Two Greek air force pilots died on Tuesday when their Canadair water-bombing plane crashed while battling a forest fire on the island of Evia, the defence ministry said.
“A three-day mourning period is declared in the Armed Forces for the loss of life, in the line of duty, of the Air Force officers and pilots of the firefighting aircraft CL-215, which was operating in Evia,” the Greek defence ministry said in a statement.
