Zagreb: A Turkish pilot died when a firefighting aircraft operated by the General Directorate of Forestry crashed in Croatia after losing contact during severe weather, Turkish authorities said. Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli confirmed that the wreckage was located near the city of Sinj.
According to Bahrain News Agency, the ministry had stated earlier that contact was lost with one of two firefighting planes that departed from ‚¬Å¡¬€¦¡¬€š¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬¦¡¬€š¬…¡¬‚¬¦¡¬¦¡¬¡anakkale on November 12 for scheduled maintenance in Zagreb. Both aircraft had stopped overnight at Rijeka Airport due to adverse weather conditions.
On Thursday evening, the planes tried to proceed to Zagreb but had to turn back to Rijeka due to continuing severe weather, where one of the planes managed to land safely. Unfortunately, contact with the other aircraft was lost during its return flight.