Military aircraft crashes during airshow near Athens
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- An F-4 Phantom crashed shortly after takeoff during the Athens Flying Week airshow at a military base outside Athens.
- The fate of the two pilots remained unclear, while an explosion and fire followed the crash.
- Defence Minister Nikos Dendias cancelled a trip to visit the accident site.
An F-4 Phantom crashed shortly after taking off during an airshow at a military base outside Athens, sending a fireball into the event attended by thousands of spectators.
The circumstances of the crash and the fate of the two pilots aboard the aircraft were initially unclear. A journalist from Greek public broadcaster ERT said the plane suddenly lost altitude before crashing. An explosion followed immediately.
ERT reported that a fire service helicopter flew to the scene to extinguish the blaze. Defence Minister Nikos Dendias cancelled a trip to Thessaloniki's International Fair so he could visit the site of the accident.
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Originally published by Vanguard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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