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Firefighting helicopters collide near Athens
Two firefighting helicopters collided mid-air near Athens, Greece during wildfire suppression operations, resulting in one crash and leaving four crew members missing. The incident occurred amid Europe's escalating wildfire emergency driven by record-breaking summer heat.
AthensGreeceFirefighting helicoptersEuropean wildfires
2026-08-03
- 2 helicopters collide while putting out fires in Greece
- Water-dropping aircraft take off to tackle major Greek wildfire, after 2 killed in crash
- Water-dropping aircraft take off to tackle major Greek wildfire, after 2 killed in crash
- Water-dropping aircraft take off to tackle major Greek wildfire, after 2 killed in crash
- Water-dropping aircraft take off to tackle major Greek wildfire, after 2 killed in crash
2026-08-02
- 2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europe’s wildfire emergency rages
- Two crew killed as firefighting helicopters collide in midair in Greece
- Choppers collide, killing 2, as fires and foreboding grip Greece
- Two helicopters collide mid-air while tackling wildfires in Greece
- 2 killed after helicopters battling Greece wildfires collide
- Firefighting helicopters collide in Greece amid European wildfire crisis
- Firefighting helicopters collide in Greece amid European wildfire crisis
- 2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide near Athens as Europe’s wildfire emergency rages
- A Greek and a Danish national have been killed in the firefighting helicopters’ collision near Athens, officials say
- Video captures midair collision of Greek firefighting helicopters
- Horror moment 2 firefighting helicopters collide mid-air in Greece — as blazes ravage Europe
- Greece: fire brigade helicopters collide as wildfires spread
- Helicopters fighting Greece wildfires collide in mid-air
- Greece firefighting helicopters collide as battle to contain wildfires continues
- Fire spread deeper into Athens region
- Moment two helicopters collide mid-air while fighting wildfires in Greece
- Moment two helicopters collide mid-air while fighting wildfires in Greece
- 2 firefighting helicopters collide midair near Athens as Europe’s wildfire emergency rages
- Greek firefighting helicopters in mid-air collision, four crew missing
- 2 firefighting helicopters collide near Athens and 1 crashes; search and rescue operation underway