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Hellenic Air Force confirms pilot died in F-4 jet crash

Greece News
Published by VEMA

The pilot of a two-seater F-4 Phantom died after the fighter jet crashed Monday in the Ionian Sea in western Greece, Hellenic Air Force (HAF) confirmed Wednesday.

A statement from HAF said that analysis of evidence from the crash site confirmed that Captain Efstathios Tsitlakidis, 31, died in the accident.

Co-pilot Marios Touroutsikas, 29, was confirmed dead after his body was recovered from the aircraft’s wreckage Monday.

Authorities were still investigating the cause of the crash. The airmen had reportedly issued a distress signal and were in the process of abandoning the aircraft when it went down. Greece first acquired the US-made F-4, or Phantom fighter jets, in 1974.

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will attend both funerals of the Hellenic Air Force officers aboard the F-4 “Phantom” fighter jet that crashed in the Ionian Sea on Monday.

On Thursday, the president will travel to the Peloponnesian city of Tripoli to attend the funeral of co-pilot Lieutenant Marios-Michail Touroutsikas while on Friday she will travel to the northern city of Nevrokopi to attend the funeral of Captain Efstathios Tsitlakidis.

Source: ekathimerini.com

Hellenic Air Force confirms pilot died in F-4 jet crash - Vema.com.au

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