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12apr2018: Greek Mirage 2000 fell into the sea...

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November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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The Mirage 2000 fell into water after a dogfight with a Turkish fighter who intruded the Greece airspace (after source mentioned).

https://balkans.liveuamap.com/en/2018/1 ... -northeast
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Pilot confirmed dead. :(

http://en.protothema.gr/breaking-greek- ... en-killed/
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https://twitter.com/PanosKammenos/statu ... 2547717120
The Greek Defense Secretary Panos Kammenos announced in a tweet
the sad news of the death of the Mirage 2000-5 Mk2 pilot
that crashed to Skyros at 12:15 midday on Thursday, April 12th.

According to information,
the rescue crews have identified the unfortunate pilot’s helmet
as well as other items of his personal safety gear.
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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Turkey: our aircraft were not involved in the air accident.

http://en.protothema.gr/turkey-our-airc ... -incident/
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