Greek F-4 crashes during air show near Athens, two pilots dead, sources say

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ATHENS, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A Greek two-seat F-4 Phantom fighter ‌jet crashed on Saturday during an air show at Tanagra air base north of Athens, killing the pilots, two officials told Reuters.
"Unfortunately the two pilots are dead," one of the officials ⁠said, adding that the Phantom crashed about two kilometres outside the airport and there were no reports of injuries to any bystanders or residents in the wider area .
 
Thank heavens that woke map issue is sorted, and the aviation experts can give this matter their full attention again.
 
Feel bad for the families of the pilots, but honestly, for yrs I've wondered why the HAF i.e the Grecos hadn't mothballed their F-4 fleet FFS! 30+ yrs too late! I mean I know the Greek economy isn't/hasn't exactly been steamrolling for a decade or more....but this was a disaster waiting to happen IMHO.

P.S As an afterthought give the F-4s to those efffin IRGC MF's , IIRC they had F-4s and Tomcats so will desperately take them for spare parts... hopefully in no time at all another batch of those Twelver Shia fanatics can meet their 72 goats!


The United States officially retired the F-4 Phantom II from all military service on December 21, 2016, when the final QF-4 target drone made its last flight.
Retirement Milestones
    • Frontline Combat: The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II left active combat service in 1996 after flying missions in the Gulf War.
    • Operational Inventory: Regular operational and training units fully retired their last airframes by 1997.
    • Target Drones: Converted QF-4 aerial targets kept the type flying for missile testing until the final official flight at Holloman Air Force Base in 2016.
    • Navy Service: The U.S. Navy phased out its last active F-4s in the mid-1980s, though reserve units flew them until 1992.
 
MirageF1 said:
Feel bad for the families of the pilots, but honestly, for yrs I've wondered why the HAF i.e the Grecos hadn't mothballed their F-4 fleet FFS! 30+ yrs too late! I mean I know the Greek economy isn't/hasn't exactly been steamrolling for a decade or more....but this was a disaster waiting to happen IMHO.

P.S As an afterthought give the F-4s to those efffin IRGC MF's , IIRC they had F-4s and Tomcats so will desperately take them for spare parts... hopefully in no time at all another batch of those Twelver Shia fanatics can meet their 72 goats!


The United States officially retired the F-4 Phantom II from all military service on December 21, 2016, when the final QF-4 target drone made its last flight.
Retirement Milestones
    • Frontline Combat: The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II left active combat service in 1996 after flying missions in the Gulf War.
    • Operational Inventory: Regular operational and training units fully retired their last airframes by 1997.
    • Target Drones: Converted QF-4 aerial targets kept the type flying for missile testing until the final official flight at Holloman Air Force Base in 2016.
    • Navy Service: The U.S. Navy phased out its last active F-4s in the mid-1980s, though reserve units flew them until 1992.
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Google gives a short answer, cost economics:
Greece still flies F-4 Phantom jets because the country upgraded their computers and weapons, allowing these older planes to carry heavy bomb loads while saving newer jets [F16s] for other missions.
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Gordon_R said:
Brief video analysis, not many details. The comments section has some speculation:
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WTF were they flying so low, and then last minute attempt to bank to the left i guess to avoid the hill...too late... oy!
 
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