CL215

[Mick G]

Anybody else hear about this?

http://www.parapolitika.gr/article/3669 ... horia-foto

http://www.janes.com/article/61792/gree ... d-in-crash

Curious how many of the 125 built remain. Anybody have a complete listing?

[Changes in Latitudes]

Pictures were ugly, glad all are safe.

Greece lost a Canadair CL-215 fire-fighting aircraft on 26 June, the third major accident involving Hellenic Air Force CL-215/415 aircraft since 2014.

The aircraft (number 1111) crash landed some 30 km north-west of Athens after reportedly suffering an engine problem while fighting wild fires. The crew avoided major injury, although the aircraft was destroyed in a subsequent fire.

This third recent crash marks a serious crisis for the Hellenic Air Force's fire-fighting fleet, which continues to experience decreased serviceability rates of its increasingly old aircraft. Previous crashes occurred in July 2015 (of a CL-215) and in May 2014 (of a CL-415), both aircraft involved were damaged beyond repair.

[timel]

There is an other great pilot story behind this accident. Well done for the Aircranes pilots.

http://skiesmag.com/news/article/Aircra ... er-crash--

[toelessjoe]

Strasser said they just did what any aerial firefighters would do and that Papamarkos is “the real hero in this story.”

Hovering over a potential bomb to ensure the flight crew escaped burning to death then giving credit to the other guy. You sir are a class act.

- Toeless.

[ChrisEvans]

CL215's

Written Off 29

Stored 18

Current 78

[Pavese]

There is an other great pilot story behind this accident. Well done for the Aircranes pilots.

http://skiesmag.com/news/article/Aircra ... er-crash--

Heads up work by the Erickson crews!

BTW, Erickson pilot Mike Strasser (see the skiesmag link) is co-author of the Chicken Wings comics: http://www.chickenwingscomics.com/

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