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On 20 July 1974, Turkey launched a combined air and sea invasion of the northern portion of the island of Cyprus following a coup by the Athens-backed Cypriot National Guard against the democratically elected President, Archbishop Makarios III. The Turkish Government cited the protection of the Turkish Cypriot minority of Cyprus as its main ...
In 1931, the Hellenic Air Force Academy, the Icarus School ( Greek: Σχολή Ικάρων ), was founded. At the end of 1936, Greece ordered 36 Polish PZL P.24 fighter aircraft, which entered service with the 21st, 22nd and 23rd Pursuit Squadrons and after completion of deliveries in 1938, formed the core of the RHAF fighter force.
The Turkish Air Force started hitting the retreating Greek forces and the Greek-Cypriot artillery battalions started retreating to the east as well. The 9th Tactical Group, even though it had been not attacked, faced the danger of encirclement from the south, and so started its retreat by 12:00.
July 25, 2024 at 12:50 PM. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece formally approved an offer to buy 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from the United States as part of a major defense overhaul, government ...
354th Sqdn. "Pegasus". Destruction of three aircraft. Operation Niki ( Greek: Επιχείρηση Νίκη ), named after the goddess Nike, was a clandestine airlift operation during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus that was carried out on 21–22 July 1974, with the aim of transporting a battalion of Greek commandos from Souda, Crete to Nicosia ...
Hellenic Air Force. 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 .
Turkish Air Force: 171 Filo: Turkey: 1: A Turkish F-100C of 171 Filo was lost in a landing accident after returning from a combat sortie over Cyprus. Serial unknown. [citation needed] Transport aircraft: Noratlas: Hellenic Air Force: Various: Nicosia Airport: 3: Two aircraft (53-234 and 52-144) were accidentally damaged by Greek Cypriot anti ...
On order: 4 helicopters + 4 UAVs. The Cyprus Air Command ( Greek: Διοίκηση Αεροπορίας Κύπρου, Turkish: Kıbrıs Hava Komutanlığı ), also known as the Cyprus Air Force or Cypriot Air Force, is the armed air wing of the National Guard. This force is equipped with attack and anti-tank helicopters, surface-to-air missile ...