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In 1952 Greece joined NATO, and the Air Force was rebuilt and organised according to NATO standards. New aircraft, including jets, were introduced. The first jet fighter flown by the RHAF was the Republic F-84G Thunderjet in 1955. It was also flown by the first Air Force aerobatic team 337 SQ 'Hellenic Flame' (Greek: Ελληνική Φλόγα).
The decision to establish an aircraft manufacturing company was taken in 1917, but the wars that followed delayed its foundation until 1925. It was based in Phaliron near Piraeus (the same area where the AEKKEA-RAAB aircraft maker was later headquartered) and technology and initial management were provided by British Blackburn Aircraft Limited, a company selected as a partner by the Greek ...
The air force was later introduced in September 1912 as the third arm of the military. Throughout the Balkan Wars of 1912/1913, the Greek armed forces achieved significant victories against the Ottoman and Bulgarian armies, effectively expanding Greece's territorial boundaries.
The Hellenic Air Force General Staff (Greek: Γενικό Επιτελείο Αεροπορίας, abbrev. ΓΕΑ) is the general staff of the Hellenic Air Force, the air component of the Greek Armed Forces. It was established in 1934. Since 1950, the HAFGS is subordinated to the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. The Chief of the HAFGS ...
Raab-AEKKEA R-1C Schwalbe II [24] (German origin and Greek made, possibly available to the Hellenic air force) Raab-AEKKEA R-26V, R-33 Tigerschwalbe [24] (Greek made, possibly available to the Hellenic air force) Raab-AEKKEA R-27 [24] (German origin and Greek made, possibly available to the Hellenic air force)
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.
Air Force General Staff Computer Center, at Papagou Military Base; Air Force Military Police, in Vyronas; 31st Search and Rescue Operations Squadron, at Elefsina Air Base (Special Forces) National Meteorological Service, in Ellinikon; Air Traffic Information Service, at the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority in Glyfada; Air Force Insurance ...
Greece: Trainer: 93: 1936: 1941: 61 Built by KEA, 4 escaped to Egypt after the German invasion Avia B-534 Czechoslovakia: Fighter: verze II: 2: 1936: 1941: AEKKEA-RAAB R-26V, R-33 Tigerschwalbe Greece: Fighter: 1936: Possibly available to the Hellenic Air Force AEKKEA-RAAB R-29 Greece: Fighter: 1936: Possibly available to the Hellenic Air Force ...