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Old 27th Aug 2009, 15:13
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stripakis
 
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Yes, this is correct. According to the serious newspaper 'Kathimerini' the plane (a PZL) crashed at 12:45 (greek time) near Argostoli on the island of Cephalonia. The 55 year old pilot had a total 4,025 hours on a variety of types including 524 on the PZL.

The crashed aircraft was of Polish origin, id.1122, was built in 1983 and had a total of 4,733 hours. The accident is being investigated by the Greek Air Force.
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