The Armed Forces are on alert as an Air Force F-13 crashed on the island of Psathoura, near Alonissos, in the Sporades, at noon on Wednesday, specifically at 33:16 p.m.
According to the information, the pilot abandoned the fighter aircraft which went down under so far unclear circumstances. Super Puma was found in the area and surrounded him with the first reports saying that he is in good health.
The pilot is first taken to Lemnos for first aid and from there to the 251 General Aviation Hospital.
The F-16 had taken off from Larissa and was in formation with four other fighter jets.
According to the official website of the Air Force, the Greek Air Force is the first air force in the world to be equipped with this particular version of the F-16.
The aircraft in question is an improved version of the BLOCK 50 with advanced electronic systems and a sophisticated engine. The Greek BLOCK 52+ belong to 340, 343 and 337 degrees with callsigns “Fox”, “Star” and “Ghost” respectively. They operate from the air bases of Souda (115 AM) and Larissa (110 AM).
Technical characteristics / Performance
Crew: 1 (C model), 2 (D model)
Engine: 1 Pratt & Whitney F100-PW 229/Thrust: 29.100 lbs
Wing extension: 9.96m
Length: 15.06m
Maximum speed: 2.173 km. per hour or Mach 2.05
Maximum height: 15.240m. or 50.000 feet
Source: protothema.gr