F-4 Phantom fighter crashes at an airshow in Greece

A fighter plane crashed during an air show as part of Athens Aviation Week.

After the plane crashed, a large fire started, the fate of the pilots is unknown.

MOSCOW, September 5 – RIA Novosti. A video of the crash of an F-4 Phantom fighter jet in eastern Greece during an air show has appeared on the Internet.

The footage shows how the plane suddenly began to lose altitude, after which it crashed to the ground in front of spectators and exploded. After the fall, a large fire started.

Earlier on Saturday, ERT television reported that a fighter jet crashed during an air show as part of Athens Aviation Week. According to media reports, the fate of the pilots is unknown. According to preliminary information, the plane split into two parts, both of which caught fire.