Iniochos Exercise 2018

Posted in Air Forces

«INIOHOS» exercise was first created in the 80’s and was gradually upgraded and established as an annual Hellenic Air Force Small scale Air Warfare exercise. Recently the scope of the exercise has been ...

NATO Days Ostrava

Posted in 2015

... as the Hellenic Air Force F-16 Demo Team “Zeus”, presenting the Air Force’s pride with their special marked jet and a fast display routine. Especially during Sunday’s performance the ample use of the afterburner ...

A-7 Corsair II Retirement

Posted in Air Forces

... been the Hellenic Air Force (HAF), and it put an official end to A-7 Corsair II operations with a ceremony on October 17th, 2014. Where? Araxos, Greece When? 16-17/10/2014 A-7 Corsairs were in service ...

Corsairs and Phantoms

Posted in Air Forces

... w operates the most modern fighter jet in the Hellenic Air Force's (HAF) inventory. onbase/12_HAF/12 To see them fly side-by-side with the Corsair was an interesting view and though the F-16s are m ...

ELITE 2008

Posted in Air Forces

... od to defend themself against the threads imposed by new ground-air weapons. Turkish Air Force F-16s 181 Filo "Leopard" & F-4E-2020 "Terminator" 111 Filo "Panter" onbase/08_ELITE/13 The Hellenic ...

HAF - Corsairs and Buckeyes

Posted in Air Forces

Very secretive and mostly inaccessible the HAF (Hellenic Air Force / ΠΟΛΕΜΙΚΗ ΑΕΡΟΠΟΡΙΑ) possesses a very interesting and mixed fleet, including some of the most appealing aircraft around Europe – either ...

RIAT 2007

Posted in 2007

... layers started to break up a bit and shed the first light on the arriving highlights. What seemed to be a normal Hellenic Air Force C-130 emerged as a freshly painted one decorated with Herakles painte ...

HAF Open Doors

Posted in 2005

In connection with the Archangel fectivities the Hellenic Air Force also opens its airbases for the interestet public every two years for three days. Before my visit to the Airshow at Tanagra I used ...

Archangel 2005

Posted in 2005

... that have been told about Greek security measures... Where? Tanagra, Greece When? 18/09/2005 BUT fortunately the times are changing and in 2005 the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) organized its first ever ...