Hellenic Air Force pilot confirmed dead in training jet crash

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A pilot in Greece has been confirmed dead after a Hellenic Air Force T-2 Buckeye training jet crashed, according to Ekathimerini.

The pilot and Squadron Leader Epaminondas Kostas died at the age of 40.

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Epaminondas Kostas died in a Hellenic Air Force T-2 Buckeye training jet crash. Photo: Ekathimerini.

Hellenic Air Force Air Staff shared that the pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft, which crashed near the Kalamata airbase in the Peloponnese.

The causes of the crash still remain unknown.

Source: Ekathimerini.

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