CL 415 Crash in Greece

[Big Pistons Forever]

Was there a waterbomber accident in Europe today? I heard the tail end of TV report which I hope I missunderstood......

[Rollingthunder]

Athens - Two Greek firefighter pilots were killed on Monday when their Canadair water-bomber plane crashed while combating a fire on the island of Evia, as Greece braced for a fresh week of searing temperatures.

"The plane crashed into a hillside between two houses," the island's deputy governor Stamatis Kapeleris told state NET television.

Television footage showed wreckage from the CL-415 Canadair close by the front yard of a house near the town of Styra on the island off the eastern coast of central Greece.

The plane was built in 2001 and was the latest addition to Greece's water bomber fleet, the air force said.

[readywhenreaching]

and there goes another one in central Italy on Monday... again a 415.
One pilot is understood to have survived.
My salute to all the airborne firefighters in the world. Water dropping is far more dangerous then doing aerobatics.
LINK (http://www.pr-inside.com/crew-killed-when-firefighting-plane-r181868.htm)
Together now three aircraft written off in just one day, whew...
LINK (http://www.jacdec.de/news/news.htm)

[ThinkRate]

Perhaps as a small tribute to the firefighter pilots of the world, here's a video of some of their work in action, prepared by none other than Flight Lieutenant Dimitris Stoilidis, 34, father of 2 boys, who lost his life in the crash in Greece last week.

http://www.haf.gr/media/cl-415.wmv

Respect! :D

Edited to say that I think his choice of music in the film is fitting and indicative. RIP!