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Greek and Turkish F-16 fighter jets engage in dog fights over Aegean Sea

14 Turkish aircraft violate Greek airspace 60 times

Newsroom August 18 08:36

Turkey continued to escalate its provocations towards Greece, as 14 Turkish military aircraft violated Greek airspace on Friday a day after more violations took place over the Aegean Sea. Twelve F-16 fighter jets, six of which were armed and two CN 235 reconnaissance violated Greek national airspace for 60 times, while another 8 infringements of the Athens FIR occurred. Greek F-16 fighter jets scrambled and engaged in dog fights.

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