Crash of a Greek Mirage in the Aegean Sea
(B2) A Greek Air Force Mirage 2000-5 crashed in the Aegean Sea near Skyros (9 miles northeast of the island). It was 12:15 p.m. (11:15 a.m. Paris/Bxl time) when the signal with the plane was lost, according to theAir Force Greek. The plane was in the landing phase.
Pilot's death confirmed
Research has been undertaken with boats. But the single-seater pilot, George Baltadorou, did not survive. Defense Minister Panos Kamennos paid tribute to him in a tweet published a few minutes ago paying tribute to the one who is “ fallen [...] for the defense of our national sovereignty and territorial integrity ».
Ένας Έλληνας πιλότος στο πάνθεον των Ηρώων. Έπεσε υπέρ ίίστεως και πατρίδος γχόχόχόενος για την προάσπιση τρςΣ εθιιήΣ κυριαχίχίχίΣ καιι τηΣ εΔαφιήΣ μαΣ ακεραόόόότταόόόόότταΣ. Η Πατρίδα θρηνούσα υποκλίνεται. Θερμά συλλυπητήρια στην οικογένεια του και σε όλα τα στελέχη της ΠΑ
- Panos Kammenos (@PanosKammenos) April 12th
Back from a mission to intercept Turkish planes
According to Greek defense sources quoted by the daily Kathimerini, the Mirage was returning from a mission to intercept Turkish aircraft in the Aegean Sea completed earlier today, but " no hostile activity would not be in question. NB: Even if Turkish hunting does not seem to be in question, this incident should not settle the tension between the two countries, complicated by the detention of two Greek soldiers in Turkey. Or it could, on the contrary, facilitate, in the shared pain, a certain unblocking.
(NGV)
