Two pilots, aged 34 and 27, were on board the firefighting aircraft – The right wing struck the tree and the right float was severed
The fatal one Canadair he was operating from early noon on the front of the fire, in his area Platanistos Karystos. The aircraft makes its final water drop and seconds later, crashes into the rocks and bursts into flames.
According to information and based on the visual material, the aircraft at the time it attacked the fire in Platanistos Karystos and in the phase of releasing the water struck a tree with the right wingthe right float detached, which increased the aircraft’s right bank and impacted the ground.
This is a Air Force CL-215 with a crew of 2 operatorsof the 112th Fighter Wing’s 355th Tactical Transport Squadron.
The fire engines operating in the area immediately rushed to the scene, while a search-rescue operation is underway for the two Airmen. 1 Super Puma helicopter and 1 AB-205 helicopter of the Air Force, as well as 1 S-70 helicopter of the Navy have rushed to the area.
The video document from the Canadair crash
Watch video-documentary of the moment the firefighting plane crashed, showing the plane tilting and one wing hitting a rock before crashing:
The area where communication with Canadair was lost is inaccessible and an investigation has already begun to locate it of. The aircraft went down just seconds after dropping water on the fire front.
The condition of the two Greek pilots is not known.
The official announcement of the General Air Staff
Crash of Aircraft CL-215
Her Tuesday, July 25, 2023 and at 14:52 a CL-215 aircraft, with a crew of two Airmen, of the 355th Tactical Transport Squadron of the 112th Fighter Wing, crashed during aerial fire fighting in Platanistos, Evia.
An investigation is underway – rescue for the two Flyers. 1 Super Puma helicopter and 1 AB-205 helicopter of the Air Force, as well as 1 S-70 helicopter of the Navy have rushed to the area.
Commander (I) Sotirios Maggotsios
GEA Press Representative
The type of aircraft that went down
CL-215 is the type of Canadair that crashed while fighting a fire in Karystos. The first CL-215s entered the air force in December 1975 with the 355th Tactical Transport Squadron based at the 112th Fighter Wing at Elefsina Air Base.
The first CL-215 landing on Greek soil took place on May 26, 1977 in the Isthmus of Corinth where its operators lost their lives.
Source: Skai
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