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| Date: | Monday 28 May 2001 |
| Time: | 23:35 |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage 2000EG |
| Owner/operator: | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía |
| Registration: | 228 |
| MSN: | 259 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tanagra AB -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Tyre burst on take-off caused a fire, which spread to one of the external fuel tanks. 1°Lt Konstantinos Xantzigiannis aborted take-off and escaped. Due to extensive fire damages the aircraft was not repaired and WFU.
Sources:
AFM August 2001, p76
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2019 08:49 | TB | Added |
| 18-Dec-2019 18:14 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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