By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Leonidas Sboukis, submitted exclusively to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Spitfire LF Mk IXc MJ755 was built at the Castle Bromwich factory and delivered to No. 43 Squadron RAF in August 1944, which was operating over Southern France. In 1947 MJ755 was transferred to the Royal Hellenic Air Force, along with 120 other Spitfires and used by the RHAF […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos by Leonidas Sboukis, used by permission Acclaimed photographer Leonidas Sboukis shared with www.ww2wrecks.com his photos of the Greek War of Independence parade, held in Athens on 25 March 2022. See other photos from Leonidas Sboukis: The Greek Independence Day – The flying machines over the Acropolis Greece celebrated 201 years since the start of its struggle for […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos by Leonidas Sboukis, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Exercise “INIOCHOS” is an annual medium scale exercise (type INVITEX) based on the facilities of the AIR TACTICS CENTER at the Andravida Air Base, located in the Northwest Peloponnese. The duration of the exercise is 15 calendar days and operations make […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos by Leonidas Sboukis, used by permission Acclaimed photographer Leonidas Sboukis shared with www.ww2wrecks.com his photos of the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence parade, 1821-2021. See other photos from Leonidas Sboukis: The Greek Independence Day – The flying machines over the Acropolis Greece celebrated 200 years since the start of […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Leonidas Sboukis, used by permission Greece celebrated the Independence Day on March 25, 2018, marking 197 years since the start of the revolution against the ottoman empire, which resulted in the creation of modern Greece. Following the tradition, a parade was held in Athens, which featured some interesting flying […]