The French aircraft carrier A400 M was landed by a Canadian military aircraft last week in Guam.
The collision was accidental and did not result in casualties, according to the French Armed Forces Ministry on Tuesday.
Four A400Ms deployed as part of the Pégase 23 mission.
The French aircraft carrier A400 M was landed by a Canadian military aircraft last week in Guam.
The collision was accidental and did not result in casualties, according to the French Armed Forces Ministry on Tuesday.
Four A400Ms deployed as part of the Pégase 23 mission.
A Canadian military transport plane crashed into a French A400M transport aircraft at the US military base in Guam in the Pacific late last week, leaving no one injured, the French Armed Forces Ministry said on Tuesday.
“On 22 July 2023 at 10:30 a.m., a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-150 accidentally crashed into a French Air Force A400M parked at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam.“, the press release said.
“The engines are off, there is no one on board, the victims should not be regretted. Damage was found on the elevators of both aircraft. Analyzes are currently being carried out to assess the damage and carry out repairs as soon as possible.” adds the French government.
The incident was confirmed by the Canadian Department of Defense. He does “currently under investigation by Canadian, French and US Air Force authorities.“.
No consequences for the Pégase 23 mission
Canadian plane.was in Guam to bring back Canadian soldiers who had taken part in the Mobility Guardian exercise.“, transport exercises of the allies in the Pacific zone.
The A400M was stationed in Guam to also participate in the Mobility Guardian and was part of the Pégase 23 mission, a force projection of about twenty French aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region intended, among other things, to reinforce and demonstrate the presence of France in the area, which he names “Indo-Pacific“.
The indefinite shutdown of the French aircraft does not affect the conduct of the Pégase exercise for the time being, personnel and supplies have been distributed to other French aircraft, the Aerospace Force told AFP.
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Four A400Ms are deployed as part of Pégase 23, which runs from late June to early August, and while Emmanuel Macron is in the region from Monday, in the French territory of New Caledonia before flying to Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.
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