nikos Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 On 06 September 1973, two Belgian Mirage ΙΙΙ planes crashed on the Cretan mountains. Short after take-off from Souda Bay (Crete), BA32, BA38 and a third aircraft got into bad weather and the aircrews decided to return to Souda. A short time after this 2 of the aircraft crashed into Mount Kaloros, and Potami in the Lefka Ori mountains area, within 1 minute of each other. The 3rd aircraft safely landed at Souda Bay. Pilot Adj.vl.Jo Van Avermaet of BA32 and Pilot O.Lt.vl.Jacques Chaput of BA38 were unfortunately killed in this crash. Both cocpits were completely destroyed from crash, planes were also detonated with TNT and parts were removed to avoid spying during the cold war from USSR... Info and photo of the planes on 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 A fascinating and tragic story. Thanks for posting this. I'm surprised the markings on the fin have survived for so long in the harsh environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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