Bad weather conditions have prevailed in the area for the last few hours, which make the work of the rescue forces very difficult
The search for the 31-year-old pilot of the F-4 Phantom, Efstathios Tsitlakidis, who went down yesterday, while he had taken off for a training flight from Andravida, remains fruitless.
Bad weather conditions have prevailed in the area for the last few hours as they make the work of the rescue forces very difficult.
According to patrisnews.gr, the bad weather is characterized by strong winds and heavy hail.
According to the estimates so far, it is possible that the 31-year-old captain Efstathios Tsitlakidis was tied to his seat and did not even have time to react. At the same time, two divers from the Mobile Maintenance Team for Underwater and Marine Facilities (MOGMS) of the 206th Aviation Infrastructure Wing and three divers from the 31st Search and Rescue Operations Squadron are operating in the area.
Divers operate in a Coast Guard lifeboat with the help of an underwater robot capable of reaching depths of up to a hundred meters.
In addition, in addition to the Navy S-70 and Super Puma helicopters that also operate in the evening hours, an Agusta Bell helicopter was added to the searches from the early hours of the morning.
It is recalled that yesterday, the 29-year-old co-pilot, lieutenant Marios-Michael Turoutsikas, was found dead.
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