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Image | Airplanes and helicopters | Country | Mission | Version | Number in service | Entrance in service | Retired | Notes |
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Astra Hydroplane | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Naval cooperation |
1 | 1912 | 1914 | It had the nickname Naftilos | ||
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Blériot XI | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Army cooperation |
XI-2 | 1 | 1912 | 1913 | |
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Nieuport 4 | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Army cooperation |
4G | 1 | 1912 | It had the nickname Alkion | |
Pelterie R.E.P. Ν | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Army cooperation |
1 | 1912 | 1913 | |||
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Farman HF.III | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Army cooperation |
4 | 1912 | 1917 | It had the nicknames Gypas, Ierax, Aetos and Daedalos | |
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Farman HF.XX | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Army cooperation |
2 | 1912 | 1916 | ||
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Farman MF.VII | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Army cooperation |
4 | 1912 | 1916 | ||
Farman MF.VII bis hydravion | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Naval cooperation |
1 | 1913 | ||||
Sopwith Pusher hydroplane | ![]() |
Trainer | 1 | 1914 | ||||
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Sopwith Bat flying boat | ![]() |
Naval cooperation | 1 | 1914 | 1917 | ||
Farman HF.XXII | ![]() |
Trainer Naval cooperation |
4 | 1914 | 1918 | |||
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Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 | ![]() |
Trainer Army cooperation |
B.E.2C/B.E.2E | 4 | 1917 | 1920 | |
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Bristol 2 Scout | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Fighter |
C | 1 | 1917 | 1918 | |
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Sopwith 1.5 Strutter | ![]() |
Fighter Bomber |
8 | 1917 | 1921 | ||
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Sopwith Pup | ![]() |
Fighter | 4 | 1917 | 1919 | ||
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Sopwith Camel | ![]() |
Fighter | 20 | 1917 | 1921 | ||
Fairey Hamble Hydroplane | ![]() |
Trainer Naval cooperation Fighter |
9 | 1917 | 1922 | |||
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Breguet 14 | ![]() |
Army cooperation Bomber |
A2 B2 |
52 | 1917 | 1931 | After 1931 they were used for training purposes |
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Caudron G.3 | ![]() |
Trainer Army cooperation |
3 | 1917 | 1921 | ||
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Dorand AR | ![]() |
Trainer Army cooperation |
AR.1/AR.2 | 22 | 1917 | 1923 | |
Farman HF.XXVII | ![]() |
Bomber | 4 | 1917 | 1918 | |||
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Short 184 hydroplane | ![]() |
Naval cooperation | 9 | 1918 | |||
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Airco De Havilland D.H.4 | ![]() |
Bomber | 5 | 1918 | 1922 | ||
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Airco De Havilland D.H.6 | ![]() |
Trainer | 1 | 1918 | |||
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Airco De Havilland D.H.9 | ![]() |
Bomber | 42 | 1918 | 1932 | By 1926 six planes were converted to seaplanes | |
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Avro 504 | ![]() ![]() |
Trainer | 504K 504N/504O |
12 40 |
1918 1926 |
1925 1941 |
During 1934–1935 an unknown number of planes was manufactured by EAF (KEA) |
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SPAD S.VII | ![]() |
Fighter | 16 | 1918 | 1922 | ||
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SPAD S.XIII | ![]() |
Fighter | 8 | 1918 | 1922 | ||
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Nieuport 24/24bis | ![]() |
Fighter | 7 | 1918 | 1922 | ||
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Nieuport 27 | ![]() |
Fighter | 7 | 1918 | 1922 | ||
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Ansaldo A.1 | ![]() |
Fighter | 8 | 1921 | 1923 | ||
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Gloster Mars | ![]() |
Fighter | Mk VI | 13 | 1923 | 1941 | Also known as Nieuport Nighthawk, after 1935 they were used for training purposes |
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Morane-Saulnier MS.35 | ![]() |
Trainer | EP2 | 1 | 1923 | 1926 | Also known as Morane-Saulnier AR |
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Bristol 81 Tourer | ![]() |
Trainer | 81A 86 |
6 | 1925 | 1935 | |
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Hanriot HD.14 | ![]() |
Trainer | EP2 | 2 | 1925 | 1929 | |
Hanriot HD.17 | ![]() |
Trainer | EP2 | 2 | 1925 | 1929 | ||
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Hanriot H.41 | ![]() |
Trainer | 2 | 1925 | 1929 | ||
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Blackburn T.3 Velos | ![]() ![]() |
Naval cooperation | T.3A | 16 | 1926 | 1939 | Developed for manufacture by EAF (KEA), it was the first war plane to be manufactured by that factory |
Breguet 19 | ![]() |
Army cooperation Bomber |
A2 B2 |
72 | 1926 | 1941 | ||
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Morane-Saulnier MS.137 | ![]() |
Trainer | EP2 | 25 | 1926 | 1935 | |
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De Havilland D.H.60 Gipsy Moth | ![]() |
Trainer | 1 | 1927 | 1936 | ||
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KEA Chelidon | ![]() |
Trainer Reconnaissance |
1 | 1927 | 1938 | Built by EAF (later known as KEA) | |
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Armstrong Whitworth Atlas | ![]() ![]() |
Trainer | Mk I | 12 | 1929 | 1938 | 10 manufactured by EAF (KEA) with specific modifications |
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Hawker Horsley | ![]() |
Naval cooperation Bomber |
Mk II | 6 | 1929 | 1941 | |
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Morane-Saulnier MS.147 | ![]() |
Trainer | EP2 | 20 | 1930 | 1936 | |
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Fairey III | ![]() |
Naval cooperation | IΙIΒ IIIF Mk I IIIM |
14 | 1931 | 1941 | |
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Potez 25 | ![]() |
Army cooperation | A2 Avion Grecque | 24 | 1931 | 1941 | |
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Morane-Saulnier MS.230 | ![]() |
Trainer | ET2 | 18 | 1931 | 1941 | |
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Avia BH-33 | ![]() |
Fighter | BH-33SHS | 5 | 1935 | 1940 | |
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AEKKEA-RAAB R-1C Schwalbe II | ![]() ![]() |
Multi purpose | 1935 | Possibly available to the Hellenic Air Force | |||
AEKKEA-RAAB R-27 | ![]() ![]() |
Fighter | 1935 | Development reported, possibly available to the Hellenic Air Force | ||||
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Avro 621 Tutor | ![]() ![]() |
Trainer | 93 | 1936 | 1941 | 61 Built by KEA, 4 escaped to Egypt after the German invasion | |
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Avia B-534 | ![]() |
Fighter | verze II | 2 | 1936 | 1941 | |
AEKKEA-RAAB R-26V, R-33 Tigerschwalbe | ![]() |
Fighter | 1936 | Possibly available to the Hellenic Air Force | ||||
AEKKEA-RAAB R-29 | ![]() |
Fighter | 1936 | Possibly available to the Hellenic Air Force | ||||
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Gloster Gladiator | ![]() |
Fighter | Mk I Mk II |
21 | 1937 | 1941 | |
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Avro 626 Prefect | ![]() |
Trainer | 21 | 1937 | 1941 | ||
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PZL P-24 | ![]() |
Fighter | P-24F P-24G |
36 | 1937 | 1941 | |
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Dornier Do 22 | ![]() |
Naval cooperation Army cooperation |
Do 22KG | 12 | 1938 | 1941 | At least 1 escaped to Egypt after the German invasion |
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Avro 652 Anson | ![]() |
Trainer Transport Naval cooperation |
Mk I Mk II |
12 24 |
1939 1947 |
1942 1950 |
At least 5 escaped to Egypt after the German invasion |
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Potez 633 | ![]() |
Bomber | B2 Grec | 12 | 1939 | 1941 | |
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Henschel Hs 126 | ![]() |
Army cooperation | Hs 126K-6 | 16 | 1939 | 1941 | At least 1 survived the German invasion and was used by Luftwaffe |
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Fairey Battle | ![]() |
Bomber | Mk I | 11 | 1940 | 1941 | |
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.79-I | ![]() |
Transport Bomber |
2 | 1940 | 1941 | ||
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Bloch MB.151 | ![]() |
Fighter | C1 | 9 | 1940 | 1941 | |
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Junkers G 24 | ![]() |
Transport | 4 | 1940 | 1941 | ||
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Junkers Ju 52-3M | ![]() |
Transport | 3 | 1940 | 1941 | ||
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Bristol Blenheim | ![]() |
Bomber | Mk I Mk IV (RAF) Mk IV (Greek batch) Mk V |
7 12 19 31 |
1941 1940 1940 1942 |
1941 1943 1943 |
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Hawker Hurricane | ![]() |
Fighter | Mk I Mk IIB Mk IIC |
50 | 1941 | 1944 | |
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Fieseler Fi 156 | ![]() |
Army cooperation | C-1 | 3 | 1941 | 1947 | |
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Arado Ar 196 | ![]() |
Reconnaissance Bomber |
A-3 A-5 |
2 | 1941 1944 |
1949 | One A-3 captured in April 1941 and one A-5 captured during the German withdrawal in 1944 |
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Martin 187 Baltimore | ![]() |
Bomber | A-30A Mk III/Mk IIIA/Mk IV/Mk V | 79 | 1943 | 1945 | |
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Supermarine Spitfire | ![]() |
Fighter | Mk VB/VC Mk IX LF/HF Mk XVI |
107 121 65 |
1943 1947 1949 |
1953 1953 1954 |
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Stearman-Boeing-Kaydet 75 | ![]() |
Crop duster | PT-13 PT-17 |
32 | 1945 | 1969 | |
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Taylorcraft Auster | ![]() |
Army cooperation | Mk III | 23 | 1945 | 1953 | |
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Messerschmitt Bf 109 | ![]() |
Fighter | G-6 | 4 | 1945 | 1947 | |
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Junkers Ju 290 | ![]() |
Maritime patrol | A-5 | 1 | 1945 | 1949 | |
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North American T-6 Texan | ![]() |
Trainer Light attacker |
AT-6A T-6D T-6G |
108 | 1946 | 1970 | |
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Stinson L-5 Sentinel | ![]() |
Army cooperation | L-5 L-5B L-5C |
7 | 1946 | 1950 | |
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Vickers 406 Wellington | ![]() |
Transport Naval cooperation Bomber |
Mk XIIΙ Mk XIV |
19 | 1946 | 1947 | |
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Douglas C-47 Skytrain | ![]() |
Transport | C-47A C-47B C-47D |
89 | 1947 | 2008 | The British nicknamed it Dakota from a name of some Indian tribes such as the Lakota and Nakota |
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Airspeed AS.10 Oxford | ![]() |
Trainer Transport |
Mk I/Mk II | 36 | 1947 | 1949 | |
De Havilland D.H.82 Tiger Moth | ![]() |
Trainer | D.H.82A Tiger Moth II | 17 | 1947 | 1955 | ||
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North American-Ryan L-17 Navion | ![]() |
Liaison | L-17B | 5 | 1948 | 1959 | |
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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver | ![]() |
Bomber | SB2C-5 | 42 | 1949 | 1954 | |
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Piper PA-18 Super Cub | ![]() |
Army cooperation | L-18B L-18C L-21B |
66 | 1950 | 1983 | |
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Lockheed T-33 Silver Star | ![]() |
Trainer | T-33A | 150 | 1951 | 2000 | |
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Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor | ![]() |
Radio control General usage |
C-45F | 1 | 1951 | 1965 | |
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Republic F-84 Thunderjet | ![]() |
Fighter Bomber |
F-84G | 200 | 1952 | 1959 | |
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North American F-86 Sabre | ![]() |
Fighter | F-86D Sabre Dog F-86E |
100 | 1960 1954 |
1969 1965 |
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Republic RF-84F Thunderflash | ![]() |
Reconnaissance | 43 | 1956 | 1991 | |||
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Republic F-84F Thunderstreak | ![]() |
Fighter Bomber |
150 | 1957 | 1983 | ||
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De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | ![]() |
Trainer General usage |
2 | 1957 | 1974 | ||
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Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw | ![]() |
Search and rescue helicopter | UH-19B UH-19D |
17 | 1958 | 1971 | |
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Bell 47 | ![]() |
Trainer and reconnaissance helicopter | G-3 G-5 J-2 OH-13H OH-13S Sioux |
79 | 1961 | 2005 | |
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Cessna T-37 Tweet | ![]() |
Trainer | T-37B T-37C |
43 | 1963 | 2002 | |
Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | ![]() |
Staff transfer | 1 | 1963 | 1995 | |||
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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter | ![]() |
Fighter Bomber |
F-104G RF-104G TF-104G |
146 | 1964 | 1993 | |
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Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter | ![]() |
Fighter Bomber |
F-5Α/Β NF-5A/B RF-5Α |
149 | 1965 | 2001 | |
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Aero Commander 680 | ![]() |
Aerial photography | 680F 680FL |
3 | 1966 | 1998 | |
Nord Noratlas | ![]() |
Transport | N.2501D | 50 | 1967 | 1982 | ||
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Convair F-102 Delta Dagger | ![]() |
Interceptor | F-102Α ΤF-102Α |
20 2 |
1969 | 1977 | |
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Cessna T-41 Mescalero | ![]() |
Trainer | T-41D | 21 | 1969 | 2022 | |
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Grumman HU-16 Albatross | ![]() |
Naval cooperation flying boat | 12 | 1969 | 1997 | ||
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LTV A-7 Corsair II | ![]() |
Bomber | A-7E A-7H TA-7C TA-7H |
127 | 1975 | 2014 | |
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Dassault Mirage F.1 | ![]() |
Fighter | F.1CG | 40 | 1975 | 2003 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Based on the list of the Hellenic Air Force official website