We must save the pilots
Audio 19:30
The French army's Mirage 2000D is one of the planes that regularly carries out strikes in Iraqi territory.
AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT
By: Franck Alexandre
20 mins
“Eject!
Eject!
Eject! ”Say the crews when they suddenly abandon their aircraft.
But, once on the ground, in a hostile zone, you have to escape the enemy.
In this context, the air base 120 of Cazaux, houses the survival and rescue training center.
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