French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault has died in a helicopter crash in north-western France.
No details have been given of the accident which occurred in the region of Calvados.Normandy.
In his tribute, President Emanuel Macron said Dassault loved France and his death would be "a great loss".
Dassault
was the son of the founder of the aerospace and software conglomerate
Dassault Groupe. He headed the company's strategy and development.
The Dassault
Rafale , literally meaning "gust of
wind", and "burst of fire" in a more military sense) is a French
twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and
built by Dassault Aviation.
