MONS, Belgium — At approximately 09:30, two NATO aircraft collided while conducting a training flight based out of the Zokniai Air Base located in northern Lithuania.
The incident occurred between a French Mirage fighter and a Lithuanian military jet L-39.
The lightly damaged Mirage fighter was able to land after the collision while the two Lithuanian pilots ejected successfully from their jet before it crashed. The two Lithuanian pilots walked away from the crash without serious injury and are currently under medical supervision.
The L-39 aircraft crashed in a rural area resulting in no further damage to any civilian property.
The incident is under national investigation.
The NATO air policing mission over the Baltic states continues.
http://www.shape.nato.int/nato-aircr...lithuania.aspx
Note: 30 August 2011