{"id":9030215,"date":"2026-08-03T10:51:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/greece-firefighting-helicopter-collision-psatha-august-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:51:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:51:34","slug":"grecia-collisione-tra-elicottero-dei-vigili-del-fuoco-psatha-agosto-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/greece-firefighting-helicopter-collision-psatha-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Due elicotteri antincendio si scontrano a ovest di Atene."},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lo avevano fatto centinaia di volte. Immergere il boccaglio, raccogliere una tonnellata d&#039;acqua, arrampicarsi, correre a bassa quota sopra la cresta in fiamme, rilasciare e tornare indietro per ricominciare. Domenica pomeriggio, sopra un fronte di fuoco sferzato dal vento a ovest di Atene, due elicotteri antincendio hanno eseguito la stessa coreografia una volta troppo vicini.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I due velivoli si sono scontrati nel fumo vicino a Psatha, a circa 70 chilometri a ovest di Atene. Un video girato da un passante mostra i due aerei che si avvicinano, si toccano e uno dei due perde il rotore principale prima di precipitare nella foresta sottostante. Due dei quattro membri dell&#039;equipaggio sono morti. \u00c8 il tipo di incidente che tormenta chiunque abbia mai volato in zone incendiarie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le vittime erano un pilota danese e un coordinatore aereo greco. L&#039;equipaggio del secondo elicottero, composto da un pilota britannico e un altro coordinatore greco, \u00e8 stato estratto vivo ma ferito dalle lamiere. Tutti e quattro erano decollati dalla base aerea di Elefsina per combattere gli incendi che divampavano da venerd\u00ec.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#111\">Informazioni rapide<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;line-height:1.8\">\r\n<li><strong>Che cosa:<\/strong> collisione in volo tra due elicotteri antincendio<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Quando:<\/strong> Domenica 2 agosto 2026<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Dove:<\/strong> vicino a Psatha, a circa 70 km a ovest di Atene (fronte degli incendi di Porto Germeno)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Aeromobili:<\/strong> due elicotteri antincendio Bell serie 214 gestiti da McDermott Aviation (Australia)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Equipaggio:<\/strong> quattro a bordo dei due elicotteri: due piloti e due coordinatori greci<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Ucciso:<\/strong> un pilota danese e un coordinatore greco<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Sopravvissuto:<\/strong> un pilota britannico e un coordinatore greco, entrambi feriti<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Conseguenze:<\/strong> Gli elicotteri Bell presenti nella zona sono stati bloccati a terra in attesa delle indagini; il bilancio delle vittime degli incendi in Grecia questa settimana \u00e8 salito a cinque.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">L&#039;aereo: la flotta di Bell 214 di McDermott<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entrambi gli elicotteri erano modelli Bell serie 214 gestiti da McDermott Aviation, una compagnia australiana che possiede la flotta pi\u00f9 grande al mondo di questo tipo di velivoli. Per la stagione degli incendi del 2026, la settima consecutiva in Grecia, McDermott ha impiegato 15 elicotteri, tra cui Bell 214ST &quot;Super Transporter&quot; e Bell 214B &quot;Big Lifter&quot;, dislocati in basi che vanno dalla Grecia continentale a Creta e Rodi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si tratta di mezzi da lavoro pesanti, non di agili elicotteri da ricognizione. Un singolo 214 pu\u00f2 trasportare diverse tonnellate d&#039;acqua per ogni missione, ed \u00e8 proprio per questo che i vigili del fuoco li noleggiano, ed \u00e8 per questo che trascorrono le loro giornate a sorvolare gli incendi attivi in aria bassa, calda e turbolenta, spesso con diversi velivoli che condividono lo stesso stretto corridoio per raggiungere la fonte d&#039;acqua pi\u00f9 vicina.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cLa perdita del coordinatore greco e del pilota danese, impegnati nelle operazioni di spegnimento del grave incendio a Porto Germeno, ci addolora profondamente. Le nostre pi\u00f9 sincere condoglianze alle loro famiglie.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Kyriakos Mitsotakis<\/strong> \u2014 Primo Ministro della Grecia<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/thdYmHsyO8I\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La McDermott Aviation si \u00e8 detta &quot;profondamente addolorata&quot; per la perdita e ha espresso il proprio sostegno alle famiglie e alle indagini. I vigili del fuoco ellenici hanno messo a terra gli elicotteri Bell rimanenti nella zona, mentre gli investigatori cercano di capire come due equipaggi esperti si siano ritrovati nello stesso tratto di cielo.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=379744780  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/mcdermott-bell-214b-biglifter.jpg\" alt=\"McDermott Aviation Bell 214B Biglifter\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Un elicottero Bell 214B della McDermott Aviation, modello per il trasporto di carichi pesanti, noleggiato alla Grecia per la stagione degli incendi. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un continente in fiamme<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La collisione \u00e8 avvenuta nel peggior momento possibile. La Grecia aveva registrato pi\u00f9 di 200 incendi in una sola settimana e i venti di burrasca spingevano le fiamme attraverso la foresta arida e secca a una velocit\u00e0 superiore a quella con cui le squadre riuscivano a contenerle. Solo sul fronte principale a ovest di Atene, erano impegnati quasi 500 vigili del fuoco e oltre 20 velivoli, con rinforzi in arrivo da Francia e Romania.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I venti che alimentavano gli incendi rendevano anche il volo letale. Forti raffiche complicavano ogni rifornimento d&#039;acqua e, a volte, impedivano agli elicotteri di raggiungere il mare in sicurezza per fare rifornimento. I due membri dell&#039;equipaggio dispersi domenica hanno portato a cinque il bilancio delle vittime degli incendi che hanno devastato la Grecia questa settimana, dopo che tre vigili del fuoco erano morti in precedenza a Creta e nel Peloponneso.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La lotta antincendio aerea \u00e8 uno dei lavori di volo pi\u00f9 pericolosi al mondo: bassa quota, scarsa visibilit\u00e0, caldo torrido e spazio aereo congestionato, tutto contemporaneamente. Domenica \u00e8 stata una brutale conferma del prezzo che a volte pagano coloro che svolgono questo lavoro, e di quanto l&#039;Europa meridionale dipenda ormai da un numero limitato di elicotteri a noleggio e dai loro equipaggi ogni estate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fonti: Al Jazeera; ABC News; PBS NewsHour; Euronews; Greek City Times; SBS News; Vertical Aviation International.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Post correlati<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/france-a400m-atlas-first-firefighting-drop-gironde-2026\/\">Il pi\u00f9 grande aereo da trasporto francese si trasforma in aereo antincendio.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They had done it hundreds of times. Dip the snorkel, scoop a tonne of water, climb, run in low over the burning ridge, release, and turn back for more. On Sunday afternoon, over a wind-whipped fire front west of Athens, two firefighting helicopters flew that same choreography one time too close together. 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