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Posted on 08/02/2026 10:10:55 AM PDT by DFG
Heart-stopping video shows the moment two firefighting helicopters crashed in mid-air while battling a raging wildfire in Greece on Sunday.
The terrifying footage obtained by Kefalonia Press shows one of the helicopters clip the rotor of the second, causing it to burst into flames and plummet to the ground.
The helicopters had been leased by the local fire department to combat a blaze in Psatha, west of Athens, BBC News reported.
Both helicopters had two people on board at the time, according to the fire service.
A search and rescue operation is underway, and the status of the crew has yet to be released.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
It comes as Greece, along with numerous European countries, continues to battle wildfires brought on by weeks of scorching temps.
On the Greek island of Crete, fires burned thousands of acres of land, forcing more than 8,000 people to be temporarily evacuated.
Some 500 people, mostly tourists, had to be evacuated during a blaze in central Greece on Friday.
Blazes have also broken out on the islands of Paros, Andros and Kalymnos.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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Prayers up for the crews! This is not going to end well. :(
“It comes as Greece, along with numerous European countries, continues to battle wildfires brought on by weeks of scorching temps.”
Are they SURE about this? There have been an amazing amount of arson fires all over the globe these days. Whoever could it be?
What in God’s name was that 2nd pilot thinking? He or she never should have been close enough for there to be a potential problem, regardless of what the 1st chopper did or did not do.
Aviation in particular has been suffering from manpower shortages, and the lowering of standards to compensate for it has been injurious and deadly.
Crew in the lower helo are dead
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1311377/two-firefighting-helicopters-collide-2-dead/
2 crew on each helicopter, one foreign crew member on each.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cqjxeexpenzt
One Brit, one Greek survived.
The Dane and the Greek on the other helicopter did not.
Each helicopter was in the other’s blind spot. The hose of the upper clipped the rotor of the lower helicopter ripping out the transmission.
There is supposed to be someone on the ground or in the air coordinating the approach/ departure of all flights to/from the burning area. Investigation will show who is at fault.
Prayers……
“There have been an amazing amount of arson fires all over the globe these days. Whoever could it be?”
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During WWII, Japan sent balloons with incendiary bombs, knowing wildfires would distract and damage the US war effort.
WHOEVER?...indeed...
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