Body of Greek fighter pilot recovered after crash in Aegean Sea
The Associated Press
Published: December 6, 2007
ATHENS, Greece: The body of a Greek Air Force pilot whose plane crashed during a training exercise in the Aegean Sea has been found by a Turkish frigate, the Air Force said Thursday.
The one-seater F-16 Block 52+ jet had been participating in a nighttime training exercise when it crashed Wednesday about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Mount Athos, northern Greece, the Air Force said in a statement.
The frigate, responding to an emergency call, found the body of the 35-year-old pilot, Flt. Lt. Athanasios Batsaras, and handed it over to the Greek military late Wednesday, the statement said.
Air Force officials were investigating the crash.
Link
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/06/europe/EU-GEN-Greece-Jet-Crash.php
The Associated Press
Published: December 6, 2007
ATHENS, Greece: The body of a Greek Air Force pilot whose plane crashed during a training exercise in the Aegean Sea has been found by a Turkish frigate, the Air Force said Thursday.
The one-seater F-16 Block 52+ jet had been participating in a nighttime training exercise when it crashed Wednesday about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Mount Athos, northern Greece, the Air Force said in a statement.
The frigate, responding to an emergency call, found the body of the 35-year-old pilot, Flt. Lt. Athanasios Batsaras, and handed it over to the Greek military late Wednesday, the statement said.
Air Force officials were investigating the crash.
Link
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/06/europe/EU-GEN-Greece-Jet-Crash.php