New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- Firefighting operation recently turned tragic when helicopters extinguishing Greek wildfires collided mid-air, claiming two lives. Two-man crew of a chopper were killed on Sunday while dousing a wildfire in the Psatha area west of Athens, according to Greek authorities. The deceased pilots of one of the helicopters were a Dane and a Greek while the crew of the second was successfully rescued.

Each of the two Bell 214ST firefighting helicopters, which had been leased from Australia's McDermott Aviation, was carrying a two-person crew when the collision occurred. Bell 214ST N511EV (serial 28105, built in 1982) and Bell 214ST N746H (serial 28200, built in 1991) were the two helicopters that met the fatal accident while ...