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	The Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In times of peace, the Air Force has as its secondary mission to conduct operations in favor of the society by supporting the civilian sector in case of emergencies and by participating in peace support and humanitarian aid missions in the framework of the UN Resolutions for the preservation of world peace and security.
		It was incorporated in the Air force in 1975 and is employed as an advanced trainer for the cadets of the Air Force Academy.
		A critical factor for the increase of the efficiency of the Air Force is the personnel since it expresses the dynamism and the determination of the Air Force in peace, crisis and war.
	www.hri.org /mod/FYLLADIA/white_bibile_2k/k4_1_2_8_airforce.htm (1819 words)

	Greek air crash raises serious safety issues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Greek fighter pilots were on standby to shoot down the plane if it threatened to crash into the middle of densely populated Athens.
		Greek police raided the airline’s offices and the public attorney’s office is preparing criminal charges against the company.
		The Greek crash was one in a series of incidents which, within the space of a week, have resulted in the loss of nearly 300 lives.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2005/aug2005/airc-a22.shtml (1432 words)

	greekair
		Greek fighters from 21 and 22 Mire intercepted a R037 with an escort of 9 154 Gruppo CR42s.
		Most of the remaining aircraft of the Greek Air Force were assembled at Kalambaka/Vassiliki, and it was here that 15 fighters scrambled after a force of Italian bombers were reported overhead.
		Greek national insignia wasapplied to the topand bottom of the wings.The serial was in fl on the fuselage sides, aft of the cockpit.
	www.geocities.com /acrawford0/greekair.html (1533 words)

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		Greek aviation officials have said the plane apparently lost pressure suddenly, causing a rapid loss of oxygen on board.
		The pilots of two Greek air force F-16 fighter planes scrambled to intercept the plane after it lost contact with air traffic control shortly after entering Greek airspace said they saw the co-pilot slumped over the controls.
		The airliner's pilots had reported air conditioning system problems to Cyprus air traffic control about a half-hour after takeoff, and Greek state TV quoted Cyprus' transport minister as saying the plane had decompression problems in the past.
	www.helenair.com /articles/2005/08/16/national/a02081605_02.prt (955 words)

	Hellenic Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hellenic Air Force (Greek Πολεμική Αεροπορία) is the primary air force of Greece.
		The Air Force was rebuilt in the Middle East as part of the Royal Air Force, flying Spitfires,Hurricanes and Martin Baltimores.
		The Hellenic Air Force is overseen by the Greek Ministry of Defence, whose current head is Vangelis Meimarakis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greek_Air_Force (497 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		For example, if you are exploring the issue of "justice" in one of the plays, you can find out what the Greek words are that have "justice" as part of their definition, and then search for those words directly in the Greek text of the play.
		Greek is a useful script to be able to read as it has leant a lot of its letters to science, philosophy, mathematics and art.
		Greeks were pioneers in all these fields and in democracy.
	lycos.cs.cmu.edu /info/greek--miscellaneous.html (450 words)

	Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 04-09-12
		Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis gave the assurance that the government will not implement an austerity policy responding to questions by journalists in the press conference he gave today on the occasion of Thessaloniki's 69th International Trade Fair.
		He said that he does not know yet what will be Greece's exact stance in the EU Summit meeting in December when the issue of the date for the opening of the EU-Turkey negotiations will be raised and that he does not associate this issue with the issue of the continental shelf in the Aegean.
		Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis spoke in the I. Vellidis Convention Center yesterday within the framework of the Thessaloniki 69th International Trade Fair under the shadow of the tragic Chinook accident.
	www.hri.org /news/greek/mpab/2004/04-09-12.mpab.html (1028 words)

	Air Force Medicine - History
		In September 1947 the combat elements of the Army Air Forces separated from the U.S. Army, forming the United States Air Force.
		In later years, the Air Force Women's Medical Specialist Corps evolved into the Biomedical Sciences Corps, which was established in 1965 and still forms a part of the AFMS.
		The Air Force Veterinary Corps was disestablished in April 1980 and its animal care duties transferred to the U.S. Army Medical Department.
	airforcemedicine.afms.mil /public_affairs/history (364 words)

	AirDisaster.Com News: All 121 aboard killed in Greece 737 crash.
		In the Greek crash, the only piece of the plane that remained intact was the tail section.
		Greek radio and television stations reported that the air force pilots saw no movement in the cockpit of the plane before the crash.
		Greek Prime Minister Costas Caramanlis canceled a holiday on the Aegean island of Tinos to return to Athens to deal with the crash.
	www.airdisaster.com /news/0805/14/news.shtml (868 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - Turkish, Greek fighter jets collide in mid-air
		Greek and Turkish F-16 fighter jets collided in mid-air over the eastern Aegean Sea, an area where the two NATO allies often engage in mock dog fights, both sides said.
		Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and her Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul spoke by telephone and expressed regret over the incident, saying it should not affect relations, the two foreign ministries said.
		Greece claims a 10-mile air space limit around its coastline but Turkey only recognizes six miles, arguing that under international rules Greece's airspace should be the same as its territorial waters.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=21331 (806 words)

	AirDisaster.Com News: Mechanical failure blamed in deadly Boeing 737 crash.
		The head of the Greek airline safety committee, Akrivos Tsolakis, said the crash was the "worst accident we've ever had." He said the plane's fl boxes had been recovered, containing data and voice recordings valuable for determining the cause
		The F-16 jets met the plane at 34,000 feet, the Greek air force said.
		Greek state television quoted the Cyprus transport minister as saying the plane had decompression problems in the past.
	www.airdisaster.com /news/0805/15/news.shtml (1022 words)

	F-16.net :: F-16 Air Forces - Greece
		After a lot of discussion in the Greek military and political establishment, they decided that such a purchase was not to the benefit of their defenses and was ill-suited to do the job it required.
		The fact that the latest batch of Greek F-16s were already of the Block 50 type, made it very hard to convince the Greek military of the use of buying second-hand and less capable equipment.
		Greek Block 30's are the only F-16s which have a searchlight on the starboard side of the fuselage, just below and in front of the canopy.
	www.f-16.net /f-16_users_article5.html (1864 words)

	Photo Album 7 - Greek Air Force in Asia Minor Campaign
		The Greek Navy Airforce was mainly equipped with English planes, whereas the Greek Military Airforce used French planes.
		On September 1916 after the declaration of the war against the Germans and their allies, a Navy Airforce station was established on the Greek island of Limnos, at the port of Moudros, with the initiative of the famous Greek pioneer aviator Aristedes Moraitinis.
		The Navy station at Moudros was also the base of the British Royal Air Corp command, which operated under the command of Colonel Gorson of the Royal Marines.
	smyrnialbum.s5.com /photo_album_7.htm (377 words)

	Håkans Aviation page - Greek Air Force use of the Gloster Gladiator during the Second World War
		This was done in the same way as the procurement of the Air Force two Avia B.534s in 1936.
		After the intervention of the Royal Air Force to help Greece, British aircraft started to arrive to country in the beginning of November 1940.
		All in all, the Greek Air Force used 19 Mk.I and 6 Mk.II Gladiators during the Second World War.
	surfcity.kund.dalnet.se /gladiator_greece.htm (765 words)

	Hellenic Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The aircraft is currently serving in the Hellenic Air Force as an all weather interceptor with the
		The Corsair II is serving the Hellenic Air Force in close air support, ground attack, and bombing operations.
		On December 1, 1999 the 358 SAR Squadron of the Hellenic Air Force received its Super Puma helicopters.
	www.hellas.org /military/air_force (1096 words)

	Greek air force chief of staff sacked over helicopter crash
		Greek air force chief of staff sacked over helicopter crash
		Greek Prime Minister Costas Caramanlis said Sunday that the air force chief of staff had been sacked following a helicopter crash that killed the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and 16 others.
		The Chinook helicopter carrying the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, Peter VII, crashed Saturday on its way from an Athens military base to the Mount Athos monastery near the Aegean Sea.
	www.spacewar.com /2004/040912103442.kk370zbj.html (233 words)

	Turkey Oil Refinery Fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		An Erickson S-64 Aircrane Helitanker currently contracted to the Greek Ministry of Interior became one of the first American firefighting aircraft sent to Turkey as part of a disaster relief effort from Greece dubbed the "Hellenic Task Force".
		The request came from the Greek Government who were also sending fixed-wing firefighting and support aircraft from the Greek Army and Air Force.
		The Helitanker joined the "Hellenic Task Force" in a firefighting role with the primary mission of combating the immense blaze at the Tupras Oil Refinery located near Izmit.
	www.ericksonaircrane.com /press/oilrefinerypress.html (553 words)

	Hürriyet - Greek fighter planes engage Turkish air force in mid-air "dog fight"
		During the Turkish armed forces' "Sea Lion 2006" search and rescue operation exercises being carried out in international waters of the Aegean Sea, Greek war planes provoked and harassed Turkish helicopters and airplanes taking part in the maneuvers yesterday.
		"Mirage" war planes from the Greek Air Force harassed both planes and helicopters involved in the "Sea Lion 2006" exercises, prompting a response from the Izmir Turkish Air Force base, which sent 4 F-16 fighters of its own to the area.
		The ensuing mid-air dog-fights between Greek and Turkish jets lasted through the second stage of the "Sea Lion 2006" exercises.
	www.hurriyet.com.tr /english/4396087.asp?gid=74 (256 words)

	Greek air force (Ed Rasimus) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		From: thunder@rmii.com (Ed Rasimus) Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military Subject: Re: Greek fighters Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 14:07:40 GMT patrik.svensson@mailbox.swipnet.se (Patrik Svensson) wrote: >Hi, >Me and a friend have a question about what kind of obsolete figters >that is based near the Athen international airport.
		The GAF may be the most efficient of all NATO air forces in their use of camoflage, deception, subduing and decoying at their military airfields.
		I was very impressed with the entire force as well as the senior staff that I had the privilege to work with several years ago.
	www.yarchive.net.cob-web.org:8888 /mil/greek_af.html (342 words)

	Aviation Week's ShowNews: AIRFRAMES
		A submission from Embraer and Ericsson for an ERJ145-based Erieye airborne early warning system was short-listed by the Greek air force for its new multi-million dollar AEW program.
		As a low-cost installation, this is claimed to match the performance of any of its competitors, with maximum horizon coverage up to 450 kilometers (242 nmi), with air-to-air, air-to-sea, and moving target indication (MTI) modes.
		The Swedish air force has taken delivery of four S 100Bs to date, and is well advanced with their operational development.
	www.aviationnow.com /shownews/today/airfrm7.htm (271 words)

	US Air Force Seeks New Tanker
		Additionally, the Air Force would like to use its tanker fleet for work other than refueling, such as moving passengers and cargo.
		Donald Hoffman, the military deputy for Air Force acquisition, told congressional members that his first choice would be to replace the service's fleet of aging KC-135s with a new airplane.
		General Hoffman said the Air Force can afford to convert about 15 aircraft a year to the R model.
	www.spacewar.com /reports/US_Air_Force_Seeks_New_Tanker.html (877 words)

	Turkish, Greek fighters collide in Aegean dogfight - Turkish Daily News May 24, 2006
		Turkish and Greek F-16 jet fighters collided in mid-air as they were shadowing each other over a disputed region of the Aegean Sea, the first time confrontations caused by long-time territorial disagreements between the two countries ended up in a crash.
		The Turkish pilot, who refused to board Greek rescue helicopters, was later picked up by a Turkish rescue helicopter and brought to a military hospital at a nearby naval base for treatment.
		The Turkish jet was based at a military air base in Balıkesir and the Greek jet was based at Souda Air Force base on the island of Crete.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=44268 (841 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A Cypriot Helios Airways jet with 115 passengers and six crew members on board crashed Sunday north of Athens, the Defense Ministry and fire department said.
		After losing contact with the Athens control tower, the Greek air force scrambled two F-16 fighter jets.
		Greek radio and television stations said the air force pilots reportedly saw no movement in the cockpit of the plane before the crash.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3127034,00.html (165 words)

	C-47 Skytrain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The C-47 was vital to the success of many Allied campaigns, in particular those at Guadalcanal and in the jungles of New Guinea and Burma where the C-47 (and its naval version, the R4D) alone made it possible for Allied troops to counter the mobility of the light-travelling Japanese army.
		The C-47 was used by the Americans in the initial stages of the Berlin Airlift and was subsequently replaced by the C-54.
		The Air Force also continued to use the C-47 for various roles, including the AC-47 gunships - code named 'Puff the Magic Dragon' or 'Spooky' - and the EC-47 for counterintelligence during the Vietnam War.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/C-47_Skytrain (705 words)

	Air Force Receives First Upgraded F-4
		Night of Greek culture, peace, to mark anniversary at UN
		The first aircraft produced by F-4E electronic system upgrade programme was turned over to the Greek Air Force by the Hellenic Aviation Industry (EAV) yesterday.
		Israeli Elbit Systems participated in the programme and produced may of the parts, including the mission computer and the related software, as did many Greek companies that were responsible for the construction or modification of the system's parts.
	www.phantis.com /news/?newsID=20021219161506 (213 words)

	Håkans Aviation page - Greek Air Force use of the Avia B-534 during the Second World War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Greek Air Force use of the Avia B-534 during the Second World War
		Greece was the only country where the B-534’s got by a direct export from Avia.
		But, they were not bought by the Greek Air Force, but by G. Koutarellis, a businessman, who bought two B-534’s of the second version with s/n 534.1001 and 534.1002.
	www.bahnhof.se /~surfcity/avia_greece.htm (178 words)

	CHIEF OF THE GREEK AIR FORCE SACKED OVER ATHOS CRASH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Chinook helicopter, which carried Petros, Patriarch of Alexandria and All of Africa, from Athens to Karies in the monastic community of Mount Athos in Chalkidiki, northern Greece to attend a major religious reception in his honor, plunged into the sea 30 kilometers away from its destination on Saturday.
		In a press conference in Thessaloniki within the framework of Thessaloniki's International Trade fair, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis confirmed the sacking of Chief of Air Force General Staff Lieutenant General Panagiotis Papanikolaou.
		He said that the defense minister had asked for Papanikolaou's resignation because there are responsibilities on behalf of the Greek Air Force on the issue of the helicopter accident.
	www.rumormillnews.com /cgi-bin/archive.cgi?noframes;read=55518 (367 words)

	Turkish army confirms collision between Turkish, Greek jets
		The Turkish army confirmed that a Turkish and Greek F-16 fighter jet had collided over the eastern Aegean Sea after what it said was an attempt by Greek warplanes to intercept Turkish jets.
		It said the incident happened while the Turkish jets were on "routine training flights" in "international" air space.
		(0948 GMT) today planes of the Greek Air Force intercepted planes of the Turkish Air Force, on routine training flights in the Aegean and Mediterranean international air space, 35 miles south of Rhodes island," the statement said.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=124887 (396 words)

	Greek Air Force
		Sept 1912 Air Squadron of the Royal Hellenic Army.
		Taktiki Aeroporikis Dynamis (Tactical Air Force), with seven bases each having a combat wing of 2-3 squadrons plus a base flight for comms/liaison.
		Diokisi Aeroporiki Ekpitheyseos (Air Training Command), with two bases, responsible for air and gound training.
	www.aeroflight.co.uk /waf/greece/greekaf2.htm (268 words)

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