Avion Pilatus PC-6 (By JDrewes (see www.jandrewes.de), slight edit by Alvesgaspar – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Avion Pilatus PC-6 (By JDrewes (see www.jandrewes.de), slight edit by Alvesgaspar – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Nancy Plane Crash: 11 Dead, Victims Identified as Investigation Begins

On Sunday, June 28, 2026, a Pilatus PC-6 crashed near Nancy in the town of Tomblaine, killing all eleven people on board. The victims included five experienced skydiving instructors, five first-time tandem skydivers, and one pilot. The accident is the deadliest general aviation disaster in France in several decades.

Eleven people killed in a plane crash in Tomblaine (54)

Eleven people killed in a plane crash in Tomblaine (54)

11 killed in plane crash near Nancy

A light aircraft crashed late Sunday morning near the Auchan supermarket in Tomblaine, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, close to the city of Nancy. The crash occurred at around 11:00 a.m. on a road adjacent to the shopping center, without striking any nearby homes. According to the Prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle, the accident claimed 11 lives. None of the people on board survived.

Le Panthéon, Paris (Par Moonik — Travail personnel, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Le Panthéon, Paris (Par Moonik — Travail personnel, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Marc Bloch at the Panthéon: A republican ritual honoring the historian

On June 23, 2026, Marc Bloch and his wife, Simonne Vidal, will symbolically enter the Panthéon, completing a republican rite that recognizes the extraordinary contribution of the founder of the Annales School to French historiography.

Justice (Pixabay)

Justice (Pixabay)

The Lyhanna case: open season on judges

The disappearance and subsequent death of 11-year-old Lyhanna, whose body was found on June 4 in a grain silo in the Gers region, has triggered an unprecedented institutional crisis in France. Politicians are shifting the blame onto the prosecutors, who are doing the best they can with the resources at their disposal.

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Chambley Air Passion 2026: nine days to make Lorraine the ruropean capital of light aviation

From July 25 to August 2, 2026, the Chambley Planet’Air airfield will host the inaugural edition of Chambley Air Passion. More than just an airshow, the event aims to become Europe’s premier gathering for light aviation and a meeting point for ultralight pilots from across the continent.