A Greek Air Force F-16 (Block 52+ variant) fighter jet crashed into the sea near the small island of Psathoura in the northern Aegean.
The pilot successfully ejected from the single-seater aircraft using the ejection system. He was subsequently located and rescued by a Super Puma helicopter and was transported to a hospital for medical attention.
Εκφράζουμε τις πιο ειλικρινείς μας ευχές για ταχεία επάνοδο στα καθήκοντά του, στον χειριστή του μαχητικού αεροσκάφους F – 16 της Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας, το οποίο κατέπεσε σήμερα σε θαλάσσια περιοχή του Αιγαίου. Συγχαρητήρια σε όσους συμμετείχαν στην επιτυχή και ταχύτατη επιχείρηση…
— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) March 20, 2024
According to a press release from the Hellenic Air Force, the fighter jet, assigned to the 337th Squadron of the 110th Fighter Wing, was engaged in a training flight over a designated firing range area at the time of the incident.
Upon receiving notification of the crash, authorities swiftly deployed a Super Puma and a Sikorsky S70 helicopter from Marathon, a Canadair from Thessaloniki, and the frigate Aegeus, with assistance provided by the Coast Guard.
The Minister of National Defence of Turkey, Yaşar Güler, conveyed at our communication his satisfaction on the positive outcome of the operation regarding the rescue of the HAF F-16 fighter pilot, as well as his warm wishes for him. On my side, I thanked my counterpart for his… pic.twitter.com/oSxGFCnazD
— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) March 20, 2024
Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias spoke over the phone with his Turkish counterpart Yasar Guler on Wednesday after the crash of the F-16 fighter jet.
In a post on platform X, Dendias wrote that Guler “conveyed to us his satisfaction for the successful outcome of the rescue operation of the pilot of the Greek Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft, as well as his warm wishes to him.”
Source: Ekatherimini.
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