"We heard a huge crash," says Adele, a neighbor of the property where the helicopter carrying Olivier Dassault crashed, killing the billionaire and the pilot of the aircraft.
“We immediately realized that it was a crash.
"We understood that something serious was happening," she continues.
“My husband, who was inside the house with the doors and windows closed, heard everything too.
This is to tell you the violence of the crash.
"
The drama occurred on a hill in Touques, where Olivier Dassault, 361st world fortune according to
Forbes
, owns a vacation home. The deputy and administrator of Dassault Aviation, son of Serge Dassault and father of three children, "used to take off from time to time from this property," said Delphine Mienniel, the public prosecutor of Lisieux.