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| Date: | Wednesday 5 December 2007 |
| Time: | c. 19:41 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-16C |
| Owner/operator: | Elliniki Polemikí Aeroporía |
| Registration: | 516 |
| MSN: | XK-17 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 mi S of Mount Athos -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Larisa AB, Thessaly (LRA/LGLR) |
Crashed into the Aegaean Sea during night exercise on the Psathoura Island Ranges on the Sporades archipelago with three other F-16s. Flt Lt Athanasios Batsaras (35) did not eject.
Sources:
http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16/airframe-profile/4801/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=467gYfQcKmc
http://www.ellinikos-stratos.com/aeroporia/atiximata_1.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2011 08:16 | nikitas | Added |
| 22-Feb-2012 01:13 | marko | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 27-Nov-2013 08:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2013 15:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Sep-2014 18:37 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Sep-2014 15:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 28-Nov-2014 19:11 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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