Warrant Officer () Carlier following an accident. 1967 - At the egress of the final usual burst (), the Fouga Magister of Captain Didier Duthoit, commandant in second of the PAF, crashed in the proximity of a grandstand. The pilot was killed. 1980 - Two Fougas collided while executing a synchronized maneuver. The two pilots were killed. 1981 - An Alpha Jet piloted by the commandant crashed in the north of Aix-en-Provence. The pilot did not eject and was killed. 1982 - An Athos 8 crashed during a rehearsal at Salon-de-Provence Air Base. The pilot was killed. 1983 - Two aircraft collided in mid-air while conducting a maneuver over Niort. The aircraft were part of two groups of four aircraft each, practising a 4 vs 4 crossover. Of the two pilots, one, Lieutenant Vuillamy, was killed, while the other survived. 1987 - The two solos collided during a meeting at Annemasse. Neither pilot was injured. 1991 - The two solos collided. One pilot was killed, while the other ejected and sustained injuries. 1992 - The second solo crashed during a training flight at Salon-de-Provence Air Base. The pilot narrowly avoided a highway, activated the ejection seat too late and was killed. 1993 - During a training flight, one of the Alpha Jet solos crashed near Cameri Air Base in Italy. The two pilots ejected and sustained injuries. 2002 - While returning to Salon-de-Provence Air Base after a training mission, an Alpha Jet crashed on a turn before landing. The pilot, Captain Daniel Marchand, attempted to eject too late, and was killed. 2010 - While conducting a solo maneuver during a training mission, one of the solo Alpha Jets crashed near the Orange Plan de Dieu Airport (fr) near Orange, Vaucluse. The pilot, Captain Sylvain Courtot, ejected 10 meters from the ground and landed meters from the crashed aircraft. He suffered from fractures and retook flights in 2011. The "replacement" 2009 made his come back in the Patrouille to perform the 2010 season. 2019 - On 25 July, an Alpha Jet overran the runway at Perpignan Airport. The pilot ejected. Patron The Patrouille de France (PAF) has many encounters with notable figures, but few have been awarded the official title of "Patron/Godfather or Godmother" () (Patron can designate a Godfather "parrain" or Godmother "marraine"). For example, Nicolas Hulot, victim of a "voile noir" on board of a Patrouille de France aircraft,