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| Date: | Tuesday 30 September 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage 2000EG |
| Owner/operator: | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía |
| Registration: | 210 |
| MSN: | 69 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Skyros (SKU) -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Skyros (SKU/LGSY) |
Approached very low and fell into the sea. Pilot Dimítrios Stratakías ejected but was trapped by the windshield. The plane was recovered after three days in salt water, dimanteled and rebuilt in France. Re-flown MAR 2003.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDnFJUGxuxQ
Scramble 222
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Greece.htm
AFM MAR 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2011 08:16 | nikitas | Added |
| 30-Jan-2012 12:20 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2014 12:26 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2014 12:27 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 30-Mar-2018 16:49 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2018 14:59 | JF | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 13-Oct-2019 08:30 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 04-May-2021 15:48 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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