List of historic aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force
Aircraft and Helicopters | Country | Mission | Version | Number in service | Entrance in service | Retired | Notes |
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Astra Hydroplane | ![]() ![]() |
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Blériot XI | ![]() |
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Farman HF.20 | ![]() |
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Farman HF Daedalus | ![]() |
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Farman MF.7 | ![]() |
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Farman MF Hydravion | ![]() |
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Nieuport IV | ![]() |
IV G | |||||
Sopwith Pup | ![]() |
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Airco De Havilland D.H.4 | ![]() |
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Dorand AR | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Bomber |
AR.1/AR.2 | 1917 | |||
Breguet 14 | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Bomber |
A2 B2 |
1917 | After 1931 they were used for training purposes | ||
Airco De Havilland D.H.9 | ![]() |
Bomber | 42 | 1918 | 1932 | By 1926 six planes were converted to seaplanes | |
Gloster Mars Mk VI | ![]() |
Fighter | 1923 | Also known as Nieuport Nighthawk, after 1935 they were used for training purposes | |||
Morane-Saulnier MS.137 | ![]() |
Trainer | EP2 | 16 (by 1931) |
1935 | ||
Blackburn Velos | ![]() ![]() |
Coastal Defence | T.3/T.3A | 12 | 1925 | Beginning of World War II | Developed for manufacture by EAF (KEA), it was the first war plane to be manufactured by that factory |
Avro 504 | ![]() ![]() |
Trainer | 504K 504N 504O seaplane version |
6 (by 1925) |
1925 | Beginning of World War II | During 1934–1935 an unknown number of planes was manufactured by EAF (KEA) |
Bristol 81 Tourer | ![]() |
Trainer | 81A | 6 | 1925 | 1935 | |
Breguet 19 | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Bomber |
A2 B2 |
41 | 1925 | 1940 | |
EAF (KEA) Chelidon | ![]() |
Trainer Reconnaissance |
1 | 1927 | 1938 | Built by EAF (later known as KEA) | |
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas | ![]() ![]() |
Army Liaison | 12 | 1929 | 1938 | 10 manufactured by EAF (KEA) with certain modifications. | |
Hawker Horsley | ![]() |
Bomber | Mk II | 6 | 1929 | Beginning of World War II | |
Fairey III | ![]() |
Naval Reconnaissance Seaplane | IIIF | 10 | 1929 | ||
Morane-Saulnier MS.147 | ![]() |
Trainer | EP2 | 20 | 1930 | 1937 | |
Morane-Saulnier MS.230 | ![]() |
Trainer | ET2 | 18 | 1930 | Beginning of World War II | |
De Havilland D.H.60 Gipsy Moth | ![]() |
Trainer | 1 | 1931 | |||
Potez 25 | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Bomber |
A2 "Avion Grecque" | 24 | 1931 | 1940 | |
Avia BH-33 | ![]() |
Fighter | BH-33SHS | 5 | 1935 | 1940 | |
Avro 621 Tutor | ![]() ![]() |
Trainer | 80 | 1935 | 61 Built by KEA, 4 escaped to Egypt after the German invasion | ||
Avia B-534 | ![]() |
Fighter | verze II | 2 | 1936 | 1940 | |
Avro 626 Prefect | ![]() |
Trainer | 1937 | 1941 | |||
PZL P-24 | ![]() |
Fighter | P-24F P-24G |
35 | 1937 | 1941 | |
Dornier Do 22 | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Seaplane Torpedo Bomber | Do 22KG | At least 8 | 1938 | At least 1 escaped to Egypt after the German invasion | |
Potez 633 | ![]() |
Bomber | B2 Grec | 12 | 1938 | 1941 | |
Henschel Hs 126 | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Light Bomber |
Hs 126K-6 | 16 | 1939 | 1941 | At least 1 survived the German invasion and was used by Luftwaffe |
Bristol Blenheim | ![]() |
Fighter Light Bomber |
Mk I Mk IV (Greek batch, Ελληνική παρτίδα) Mk IV (RAF) Mk V Bisley |
6 9 19 31 |
1941 1939 1942 1943 |
1941 1943 1943 |
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Avro 652A Anson | ![]() |
Trainer Naval Cooperation |
Mk I Mk XII |
12 24 |
1939 1947 |
At least 5 escaped to Egypt after the German invasion | |
Fairey Battle | ![]() |
Light Bomber | B.1 | 11 | 1940 | ||
Gloster Gladiator | ![]() |
Fighter | Mk I Mk II |
1940 | 1941 | ||
Bloch MB.151 | ![]() |
Fighter | 9 | 1940 | 1941 | ||
Hawker Hurricane | ![]() |
Fighter | Mk I Mk II Mk IIB Mk IIC |
1941 | 1944 | ||
Martin 187 Baltimore | ![]() |
Bomber | IV (A-30A) | 79 | 1943 | 1946 | |
Supermarine Spitfire | ![]() |
Fighter | Mk VB/VC Mk IX Lf/HF Mk XVI |
107 121 65 |
1943 1947 1949 |
1954 | |
Stearman-Boeing-Kaydet 75 | ![]() |
Crop duster | PT-13/PT-17 | 30 | 1945 | ||
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford | ![]() |
Light Transport Trainer |
Mk I/Mk II | 13 | 1945 | ||
Vickers 406 Wellington | ![]() |
Reconnaissance | Mk XIIΙ T.10 |
19 | 1945 | 1947 | |
Taylorcraft Auster | ![]() |
Army Liaison | AOP Mk III | 23 | 1945 | 1953 | |
Stinson L-5 Sentinel | ![]() |
Army Liaison | 1946 | ||||
De Havilland D.H.82 Tiger Moth | ![]() |
Trainer | D.H.82A Tiger Moth II | 15 | 1946 | 1955 | |
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II | ![]() |
Trainer | T-6G | At least 24 | 1946 | 1969 | |
North American-Ryan L-17 Navion | ![]() |
VIP Transport | L-17B | 5 | 1948 | 1957 | |
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver | ![]() |
Bomber | SB2C-5 | 42 | 1949 | 1957 | |
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star | ![]() |
Trainer | T-33A | 150 | 1951 | 2000 | |
Republic F-84 Thunderjet | ![]() |
Fighter Bomber |
F-84G | 200 | 1952 | 1959 | |
North American F-86 Sabre | ![]() |
Fighter | F-86D Sabre Dog F-86E |
100 | 1954 1960 |
1965 1969 |
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De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | ![]() |
Utility Transport | L-20A | 1 | 1956 | 1967 | |
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash | ![]() |
Reconnaissance | 1956 | 1991 | |||
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak | ![]() |
Fighter Bomber |
150 | 1957 | 1983 | ||
Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw | ![]() |
Utility Helicopter | UH-19B/D | 1958 | |||
Bell 47 | ![]() |
Utility Helicopter | AB 47J-2 Ranger | 1964 | 1985 | ||
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter | ![]() |
Fighter Bomber |
F-104G RF-104G TF-104G |
146 | 1964 | 1993 | |
Northrop F-5 | ![]() |
Fighter Bomber |
F-5Α/Β NF-5A/B RF-5Α |
1965 | 2001 | ||
Bell 206 | ![]() |
Utility Helicopter | AB 206A Jetranger | 5 | 1967 | Only one remain in flying condition | |
Nord Noratlas | ![]() |
Transport | N.2501D | 50 | 1967 | 1982 | |
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger | ![]() |
Interceptor | F-102Α ΤF-102Α |
20 2 |
1969 | 1977 | |
Grumman HU-16 Albatross | ![]() |
Naval Cooperation Flying boat | 12 | 1969 | 1997 | ||
Dassault Mirage F.1 | ![]() |
Fighter | F.1CG | At least 40 | 1975 | 2003 |
Sources[]
Based on the listing of the Hellenic Air Force official website
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