Fighter jet recovered from the sea

(ANA-MPA) -- A Mirage 2000 fighter jet that had made an emergency sea landing off the eastern Aegean island of Samos on June 9 was successfully recovered on Wednesday during a military salvage operation.

The French-made plane's two pilots had safely ejected from the fighter.

The warplane was pulled up from a depth of 75 metres during an operation conducted by the Greek armed forces.



Caption: A view of the recovery of the Mirage 2000, during an operation off the island of Samos on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. ANA-MPA / STR