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Crash of a Fairey IIIF into the Saronic Gulf: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1940
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Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Phaleron Bay - Phaleron Bay
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Phaleron Bay on a training exercice. En route, the float plane went out of control and crashed into the Saronic Gulf. All three crewmen were killed, among them Menelaos-Afanasios Kalyviotis.