The last “farewell” to the captain, commander of the fateful fleet Phantom– Statis Tsitlakidis, relatives and friends of Granitis Drama will say today.

At 10.00 am, his body will arrive in the village, and at 12.00 a funeral procession will take place.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff, honoring the two hero pilots, awarded them the highest rank of Air Force leadership, giving them the rank of vice-captains.

The departure procession of Squadron Leader Efstathios Tsitlakidis today will be attended by President of the Republic Katherine Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos and a delegation from the SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance consisting of Head of Department, Theodoris Drica, former head of GEETHA, Christos Christodoulou and head of the Department of Justice Theophilos Xanthopoulos.

Meanwhile, the municipality of Kato Nevrokopi decided at its meeting:

• Declare three days of mourning.
• Flags must be flown at half mast in all municipal shops and buildings of the municipality of Kato Nevrokopi.
• That the services of the municipality of Kato Nevrokopi remain closed from 11 am on Friday, February 3, 2023, as a sign of mourning and a minimal tribute to the deceased.
• On Friday, February 3, schools of all grades in the municipality of Kato Nevrokopi will remain closed.
• Lay a wreath in memory of the deceased on behalf of the Municipal Council.
• To name the main street or municipal building of the municipality of Kato Nevrokopi “SMINAGOS EFSTATIOS TSITLAKIDIS”.

Yesterday, in an atmosphere of deep sadness, Marios-Michael Turucikas was buried in his hometown of Tripoli Arcadia.co-pilot of the aircraft, in the presence of the state, political and military leadership of the country.

According to ERT