The announcement of the Air Force General Staff about the unfortunate pilot Stathis Tsitlakidis
The second pilot of the Phantom F-4, the unlucky squadron leader, is also dead Stathis Tsitlakidis.
“The collection and analysis of the findings confirmed his death,” the Air Force General Staff said in a statement.
The Phantom F-4 aircraft crashed on Monday morning in the Ionian Sea, about 10 nautical miles south of Katakolo.
The Phantom F-4 aircraft crashed on Monday morning in the Ionian Sea, about 10 nautical miles south of Katakolo.
Intensive searches were conducted for the unfortunate 31-year-old crewman for two 24-hour days. According to information, the identification of the findings was done through DNA.
On Monday, the lieutenant was recovered dead Marios – Michael Turoutsikas 29 years old.
The announcement of the GEA
“The General Aviation Staff announces that today, Wednesday, February 1, 2023, the search and rescue operations to locate the pilot of the F-4E Phantom II aircraft, Sergeant (I) Efstathios Tsitlakides, 31 years old, following the plane crash of the 30 January 2023, 25 nautical miles south of Andravida Airport.
“The collection and analysis of the findings confirmed his death.
“Commander (I) Sotirios Maggotsios
GEA Spokesperson”
It is recalled that the Phantom went down while the two pilots were in low flight. It is estimated that control of the aircraft was lost during closed maneuvers carried out by the pair of two Phantoms which had taken off from the 117th Fighter Wing in Andravida, as part of a low-seas exercise.
According to the SKAI report, these are exercises where the fighters fly at a very low altitude, almost above the surface of the sea. At low altitudes, fighters are detected very slowly by radar or may not be detected at all as they become almost invisible. In this way they can bypass enemy air defenses and reach their target undetected.
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