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October 26, 1947: Douglas DC-4 on way from Istanbul to Athens crashes in Hymettus. 44 people died. December 21, 1948: Douglas C-47 of Czech Airlines crashes in Kalamata with a death toll of 24. June 6, 1949: Douglas C-47 of the now-defunct National Greek Airlines crashes in Athens. 22 people die.
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HBMCI was founded under the provisions of the EU Directive 2009/18/EC incorporated in Greek national legislative framework by Law 4033/2011 (Official Government Gazette 264 A), as amended. Officially, HBMCI began operations by October 2012. By 2017, more than 2,000 accidents and incidents to marine vessels had been reported to HBMCI. [2]
Olympic Airways was the flag carrier for Greece and had purchased 747s for some of its prime routes, including a nonstop between Athens and New York. [3] This meant that large numbers of American tourists could be accommodated in one flight [3] at lower per-seat costs to the airlines. [5]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities said an F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Aegean Sea during a training flight Wednesday. The pilot ejected from the aircraft and was later rescued.
The Greek Transport Ministry also opened an investigation. According to preliminary findings, the train event recorder revealed that excessive speed was the cause of the derailment. [ 6 ] The train was travelling at 144.3 kilometres per hour (89.7 mph) where the speed limit was 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). [ 7 ]
This was the worst aircraft accident in Greece until 2005. [22] TWA Flight 841 (8 September 1974) – A Boeing 707-331B (N8734) crashed in the Ionian sea 30 minutes after its departure from Athens. An explosive device in the luggage area destroyed flight controls and resulted in 88 fatalities. [22]
13 May 2017: 3 10 An Intercity passenger train, with 70 passengers onboard, derailed and collided with a house in Adendro. The reason for the accident was determined to have been excessive speed. Three dead, the driver, the traffic supervisor and a passenger. [24] [25] Larissa 2018 accident 3 August 2018: 0 2 [26]