DistantNews
Support us
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia /Conflict & Security

(VIDEO) Greek military jet crashes during air show near Athens

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

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

At a glance

Newswire From a news agency Ongoing story
  • A Greek Air Force two-seat F-4 Phantom crashed during the Athens Flying Week air show at Tanagra air base near Athens.
  • Officials said it was initially unclear whether the pilots had ejected after attempting to recover from a sharp, low-altitude turn, while burning wreckage raised fears they did not survive.
  • Firefighters, rescue teams, aircraft and helicopters were deployed to extinguish a fire in woodland near the base.

A two-seat F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashed during the Athens Flying Week air show at Tanagra air base near Athens, sending a fire into woodland beside the facility.

Greek Air Force officials said it was not immediately clear whether the pilots had managed to eject after trying to pull the aircraft up from a sharp turn at low altitude. Images of the burning wreckage did not suggest that they could have survived.

Ninety-five firefighters, three mountain rescue teams, two rescue groups and 29 vehicles were sent to fight the fire near the crash site. Nine aircraft and four helicopters also took part in the response, according to Athens broadcaster SKAI.

The crash occurred during the annual Athens Flying Week air show at Tanagra. The report identified the aircraft as an older, twin-engine F-4 Phantom operated by the Greek Air Force.

About this summary

Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. 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.

More Stories

From Our Blog