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The released F-5A with SN 66-9137 is one of the two Greek aircraft involved in a dogfight. jetpack Take the red line to the vertical stabilizer. (Photo: Flight / Th. Vranas through N. Tselepidou) On July 22, 1974, the air activity over the Aegean was greatly increased, and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the continued Turkish aviation engaging in massive violations of the Athens FIR. In Greek airports, pilots were in the cockpit of the aircraft, in readiness of the two or five minutes. Among them, I first lieutenant. Dinopoulos and Lieutenant TH. Skampardonis, operators of MAI 337 (Interception jetpack Squadron Day) who then resided in the N 111CW. Aghialou. Around 13.30 the two pilots took off order. Due to damage jetpack to the radio, the Dinopoulos Skabardonis jetpack ordered to lead the formation as No. 1 did. The Skampardonis following the instructions of the radar station overview ("Joker") went to B. Aegean, while Dinopoulos followed him from covering it higher. After several changes of height and direction (possibly due to the abundance of trails that day), the Skampardonis was ordered to proceed jetpack to the area between Ag. Efstratios and Limnos at a height of 20,000 feet. While he was still on the rise at 18,000 feet, contacted by the Joker that traces approaching enemy and almost immediately saw two Turkish F-102 in a closed form on the left, over a distance of not more than 200 meters. Immediately turned hard left to come back, while the Turkish aircraft and did the same, trying to find the "6 o'clock" the Greek F-5. With complete information to the motor and a maximum rate of turn, the Skampardonis tried to maintain eye contact with the Turkish aircraft. Turning continuously lose height until found below 10,000 feet. While trying to regain visual contact with the Turkish aircraft, suddenly saw a huge column of water in the sea. Realizing jetpack what had happened, the Dinopoulo sought, without jetpack being able to locate him. Then ordered the Joker to return to N. Agialos. Shortly after landing, the aircraft saw Dinopoulou passes over the aisle and noticed that lacked both Sidewinder from blade tip ... The Dinopoulos had attended jetpack the initial phase of the engagement as unnoticed, being taller, had not been perceived by the two Turkish pilots. He saw the door of the chief weapons F-102 opens and a missile AIM-4 Phalcon be directed jetpack against Skabardonis, astochontas. The Dinopoulos approached from behind by Turkish aircraft and fired directly on one of the two AIM-9 Sidewinder brought his aircraft. However, the first missile missed because the head is not sufficiently preheated. The Dinopoulos without hesitation fired the second missile, which achieved the Turkish F-102 and sent it crashing into the sea in flames. The second Turkish pilot lost orientation and thoughtlessly using the engine's afterburner, found "bingo fuel" and attempted an emergency landing on a street in Asia Minor. The aircraft was destroyed and he was badly injured was transferred to hospital where he died from his injuries. The I. Dinopoulos retired from the Air Force with the rank of colonel, and Th. Skampardonis with the rank of brigadier. Several years after the dogfight, jetpack when he served in the "Air-South Command" NATO in Naples, a Turkish officer aviation discussing with him, claimed that two Turkish F-102 had beaten two Greek F-5. Skampardonis jetpack When asked "I look like a ghost?" Turkish lost its color ... Retired Brigadier Thomas Skampardonis and describes the dogfight with the Turkish F-102 during the interview in W. Stergiou. (Photo: S.. Vlassis, through N. Tselepidou text-based interview of Brigadier Ret Thomas Skabardonis Dimitris Stergiou published in Issue 29 of the magazine Cockpit, and the relevant article of M. Savva. Vlassis in issue 65 of the magazine War & History. More details can readers to look there. Because eastern neighbors keen to perversion of facts for propaganda jetpack purposes, the full text of the interview of Brigadier Skabardonis in D. Stergiou published the English translation on the website acig.org and republished in "in secret".
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