Hellenic Air Force Museum (Helliniki Aeroporia Moussio)
Restoration and Storage Area
Dekelia Air Base
Tatoi, Greece
2010 to 2024
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The storage area and restoration hangar is behind trees adjacent to the main 'Leros' museum hangar. Outside are a number of mostly duplicate airframes which the museum has used as a spares source.
The restoration area is not generally open to the public. |
| Left to right: Douglas C-47B Dakota IV (KK169). |
| Left to right: Douglas C-47B Dakota (43-49111). |
Left to right: Douglas C-47B Dakota IV (KK171).
Grumman HU-16 Albatross (51-5289 '289'). |
| Left to right: Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (54-1614 'TR-614'). |
| Left to right: Lockheed T-33A Shooting Stars (53-5890 'TR-890'). |
Left to right: Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (52-9805 'TR-805').
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (53-5328 'TR-328'). |
Left to right: Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (52-6919).
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (52-6901). |
| Left to right: Canadair CL-13 Sabre 2 (F-86E) painted as '12010 FU-910' and inscribed 'Beauteous Butch II' and 'Betty', it is really HAF 19168. In 2010 it was on display in the Leros hangar. |
| Left to right: Lockheed F-104G Starfighter (6681 'FG-6681'), previously preserved inside the Hellenic Army Park in the center of Athens. |
| Left to right: Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter (62-12274 'TF-274'), it has the tail of 62-12278 apparently. |
Left to right: Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter (22278 'TF-278').
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter (6699 'FG-6699'), the rear fuselage was used for the F-104 at Thikia. |
| Left to right: Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter (5955 'TF-5955'). Previously preserved at Kilkis, in 2009 it was damaged due to vandalism and transferred to Dekelia. |
| Left to right: Junkers Ju-52/3m (7607 'D1+KG') ex Luftwaffe. One of four shot down by anti-aircraft fire during invasion of Leros Island in November 1943. This aircraft was recovered in October 2003. |
Left to right: Harvard T-6G Texan (830).
Piper L-21B Super Cub (ES-246).
Junkers Ju 87 D-3 Stuka (100375 'S7+GM') shot down in a dogfight on October 9 1943, it was recovered in October 2006 off the island of Rhodes. |
Left to right: Sud Aviation 318C Alouette II (SX-HEB) Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.
Nord N.2508 Noratlas (53-258) gone by 2024.
Cessna T-41D Mescalero (69-7181) which was written-off in 2005, not found in 2024. |
| Dekelia Air Base gate guards |
Left to right: Cessna T-41D Mescalero (69-7200).
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (52-6837 '837'). |
| Outside storage area on main ramp |
| Cessna T-41D Mescalero (69-7197). |
| Left to right: Cessna T-41D Mescalero (69-7183, 69-7184 and 69-7185). |
| Left to right: Cessna T-41D Mescalero (69-7186, 69-7187 and 69-7188). |
| Left to right: Cessna T-41D Mescalero (69-7190, 69-7198 and 70-1962). |
| Hellenic Air Force Academy |
| Republic RF-84F Thunderflash (53-7665). |
There are at least six airframes on the base including the gate guard that are not part of the museum. These two aircraft were beside an internal road next to the main administration office complex.
Left to right: Convair F-102 Delta Dagger (0-61233).
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash (53-7665). |
