At approximately 0500 EST, initial reports indicated that a Hellenic Air Force T-2 training air craft crashed in Kalamata, Greece. By 0600 EST, local media reported that a single pilot had been killed in the crash.
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— Areti Athanasiou (@AretiAthanasiu) December 27, 2023
By 0700 EST, the Hellenic Air Force made this announcement:
”On Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at 11:28, a T-2E Buckeye aircraft of the 120PEA/363MEA, performing a training flight, crashed, during its return, half a nautical mile northwest of the Kalamata airport.”
At 0800 EST, the Greek Prime Minister made this announcement, naming Ensign Epaminondas Kosteas as the deceased.
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— Prime Minister GR (@PrimeministerGR) December 27, 2023
The Hellenic Air Force flies the T-2 Buckeye from Kalamata Air Base with the 120th Air Wing, specifically the 362nd Air Training Squadron “Nestor”. The pilot was most likely attached to that unit.
