New Delhi, Feb. 29 -- The Athens Flying Week air show is organised annually at Greek Air Force Base Tanagra. The organisers offer paid access to the base in the days prior to the air show weekend to capture arrivals and rehearsals. The same applies to witness the departures for the participants. The first AFW was organised in 2012. Only in 2020, due to the worldwide corona pandemic, the show was cancelled.
Tanagra Air Base
Tanagra Air Base, located roughly 80 km North of Athens, is home to the 114th Combat Wing (114 PM). Two squadrons are assigned to the wing. 331 All Weather Squadron equipped with the Mirage 2000-5BG/EG and 332 AWS operating the Rafale DG/EG. The Air Base also accommodates Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) with its facil...