media reported.
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L'Est Républicain, a regional news website, said local residents reported hearing a large explosion and that some debris and a parachute have been found on a tree. The report is yet to be confirmed by French officials.
The missing fighter jet belongs to the 3rd Fighter Wing of an air base in Nancy-Ochey. The crew included a man and a woman, according to some media reports.
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