Firefighting Helicopters Collide Mid-Air, Killing Two Pilots, In Horrifying Video

August 02, 2026 6:45 PM ET Two pilots died Sunday when their firefighting helicopters slammed into each other above a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens.The two aircraft went down in the Psatha area which had leased both Bell helicopters and put a two-person crew on each, according to the Associated Press (AP), citing Greek fire service. Emergency teams pulled all four crew members from the scene. Two of them, a Greek national and a Danish national, were killed, while the other two, a Greek national and a British national, survived, AP reported.Bystander video that circulated online captured the collision, though its authenticity has not been independently verified. The footage appears to show one helicopter cross paths with a second at low altitude before a rotor strike sends the stricke