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The motto of the Hellenic Air Force is the ancient Greek phrase Αἰὲν Ὑψικρατεῖν (Aièn Hypsikrateîn, 'Always Dominate the Heights'), and the HAF emblem represents a flying eagle in front of the Hellenic Air Force roundel. The General Air Staff (GEA) is based at the Papagou Camp in the Municipality of Filothei - Psychiko of ...
The International Flight Training Center (IFTC - Greek: Διεθνές Εκπαιδευτικό Κέντρο Πτήσεων) is a military flight training facility located at the 120 Air Training Wing, in Kalamata Air Base, Greece. [1] [2] It was established to provide training for pilots of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and trainees from allied ...
In 1931 the Air Force School was founded in Tatoi, Athens. In 1967 it took the unofficial name Icarus School in reference to the figure of Icarus from ancient Greek mythology. The figure of Icarus forms the centrepiece of the academy's badge. The Hellenic Air Force Academy is a member of the European Air Force Academies (EUAFA).
The Hellenic Air Force's received a total of 78 aircraft, in several batches, with 26 ex-RAF Dakota IVs received from 1947 to 1949, 16 ex-USAAF C-47s in 1947–48, 30 C-47s supplied from the US under the Mutual Assistance Program and six aircraft from Olympic Airways in 1963.
The squadron provided the core for the second and third aerobatic teams of the Greek air force, "Acro Team", and the second iteration of "Hellenic Flame ". [1] The squadron began delivery of the F-5A/B light fighters in 1965, assuming a central role in daylight interception role over Greek airspace. As the F-5s started being withdrawn from ...
The 338th Fighter-Bomber Squadron (Greek: 338 Μοίρα Διώξεως-Βομβαρδισμού, 338 MΔΒ), callsign "Ares", is a squadron in service with the Hellenic Air Force, forming part of the 117th Combat Wing. It is based at Andravida Air Base, and is the last Hellenic Air Force unit operating the McDonnell Douglas F-4E aircraft.
The Hellenic Air Force acquired 60 A-7Hs and five TA-7Hs from LTV between 1975-1980 and then 50 A-7Es and 18 TA-7Cs from the US Navy's inventory in 1993–1994. [ 1 ] Greece operated the Corsair IIs, in the form of the A-7E and TA-7C variants, and used these aircraft in the traditional tactical strike and ground attack roles for which it was ...
The descendant of the merger of the Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) and the Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC), Air Force Materiel Command is responsible for providing, testing, and maintaining US Air Force equipment. As such, it plays a large part in the F-16 program, both in testing the aircraft and its weapon systems.