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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 ...
English: Hellenic Air Force Seal Ελληνικά: Το Έμβλημα του Ελληνικού Γενικού Επιτελείου Αεροπορίας Français : Logo de l'armée de l'air grecque
The Hellenic Armed Forces (Greek: Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις, romanized: Ellinikés Énoples Dynámis) are the military forces of Greece. They consist of the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy, and the Hellenic Air Force. The civilian authority overseeing the Hellenic Armed Forces is the Ministry of National Defense.
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 Greek civil air ensign (1935-1978), also used as the Hellenic Air Force Ensign (1973-1978), drawn in SVG. Date: 2006: Source: w:en:File:Hellenic Air Force Ensign.svg:
Description: Rank insignia for a Ypopterarchos (Major General or Air Vice-Marshal) in the Hellenic Air Force. Date: 22 March 2007: Source: From English Wikipedia; en:Category:Images of military insignia
A white cross on a blue field with the roundel of the Hellenic Air Force in the centre, the royal crown in a circle on the canton. 1973-1978: Ensign of the Hellenic Air Force (1973–1978) and Greek Civil Air Ensign, until 1978. A white cross on a blue field with the roundel of the Hellenic Air Force in the centre. 1919-1973
The Hellenic Aviation was first established in 1911 with help from French experts. The air force of Greece or the Hellenic Air Force participated in the Balkan Wars, World War I, the Asia Minor War, World War II, the Greek Civil War, the Korean War and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.