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July 24, 2023 | Local, Aerospace

Canadian, French military planes ‘came into contact’ at Guam air base - National | Globalnews.ca

The Department of National Defence told Global News the incident occurred Friday on the ramp at Anderson Air Force Base "in which the two aircraft came into contact."

https://globalnews.ca/news/9853572/canada-french-military-planes-contact-guam/

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