23jun2014: French Mirage F-1 cut through high tension wires.

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23jun2014: French Mirage F-1 cut through high tension wires.

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http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/i ... 946407.php
and
http://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/201 ... monteynard
can be translated through
http://translate.google.com/
Isère: a Mirage F1 severed a high-voltage line in flight

Published on 06/23/2014, 4:25 p.m. | Updated: 5:06 p.m.

ILLUSTRATION. The accident happened around 11:00 Monday morning, "during a training mission in the Grenoble area,"
said the communication service of the Air Force. | AFP /

A rare accident.

A fighter Mirage F1 type cut two cables 225,000 volts Monday morning above lake Monteynard in Isère, causing no casualties.

Firefighters Isère and teams RTE EDF subsidiary, went to the scene of the accident to secure two high-voltage cables fell to the ground.

The incident occurred around 11 am, "during a training mission in the Grenoble area," said the communication service of the Air Force.

According to the Dauphiné Libéré, the cut line of 150 meters overlooking Lake Monteynard Marcieu, about 30 km south of Grenoble.

Driver unhurt and the aircraft airworthy

"The fighter plane was able to land on the runway of an airport in the region and its crew was able to reach his home base,"
the military said,
adding that the pilot was uninjured and the airplane "airworthy. "

The plane, a Mirage F1, landed on the airport of Saint-Etienne-de-Saint-Geoirs, about fifty kilometers from Grenoble, according to police.

Ground, "the area was secure and there is no power cut," said a spokesman for RTE AFP.

The power supply to the area is provided by other lines.
The accident has not been injured, according to firefighters.
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Re: 23jun2014: French Mirage F-1 cut through high tension wi

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A/c involved F1CR 645/118-CH. It will no longer be used.
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Re: 23jun2014: French Mirage F-1 cut through high tension wi

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So F1s still flying?
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Re: 23jun2014: French Mirage F-1 cut through high tension wi

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Yeah, otherwise they would not be able to do this, or be able to show up at Nancy-Ochey for the airshow on 4/5 July :worship: :bday: ... They definitely want to go out with a bang :wink:
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Re: 23jun2014: French Mirage F-1 cut through high tension wi

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5X Mirage F1 flying at Chateaudun 24 June.

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