French billionaire MP Olivier Dassault was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash, Reuters reported, quoting the police. He was the eldest...
French billionaire MP Olivier Dassault was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash, Reuters reported, quoting the police. He was the eldest son of late industrialist Serge Dassault and belonged to the family that owns Dassault Aviation that makes Rafale fighter jets, among other planes.
“Olivier Dassault loved France,” President Emmanuel Macron said in a tweet, paying him tribute. “Captain of industry, lawmaker, local elected official, reserve commander in the air force: during his life, he never ceased to serve our country, to value its assets. His sudden death is a great loss. Thoughts on his family and loved ones.”
Olivier Dassault aimait la France. Capitaine d’industrie, député, élu local, commandant de réserve dans l’armée de l’air : sa vie durant, il ne cessa de servir notre pays, d’en valoriser les atouts. Son décès brutal est une grande perte. Pensées à sa famille et à ses proches.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) March 7, 2021
Dassault’s private helicopter crashed near Deauville in Normandy in France where he has a holiday home, an unidentified police official told Reuters. The pilot was also killed.
France’s national air crash investigation agency, the Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety said in a tweet that the crash happened shortly after take-off from “private grounds”, AFP reported. The...
