Greek Canadair CL-215 crash
The fierce forest fires that are currently raging on numerous places in Greece have taken their toll amongst firefighters today, 25 July 2023. The two men crew of a Canadair CL-215 perished when their plane crashed shortly after dropping a load of water over a forest fire on a hillside near Karystos on the Island of Evia.
A video of the accident sequence shows that the float on the right-hand wing tip struck a tree and broke off before the aircraft turned right and impacted terrain, bursting into flames.
The Canadair involved was serial 1055 (c/n 1055) belonging to the 355th Tactical Transport Squadron of the 112th Combat Wing of the Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía (Greek Air Force). It had taken off from the airport of Volos-Néa Anchialos.