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Greece Honors Baltadoros, The Pilot Who Fell Defending Aegean Skies

Greece remembers Giorgos Baltadoros, the fighter pilot who died April 12 in 2018 when his Mirage 2000-5 plane crashed into the Aegean.

Flight Recorder from Fallen Greek Jet Recovered

The flight recorder or "black box" from the fallen Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet, which crashed into the sea nine miles northeast of the Aegean island of Skyros, has been located and recovered, Hellenic Air Force sources reported on Tuesday. The...

Emotional Scenes Mark Greek Pilot's Final Journey (video)

Despite the sunshine, a solemn atmosphere surrounded the funeral service for fallen Hellenic Air Force pilot Giorgos Baltadoros which took place in his home village of Morfovouni, central Greece on Saturday. An honor guard formed outside the local church where his flag-draped...

Greek Town Prepares for Funeral of Fallen Pilot

The funeral of Giorgos Baltadoros, the Greek fighter pilot who died on Thursday when his Mirage 2000-5 plane crashed in the Aegean, will take place today in central Greece. The 34-year-old father of two was originally from Morfovouni, a picturesque...

Parliament 'Adopts' Family of Fallen Greek Pilot

The Greek parliament announced on Friday that it is "adopting" the two children of Giorgos Baltadoros, the pilot of the Mirage 2000-5 jet that crashed into the Aegean on Thursday. In practice this means that Baltadoros' widow and the two...

Greece Counts Cost of Protecting its Borders

With the tragic loss of pilot Giorgos Baltadoros off Skyros island on Thursday, the Greek armed forces have issued a tally of the deaths and losses of aircraft amid 28 years of Turkish provocations in the Aegean. More than 150...

Greece Mourns Death of Hero Pilot

The Greek Armed Forces are observing three days of mourning for Giorgos Baltadoros whose fighter jet crashed northeast of the island of Skyros on Thursday. By order of Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, who announced the tragic loss yesterday, flags will...

Remains of Greek Pilot Found off Skyros

The remains of Giorgos Baltadoros, the Greek pilot of the Mirage 2000-5 jet that crashed into the Aegean on Thursday, were found by a local fisherman off the coast of Skyros island on Friday. The Mayor of Skyros, Miltos Hadjigiannakis,...