Greek air force pilot reportedly killed in training jet crash near base
The T-2 Buckeye, a US-made aircraft, is the primary training plane for the Greek air force
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A Greek air force pilot was killed Wednesday when his training jet crashed in the countryside, state-run ERT television said.
The crash occurred outside an air base near the southern town of Kalamata.
The two-seater T-2 aircraft was carrying only one crew member, ERT said, and crashed as it was coming in to land.
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Rescue teams cordoned off the area of the crash, where there were no buildings.
The U.S.-made T-2 Buckeye first flew in the late 1950s and has served as the Greek air force's main training plane for decades.
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It had been scheduled to be withdrawn from service in the coming months.
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