Discretion advised, video shows the moment a firefighting plane crashed after releasing (water)?
You can actually see that the right wing hits a group of trees and a float is seen to be torn from the wing.
Crew did not survive, RIP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-9uNz4X5SE
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Firefighting Plane Crash Greece.
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Sad loss for their family and colleagues. This seems to be a nearly annual occurrence in Greece. Extremely tough flying conditions, but from a safety point of view, one has to wonder if it's worth the risk because these are nominally competent pilots and yet they keep crashing.
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Awful to see, sadly, it happens nearly every year.
R.I.P.
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