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On Thursday in Pyrgos and Ioannina the funerals of the two pilots of the Air Forcetranslated

September 9, 2026 · 1 min read

The funerals of the two Air Force pilots who lost their lives on Saturday during the Athens Flying Week air show at Tanagra Air Base, after the F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashed, will be held tomorrow, Thursday, September 10, 2026. More specifically, the funeral of Episminagos Ioannis Blesias will be held at 10:00 in the morning at the Metropolitan Church of Agios Nikolaos in Pyrgos Ilias.

Tomorrow afternoon, at 16:30, the funeral of Sminagos Dimitris Petros will be held in Katsikas Ioannina.

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Софья Беляева

I will pray for the repose of the souls of Commander Ioannis Blesias and Commander Dimitris Petros. Two young men, both with families waiting for them, this is very heavy. The funeral in Pyrgos at 10 in the morning and the other in Ioannina in the afternoon – let's remember them.