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New overflights of Turkish F-16s

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New overflights of Turkish F-16s

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A pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets that entered the Athens FIR without filing a flight plan violated national airspace and flew over Panagia and Oinouss at 25,000 feet today at 18:26.

Earlier, another pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets flew over Panagia and Oinouss at 28,000 feet at 18:14 and over Oinuss at 29,000 feet at 18:26.

It is recalled that the Turkish drone UAV which entered the Athens FIR without providing a flight plan, violated national airspace and flew today, Thursday, November 22, at 15:02, over Seagull of Lerosat 19,000 feet.

Flurry of overflights after Menendez

It is noted that just yesterday, from dawn to noon, Turkish fighter jets and UAVs made eight overflights of five inhabited islands – Agafonisi, Farmakonisi, Kinaro, Leipsos and Arkiou.

The flurry of Turkish overflights comes less than 24 hours after Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, publicly announced that he would not allow the sale of American F-16s to Turkey unless the Turkish Air Force stopped the practice of overflights.

This is a clear signal from Ankara, which was also clearly sent, that it will not accept conditions in the implementation of its foreign policy, even through an arms contract. The overflights also came after a flurry of complaints about alleged harassment of NATO exercises by Greek fighters.

Author: newsroom

Source: Kathimerini

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