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| Date: | Wednesday 1 September 2004 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage 2000EG |
| Owner/operator: | Elliniki Polemikí Aeroporía |
| Registration: | 224 |
| MSN: | 248 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 mi N of Skyros -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tanagra AB |
Crashed in sea after collision with Mirage 2000 236 during interception training. Pilot S/L Petros Vakalos ejected safely. The other Mirage lost around half of the tail fin and landed safely at Tanagra.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.ellinikos-stratos.com/aeroporia/atiximata_1.asp
AFM NOV 2004/FEB 2005, p74
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2014 16:02 | TB | Added |
| 28-Nov-2014 17:28 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 17-Sep-2018 14:59 | JF | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, ] |
| 13-Oct-2019 08:32 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 05-Jul-2021 12:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Aug-2021 12:57 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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