Thursday, 26 May 2011

(1931-1941) Potez Po 25 A2

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In 1931, in the Greek Air Force's warehouses, there were a number of 500hp Hispano-Suiza engines originally intended to be installed in ...
Tuesday, 26 April 2011

(1923-1938) Gloster Mars

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In 1922, to address the serious lack of available interceptor planes during the Asia Minor campaign, a number of Gloster Mars interceptors w...
Tuesday, 19 April 2011

(1936-1940s) Stokes-Brandt 81mm mortar

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Following the disaster of the Asia Minor campaign, the Greek army was in disarray, lacking direction and equipment. In 1930, the purchase of...
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Monday, 4 April 2011

(1930-1942) Y-6 Glafkos

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Being one of four Loire-Simonot type submarines in the Greek Navy, Glafkos was a sister of Y-3 Proteus and similar to the earlier Katsonis ...
Wednesday, 16 March 2011

(1917-1931) Breguet XIV

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French built biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered French and Greek service in 1917. It equipped the 532 and 533 Squadrons...
Thursday, 10 March 2011

(1919-1941) Torpedo Boat "Proussa"

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Formerly the Austrohungarian Fiume-class torpedo boat SMS Tb 94 F., Proussa, together with her two sister ships "Panormos" and ...
Saturday, 5 March 2011

(1881-1919) Steam Gunboat "Aktion"

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Built specifically for the shallow waters of the Amvrakikos Gulf, Aktion and her sister "Amvrakia" saw action in the gulf during t...
Thursday, 3 March 2011

(1950-1971) Destroyer Doxa D-20

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Ex-USS Ludlow (DD-438) and one of two similar destroyers offered by the United States, Doxa was accepted in 1950 by Cdr N.Ritsos HN and arri...
Friday, 11 February 2011

(1912-1915) Henri Farman Biplane

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In 1912, with the help of French experts Greece received its first four aircraft to form an air force. They were French-built Farman biplane...
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Saturday, 5 February 2011

(1826-1840) Paddle Steamer Karteria

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Built in London for the Greeks, Karteria was possibly the most modern warship in the world when it entered service in 1826. She was ordered,...
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