In the morning of 28 September 2017, a French Air Force Mirage 2000N caught fire and crashed just after take-off from the airport of the Chadian capital of Ndjamena while part of Operation Barkhane. The plane crashed into the airport wall at 7:55, before catching fire while preparing to take off from the runway on its way to France. The two pilots ejected from the aircraft in time; one was slightly injured. On 9 January 2019, shortly before noon, a French Air Force Mirage 2000D crashed as it flew over the Jura mountains in the east of France. Another jet which was on the same patrol had safely returned to Nancy-Ochey air base. Both pilots were killed in the crash. Specifications (Mirage 2000D/N) See also Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon References Bibliography External links GlobalSecurity.org information on Mirage family Mirage 2000N 1980s French attack aircraft Nuclear weapons of France Single-engined jet aircraft Delta-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1986