Three days of mourning in the Armed Forces for the death of 40-year-old Ensign Epaminondas Kosteas, whose training plane crashed near Kalamata airport, in front of his wife and children.
The funeral of the deceased will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at the Assumption Church in Megali Mantineia, West Mani Municipality.
Yesterday's flight would be the Admiral's last, in a T-2 Buckeye aircraft. It would now go to the T-6 type trainers.
Air Force experts are "combing" the area to clarify the case, finding evidence that will shed light on the causes of the tragedy.
Scenarios vary as to what might have happened. The possibility is being considered that the fall was caused by the pilot himself after a possible damage to the aircraft, while the testimonies of the people who were in the area also provide a lot of evidence.
The epilogue for the 40-year-old Air Force Chief of Staff was written yesterday, shortly after 12:00 noon. He had just taken off from the 120th Air Training Wing in the two-seater belonging to the 362nd Air Training Squadron.
In particular, it was 11.28:2 in the morning when the T-XNUMXE Buckeye aircraft went down half a nautical mile northwest of Kalamata airport. According to the first information, shortly before the plane crashed, near the village of Ari, it exploded in the air.
General Konstantinos Floros returned from Kastelorizo to Athens hurriedly interrupting his tour.
Source: ertnews.gr