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Two pilots killed as fighter jet crashes during air show near Athens

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • A two-seat Greek Air Force Phantom F4 crashed during Athens Flying Week at Tanagra air base north of Athens.
  • Both pilots died, while no injuries among spectators had been reported.
  • A helicopter dropped water over the crash site to extinguish a ground fire.

A Greek Air Force fighter jet crashed during an air show north of Athens, killing both pilots aboard.

The two-seat Phantom F4 went down at Athens Flying Week, an annual event held at Tanagra air base, in front of thousands of spectators. No reports indicated that spectators were injured.

After the crash, a helicopter dropped water over the site to put out the fire on the ground.

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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. 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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