A Greek Air Force F-4 Phantom crashed during Athens Flying Week at Tanagra air base near Athens on Friday, killing both pilots on board. The aircraft was part of the air show programme at the military base, and the fatal accident prompted an immediate response from Greek authorities and organisers of the event.
The jet went down in the display environment rather than on a routine training flight, placing the incident at the centre of a major public aviation event scheduled for the weekend. Athens Flying Week 2026 had included the F-4 Phantom among the headline military aircraft planned for the Tanagra programme.
Recovery teams later found the bodies of the two crew members, confirming the fatalities after the crash. The precise cause of the accident has not been established in the available reporting, and no official investigation finding has been made public in the material reviewed. The loss is likely to sharpen scrutiny of air-show safety procedures and the use of legacy combat aircraft in demonstration flying.