Tanagra: Pilot bailed out of Mirage 2000-5 Mk2

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Tanagra: Pilot bailed out of Mirage 2000-5 Mk2

Pilot is safe - The airplane is not damaged

Newsroom July 1 03:02

The pilot of a Mirage 2000-5 is safe after being forced to abandon the aircraft during taxiing at Tanagra Air Base.

The Mirage 2000-5 had already landed when, for reasons still unknown, the pilot abandoned the aircraft.

According to ERT, his colleagues rushed to assist him, and the aircraft is reported to be undamaged.

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