F-16 blk 52+ Adv arrival

Take a look at photos from F-16 Block 52+ Advanced arrival at 116 CW Araxos Air Base last Friday. Photos are taken from the official Hellenic Air Force web-site. Please watch the procedure of removing the sticker that covers the greek roundels.

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25 years 358 SAR Squadron

On Tuesday 19th of May 2009 358 Search and Rescue Squadron (SAR) celebrated 25 years of life in Elefsis Air Base. 358 SAR Squadron flies with AB-205 and Super Puma helicopters and in the next few years is awaited that Hellenic Air Force is going to equip 358 SAR Squadron with 25-30 more modern helicopters in SAR and CSAR role. For the first quarter of century of 358 Squadron service a special patch was manufactured and demonstrated in the ceremony. You can view it underneath.

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New Aircrafts - New Patches

The first four F-16 Block 52+ Advanced arrived last Friday afternoon 22 May 2009 at Araxos Air Base Greece. A simple ceremenoy took place there between the Hellenic Air Force personnel and the American pilots that brought them to Greece after a long journey. These aircrafts are a part of the total Peace Xenia IV program between the Hellenic Air Force and Lockheed Martin. At the end 20 single seated and 10 double seated F-16 Block 52+ Advanced will come to Araxos Air Base and will equip 335 Squadron. New aircrafts means new patches. First of new patches is the 335 Squadron ‘Tiger’ patch:

Dornier Do-28 d2 “25th Anniversary”

The Dornier Do-28 d2 of 355 Squadron celebrate 25 years of “Accident Free” duty in the Hellenic Air Force. For that reason a special patch was designed and manufactured as a limited edition.

Dornier Do-28 is another loyal servant of the Hellenic Air Force which has locked many thousand flight hours. The aircraft was designed in the mid-1960s as a light and cheap personnel and cargo transport. Has crew of two, Engine: 2 Lycoming IGSO-540-A1E, Wing Span: 15.55 m, Length: 11.40 m, Maximum Speed: 295 km/hour and Service Ceiling: 23,000 ft.

Students visit 117 Combat Wing

The social sensitivity of Hellenic Air Force is known especially with children. So students of 5th and 6th grade of primary school from the city of Agrinio had the opportunity to visit 117 Combat Wing and live the dream of being near to the Hellenic Air Force pilots and personnel. This visit among others had a symbolic character since Agrinio was the birth city of Major Kostas Karathanos (killed during service in 2004) and Lieutenant Kostas Alexandrakis (killed during service in 2000).

The children and their teachers were accompanied by relatives of the late pilots. The gate of 117 Combat Wing openned and welcomed the students early in the morning. A few moments later Read more »

Anniversary paint schemes of the Hellenic Air Force

Image by Giannis Tripolitakis Copyrighted©

Let us remember together some specially painted aircrafts of the Hellenic Air Force starting with F-104 of 335 and 336 squadron during early nineties, painted as Tiger and Olympos:

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Decals for 330 Squadron

Enjoy the new decals sheet from Three Stars Decals for the anniversary F-16 of 330 squadron. Three Stars Decals is a new company that produces Decals for models of all known scales (1/72,1/48 etc) for Hellenic Air Force Aircrafts and esepecially Anniversary & Retired schemes. For more information about 330 squadron decals please click Here .

Wallpapers May 2009

New wallpapers from airforce.gr but new from Hellenic Air Force official web-site also. Enjoy wallpapers for month May 2009:

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