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Memorial to Firefighting Pilot Touristikis Epistrofi
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Memorial to Firefighting Pilot Touristikis Epistrofi
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May 2, 2026
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The monument is dedicated to the Greek firefighter pilot Stergios Kotoulas (Στεργίου Κωτούλα).
It is located near the village of Frangata. The monument marks the spot where Kotoulas died in a fatal accident on August 27, 2009, while fighting wildfires with his PZL M18 Dromader firefighting aircraft.
Date: August 27, 2009.
Colonel Stergios Kotoulas, 55, was an experienced pilot with thousands of flight hours.
The aircraft crashed just nine minutes after taking off from Kefalonia Airport while attempting to combat a wildfire on the island.
It is located near the village of Frangata. The monument marks the spot where Kotoulas died in a fatal accident on August 27, 2009, while fighting wildfires with his PZL M18 Dromader firefighting aircraft.
Date: August 27, 2009.
Colonel Stergios Kotoulas, 55, was an experienced pilot with thousands of flight hours.
The aircraft crashed just nine minutes after taking off from Kefalonia Airport while attempting to combat a wildfire on the island.
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