{"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":"collision-dhelicopteres-de-lutte-contre-les-incendies-en-grece-psatha-aout-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/greece-firefighting-helicopter-collision-psatha-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Deux h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res de lutte contre les incendies entrent en collision \u00e0 l&#039;ouest d&#039;Ath\u00e8nes"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ils l&#039;avaient fait des centaines de fois. Plonger le tuba, puiser une tonne d&#039;eau, grimper, raser la cr\u00eate en feu, rel\u00e2cher l&#039;eau et repartir pour en chercher davantage. Dimanche apr\u00e8s-midi, au-dessus d&#039;un front de feu balay\u00e9 par le vent \u00e0 l&#039;ouest d&#039;Ath\u00e8nes, deux h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res bombardiers d&#039;eau ont ex\u00e9cut\u00e9 la m\u00eame man\u0153uvre, une fois de trop pr\u00e8s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les deux avions ont converg\u00e9 dans la fum\u00e9e pr\u00e8s de Psatha, \u00e0 environ 70 kilom\u00e8tres \u00e0 l&#039;ouest d&#039;Ath\u00e8nes. Une vid\u00e9o film\u00e9e par un t\u00e9moin montre leur rapprochement, leur contact, puis l&#039;un des appareils perdant son rotor principal avant de s&#039;\u00e9craser dans la for\u00eat en contrebas. Deux des quatre membres d&#039;\u00e9quipage ont p\u00e9ri. C&#039;est le genre d&#039;accident qui hante tous les pilotes de bombardiers d&#039;eau.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parmi les victimes figuraient un pilote danois et un coordinateur a\u00e9rien grec. L&#039;\u00e9quipage du second h\u00e9licopt\u00e8re \u2014 un pilote britannique et un autre coordinateur grec \u2014 a \u00e9t\u00e9 extrait des d\u00e9combres, sain et sauf, mais bless\u00e9. Tous quatre avaient d\u00e9coll\u00e9 de la base a\u00e9rienne d&#039;Elefsina pour lutter contre les incendies qui faisaient rage depuis vendredi.<\/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\">Informations cl\u00e9s<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;line-height:1.8\">\r\n<li><strong>Quoi:<\/strong> collision en plein vol de deux h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res de lutte contre les incendies<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Quand:<\/strong> Dimanche 2 ao\u00fbt 2026<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>O\u00f9:<\/strong> pr\u00e8s de Psatha, \u00e0 environ 70 km \u00e0 l&#039;ouest d&#039;Ath\u00e8nes (front de feu de for\u00eat de Porto Germeno)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>A\u00e9ronef:<\/strong> deux h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res ravitailleurs Bell s\u00e9rie 214 exploit\u00e9s par McDermott Aviation (Australie)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>\u00c9quipage:<\/strong> Quatre personnes \u00e0 bord des deux h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res \u2014 deux pilotes et deux coordinateurs grecs.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Tu\u00e9 :<\/strong> un pilote danois et un coordinateur grec<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>A surv\u00e9cu :<\/strong> Un pilote britannique et un coordinateur grec, tous deux bless\u00e9s<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Cons\u00e9quences:<\/strong> Les h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res Bell pr\u00e9sents dans la zone ont \u00e9t\u00e9 immobilis\u00e9s au sol en attendant les r\u00e9sultats de l&#039;enqu\u00eate\u00a0; le bilan des incendies de for\u00eat en Gr\u00e8ce cette semaine s&#039;est alourdi \u00e0 cinq morts.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">L&#039;appareil : la flotte de Bell 214 de McDermott<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les deux h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res \u00e9taient des Bell 214, exploit\u00e9s par McDermott Aviation, une entreprise australienne qui g\u00e8re la plus grande flotte mondiale de ce type d&#039;appareil. Pour la saison des feux de 2026 \u2013 sa septi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e cons\u00e9cutive en Gr\u00e8ce \u2013 McDermott a d\u00e9ploy\u00e9 15 h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res, un m\u00e9lange de Bell 214ST \u201c\u00a0Super Transporter\u00a0\u201d et de Bell 214B \u201c\u00a0Big Lifter\u00a0\u201d, r\u00e9partis sur des bases allant du continent \u00e0 la Cr\u00e8te et \u00e0 Rhodes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce sont des appareils de transport lourd, pas des h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res de reconnaissance agiles. Un seul Cessna 214 peut transporter plusieurs tonnes d&#039;eau par mission, ce qui explique pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment pourquoi les services d&#039;incendie les louent et pourquoi ils passent leurs journ\u00e9es \u00e0 se frayer un chemin dans les airs bas, chauds et turbulents au-dessus des incendies actifs, souvent plusieurs appareils partageant le m\u00eame couloir \u00e9troit vers le point d&#039;eau le plus proche.<\/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>\u201c La disparition du coordinateur grec et du pilote danois, tu\u00e9s lors du violent incendie de Porto Germeno, nous remplit tous d&#039;une profonde tristesse. Nous pr\u00e9sentons nos sinc\u00e8res condol\u00e9ances \u00e0 leurs familles. \u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Kyriakos Mitsotakis<\/strong> \u2014 Premier ministre de Gr\u00e8ce<\/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\">McDermott Aviation s&#039;est dite \u201c profond\u00e9ment attrist\u00e9e \u201d par ce drame et a assur\u00e9 son soutien aux familles et \u00e0 l&#039;enqu\u00eate. Les pompiers hell\u00e9niques ont immobilis\u00e9 les autres h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res Bell pr\u00e9sents dans la zone, le temps que les enqu\u00eateurs d\u00e9terminent comment deux \u00e9quipages exp\u00e9riment\u00e9s se sont retrouv\u00e9s au m\u00eame endroit dans le ciel.<\/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=11186458  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\/jetflights\/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 Bell 214B de McDermott Aviation, un appareil de transport lourd lou\u00e9 \u00e0 la Gr\u00e8ce pour la saison des feux de for\u00eat. Photo\u00a0: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Un continent en feu<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La collision s&#039;est produite au pire moment. La Gr\u00e8ce avait enregistr\u00e9 plus de 200 feux de for\u00eat en une seule semaine, et des vents violents attisaient les flammes \u00e0 travers une for\u00eat dess\u00e9ch\u00e9e plus rapidement que les \u00e9quipes ne pouvaient les contenir. Sur le seul front principal \u00e0 l&#039;ouest d&#039;Ath\u00e8nes, pr\u00e8s de 500 pompiers et plus de 20 avions \u00e9taient mobilis\u00e9s, avec des renforts arrivant de France et de Roumanie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les vents qui alimentaient les incendies rendaient \u00e9galement les vols mortels. De fortes rafales compliquaient chaque ravitaillement en eau et emp\u00eachaient parfois les avions d&#039;atteindre la mer en toute s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pour se ravitailler. La disparition des deux membres d&#039;\u00e9quipage dimanche porte \u00e0 cinq le nombre de morts dans les incendies grecs de la semaine, apr\u00e8s la mort de trois pompiers plus t\u00f4t dans la journ\u00e9e en Cr\u00e8te et dans le P\u00e9loponn\u00e8se.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La lutte contre les incendies par voie a\u00e9rienne est l&#039;un des m\u00e9tiers de pilote les plus dangereux au monde\u00a0: basse altitude, visibilit\u00e9 r\u00e9duite, chaleur accablante et espace a\u00e9rien encombr\u00e9, le tout simultan\u00e9ment. Dimanche dernier a brutalement rappel\u00e9 le prix que paient parfois ceux qui effectuent ce travail, et \u00e0 quel point l&#039;Europe du Sud d\u00e9pend d\u00e9sormais chaque \u00e9t\u00e9 d&#039;une poign\u00e9e d&#039;h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res lou\u00e9s et de leurs \u00e9quipages.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sources : 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\">Articles similaires<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/france-a400m-atlas-first-firefighting-drop-gironde-2026\/\">Le plus gros avion-cargo fran\u00e7ais se transforme en bombardier d&#039;eau<\/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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