Pilot confirmed dead in HAF training jet crash
The pilot of a Hellenic Air Force T-2 Buckeye training jet that crashed Wednesday near the Kalamata airbase in the Peloponnese has been confirmed dead. The pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft.
In a statement, the Hellenic Air Force Air Staff identified the deceased pilot as Squadron Leader Epameinondas Kosteas, aged 40.
The causes of the crash remain unknown.
The US-made T-2 Buckeye first flew in the late 1950s and has served as the Greek air force’s main training plane for decades.
