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Crash of a two-seater training aircraft near Kalamata – The pilot is dead (video) (Upd.)

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Newsroom December 27 11:56

UPDATE: The pilot was found dead. The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) announced that the pilot was Air Force Major Epaminondas Kosteas.

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The authorities have been alerted by the crash of a training aircraft in Kalamata.

According to the first information, it is a Hellenic Air Force (HAF) T2E Buckeye trainer of the 120th Training Wing.

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The crash has taken place under unclear circumstances north of the airport’s gate near the village of Ari in Mikromani during landing.

The fire brigade, as well as the ambulances, were mobilized.

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