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FUERZA AEREA - MIRAGE 2000 EN GRECIA |
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| a Dutch Aviation Support 2008 publication | ||
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| We show you: 'FUERZA AEREA' | ||
 
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| FUERZA AEREA the leading Spanish aviation magazine reports: GREEK MIRAGE 2000 ! | ||
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| The new Mirage 2000-5 | ||
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| In 2007 we visited several Hellenic Airforce bases. here we give you a photographic impression | ||
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ANDRAVIDA |
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| We only had one shot, one chance, for the chute and the nosewheel still up......... | ||
| Please enjoy our small photographic impression of the Greek Phantom | ||
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| Grey Phantom from Andravida | ||
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| On request, 'The Last Picture' before Gen. Katsibras was replaced to HQ | ||
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| Green Phantom from Larisa | ||
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| Mighty sight just next to you on the runway ! | ||
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| It was a busy day at Larisa, coming and going, checks in between | ||
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| Andravida the same, loading weapons and checking equipment over and over | ||
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| But it guarantees safe flights and happy landings ! | ||
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ARAXOS |
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| Araxos hosts the 'real plane' Corsair (T)A-7-E | ||
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| The Tiger version was seen at many airshows, and what seems to be the party overhere ??? | ||
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| So nice to see this 'Tiger' passing by at only a few meters ! | ||
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ELEFSIS |
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| The rare YS-11A from 112pm SEAV | Embraer WMB145H Vip plane | |
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| Transportplanes: Spartan C-275-J and the Hercules C-130B from 112pm 356MTM | ||
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| Elefsis also hosts the Orion P-3b-LW and the A109E Medicopter | ||
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| Hercules crew in their cockpit | The Embraer EMB145H AEW&C | |
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| Some badges, logo's of the squadrons | ||
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| HUEY or Iroquis AB205A | ||
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| The Erickson AIRCRANE S-64E | Firefighter CL-215 in maintainance hall | |
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KALAMATA |
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| Kalamata is said to be the base with the most # of starts and landings over whole Greece ! | ||
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| We were welcomed very friendly and were shown all aspects of the Texan II T-6A trainer | ||
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| Next we find on thie base the outside Greece hardly seen Buckeye T-2E trainer | ||
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| A real pleasure to see this plane fly, as well as the all of a sudden landing Hercules | ||
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| A variety of planes at Kalamata, from the PZL Dromedar to the old Cessna T-37's | ||
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LARISA |
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| Fighting Falcon F-16D-30-CF, and F-16C-52+CF, all to be found here | ||
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| Next to the 'Falcons' there are also the 'Phantoms Phorever' , flying like hell | ||
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| MCDonnell Douglas Phantom RF-4E-45-MC's from 348 MTA | ||
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| same type in special colours, and a Sabre II CL-13 preserved | ||
| Also some other bases to be shown: | ||
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| Tanagra, Tatoi, Tessaloniki Mikra & Tessaloniki Sedes | ||
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