[QUOTE]"I was told that they were flown by volunteer Greek Air Force pilots."
If that is true, then possibly that is part of the problem.[/QUOTE
Firefighting pilots are not volunteers in Greece.
Perished pilot Stergios Kotoulas was group captain and the chief of PZL scuadron and was an experiended airforce retired officer that returned
in action (many do so for an extra income). Firefigthing pilots are officers of Greek Air Forces.
