Air International 2011-04
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I.Harding - Odysseus over the Peloponnese /Military/
Block 52+ F-16C 500 of 343 Squadron based at Souda Bay, Crete lands with an AGM-88 HARM missile.
Mirage 2000s line up on the main runway with F-16s awaiting their turn.
Four Mirage 2000 aircraft and crews from 331 Squadron (Mirage 2000-5) and 332 Squadron (Mirage 2000EGM) based at Tanagra participated at the SOT.
Two two-seat TA-7C trainers from nearby Araxos AB, flown by 336 Squadron - the last Corsair unit in the world - took part in the course.
Two Hellenic Army Aviation CH-47SDs deployed from Megara, and flown by 4 TEAS, took part in the course and tested a forward looking infrared system.
The only RF-4E deployed to Andravida for the course, 7486, touches down at the end of a sortie
A single RF-4E from No.348 Squadron based at Larissa AB provided a tactical reconnaissance capability during the course.
This Hellenic Navy S-70B belonging to 2 Squadron based at Kotroni determined the positions of GBAD stations and relayed the information to F-16s.
One of the last F-4 Phantoms built for a NATO member country, F-4E 77-1756 (c/n 5033) was delivered to the Hellenic Air Force in November 1978. Today it is assigned to No.117 Combat Wing based at Andravida BA and is seen departing on a FWIC mission.
Night time shot of an F-4E AUP in a shelter at Andravida AB.
HAF F-4E AUPs are the most advanced Phantoms in operation in the world today following upgrade, and two aircraft from each squadron were available during each COMAO.
Embraer 145H AEW&C 717 from 380 Squadron based at Elefsina was made available to the FWIC during the COMAO