Πέμπτη 18 Οκτωβρίου 2007

Captain (HAF) Kostas Iliakis, tragicaly KIA on 23rd May 2006, trying to defend his country against some "allies" boogies. He scrambled from his 343rd Sqdr, to identify some "tracks" (THK fighters entered Athens FIR and fly over Greek island... without any notice or permision ofcourse). His F-16C Block 52+ crashed & burned after mid-air collition at 27000 ft with a THK F-16C, escorted by other THK F-16C and THK RF-4E Phantom II too, very close to Karpathos island... a Greek island. The THK RF-4E Phantom II was too close to its "mission target" (to take some hi-res S300 missile pics, based on Creta island - oh yeah Greek island too!) Luckily the THK F-16C pilot 1st LT (THK) Halil Ibrahim Ozdemir ejected succesfully and saved his life. The THK ejected pilot was extremely lucky and found & saved by a petrol boat named "Gas century" upon his feet got wet by the sea. Only 5 minutes later, a HAF AS-332C1 Super Puma SAR helicopter reached the spot and the HAF specialised personel (pararescue crew) tried to give medical assistance to the THK pilot. Even 1st LT (THK) Halil Ibrahim Ozdemir was wounded after HAF and THK fighter jets collided each other, he denied any kind of help, medical assistant and first aid care by HAF rescue personel and prefered to wait for about one hour until a THK AS-532AL Cougar SAR helicopter finaly approached the area (after THK General in Staff kind request for permition to Greek Ministry of Defence). The HAF AS-332C1 Super Puma SAR heli crew reported that the THK pilot 1st LT (THK) Halil Ibrahim Ozdemir pulled a Heckler & Koch P7 pistol from his holster, to keep them away from him...! Tension which escalated over the Aegean after the collision, was eased with telephone conversations between Greek and Turkish foreign ministers and general staff chiefs. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a statement and mentioned its sadness over the death of the HAF pilot. A crisis was avoided thanks to the calmness of authorities in both sides




this is the real story 4 the death of kostas iliakis...................
goodbye costas

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