Greek air force jet crashes at annual aerial show near Athens
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Sat, 5 September 2026
30 reports- Google News - Top Stories12:41first to report
Greek air force jet crashes at annual aerial show near Athens NBC News See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
- Google News - Top Stories12:45
Greek F-4 crashes during an air show near Athens Reuters Greek air force jet crashes at annual aerial show near Athens NBC News F-4 Phantom crashes during Athens Flying Week display (photos+video) Philenews Greek F-4 Phantom Fighter Jet Crashes at Air Show North of Athens in Front of Thousands Ynetnews Greek air force jet crashes at annual aerial show, starts fire AP News
- Index.hr (Croatia)13:01
VOJNI zrakoplov F-4 Phantom srušio se na aeromitingu Athens Flying Week u Grčkoj. Sudbina dvojice pilota je nepoznata. Nesreća se dogodila pred gledateljima, a program je prekinut.
- belfastlive.co.uk13:07
Planes and helicopters have been used to suppress the flames
2 reprints
- walesonline.co.uk5 Sept, 13:07their copy
- stokesentinel.co.uk5 Sept, 16:48their copy
- El Mundo (Spain)13:14
El siniestro ha obligado al ministro de Defensa a cancelar su agenda oficial mientras se investigan las causas del choque y el estado de la tripulación Leer
- ABC (Spain)13:19
Dos personas han muerto tras estrellarse este sábado un avión militar F4 Phantom en una base cercana a Atenas durante una exhibición aérea. Los fallecidos son los pilotos de la aeronave, que no consiguieron accionar a tiempo el sistema de eyección, según ha informado la cadena pública griega ERT.El avión acababa de despegar cuando perdió altitud repentinamente y se estrelló , según pudo constatar un periodista de la cadena de televisión pública ERT, presente en el lugar. Por el momento, las...
- N1 Info (Croatia)13:42
Grčki zrakoplov dvosjed F-4 Phantom srušio se u subotu za vrijeme zrakoplovnog showa u zračnoj luci Tanagra blizu Atene, rekao je Reutersu dužnosnik g
1 reprint
- tportal (Croatia)5 Sept, 13:48their copy
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)13:46
Sudbina pilota još nije poznata, a ne zna se ni je li netko iz mnoštva u publici ozlijeđen
- Google News - Top Stories13:51
Greek air force jet crashes at annual aerial show, starts fire AP News Greek F-4 crashes during air show near Athens, two pilots dead, sources say Reuters Greek air force jet crashes at annual aerial show near Athens NBC News Fighter jet crashes in fireball at Greek airshow The Telegraph F-4 Phantom crashes during Athens Flying Week display (photos+video) Philenews
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)14:01
Grčki borbeni zrakoplov srušio se na zrakoplovnom mitingu u zračnoj bazi Tanagri oko 55 kilometara sjeverno od Atene, pri čemu su poginula oba pilota, izvijestile su u subotu novine To Proto Thema. Dva pilota zrakoplova F-4 Phantom izvučeni su mrtvi, navodi se u izvješću. prenosi Jutarnji list. ---...
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- N1 Info (Croatia)5 Sept, 16:51their copy
- Polsat News (Poland)14:10
Samolot F-4 Phantom II Greckich Sił Powietrznych rozbił się podczas pokazu lotniczego w Tanagrze. Maszyna to dwumiejscowy, naddźwiękowy samolot myśliwsko-bombowy dalekiego zasięgu. Piloci nie zdążyli się katapultować - przekazał grecki portal Tanea. Poinformowano, że znaleziono ciała obu wojskowych. Ranne zostały też dwie osoby oglądające lotnicze akrobacje.
- netscape.com14:15
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)14:22
Do tragicznego wypadku doszło w sobotę 5 września, na lotnisku wojskowym Tanagra niedaleko Aten. Podczas pokazów lotniczych rozbił się samolot F-4 Phantom należący do greckich sił powietrznych. Maszyna uderzyła w ziemię i eksplodowała. Trwa akcja poszukiwawczo-ratownicza.
- Novinky (Czechia)14:27
Řecký dvoumístný stíhací letoun F-4 Phantom havaroval v sobotu během letecké show na letišti Tanagra poblíž Atén. Podle agentury Reuters nebylo jasné, zda se piloti dokázali katapultovat. Později přišla zpráva, že oba zahynuli.
- Vecernji list (Croatia)14:43
Sudbina dvojice članova posade zasad nije poznata. Iz grčkog ratnog zrakoplovstva nisu odmah objavili informacije o njihovu stanju, a spasilačku akciju otežavao je požar koji je nakon pada zahvatio područje baze
- 24sata (Croatia)14:43
Odmah su na mjesto nesreće stigla dva helikoptera da bi se ugasio požar.
- Die Zeit (Germany)15:09
- Der Spiegel (Germany)15:59
Nach zwölf Jahren ohne Unfall kam es nun bei der »Athens Flying Week« zur Tragödie: Ein griechischer Kampfjet stürzte ab. Beide Piloten kamen ums Leben.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)16:24
F-4 Phantom goes down in Tanagra in front of thousands of spectators, 2 pilots later found unresponsive
- Anadolu Agency (AA)16:24
F-4 Phantom goes down in Tanagra in front of thousands of spectators
- Channel News Asia16:42
An F-4 Phantom Greek military aircraft crashed at an airshow in front of thousands of spectators, killing pilots.
- RMF24 (Poland)16:46
Tragedia na pokazach lotniczych w Grecji. "Wszyscy byliśmy oszołomieni”
- South China Morning Post17:07
A Greek air force plane crashed at an air show north of Athens on Saturday, killing the two pilots, officials said, as thousands of people attended the event. A fire after the crash sent up large plumes of black smoke. There were no injuries among the spectators. The crash of the twin-seat Phantom F4 jet took place during a low-altitude manoeuvre. Air force officials in Greece said the bodies of the two pilots were located during a rescue operation, hampered in the early stages by the fire on...
- ABC News (Australia)17:31
Two pilots have died in an air force jet crash at Greece's annual aerial show, Athens Flying Week.
- 24sata (Croatia)17:36
Uzrok nesreće još nije poznat. Događaj je odmah otkazan...
- iDNES (Czechia)18:12
Lidé, kteří v sobotu dorazili na leteckou přehlídku severně od Atén, museli přihlížet děsivé nehodě. Z nebe se znenadání zřítil stíhací letoun F-4 Phantom. Oba piloti podle tamních médií zemřeli.
- sitkasentinel.com18:37
A Greek air force jet has crashed at an aerial show north of Athens. The crash during a low-altitude maneuver started a fire that sent large plumes of black smoke into the air. Several thousand …
- Al Jazeera English18:44
Greek authorities say that the two pilots onboard an F-4 Phantom fighter jet have been killed after it crashed.
- Google News - Top Stories20:16
Fighter jet crashes at air show, killing 2 pilots with thousands of spectators watching Fox News Greek air force jet crashes at annual aerial show, starts fire ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Greek F-4 crashes during air show near Athens, two pilots dead, sources say Reuters Two pilots killed in Phantom F-4 jet crash during Greek air force annual show Euronews.com Fighter jet crashes in fireball at Greek airshow The Telegraph
- Google News - Top Stories20:16
Fighter jet crashes at air show, killing 2 pilots with thousands of spectators watching Fox News Greek F-4 crashes during air show near Athens, two pilots dead, sources say Reuters Greek air force jet crashes at an annual aerial show, killing 2 pilots NBC News Two pilots killed in Phantom F-4 jet crash during Greek air force annual show Euronews.com Greek air force jet crashes at annual aerial show, starts fire ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Sun, 6 September 2026
3 reports- freerepublic.com03:00
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)07:08
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)13:28
Sono morti i due piloti che si trovavano a bordo del jet che in Grecia si è schiantato durante un’esibizione a nord di Atene. Non si sono registrati feriti tra le migliaia di presenti che stavano assistendo alla manifestazione. L’incidente del jet biposto Phantom F4 è avvenuto durante una manovra a bassa quota. I funzionari […] L'articolo Jet si schianta durante un’esibizione a nord di Atene: morti i due piloti. Il video dell’incidente proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .