Athens Flying Week 2022: The Rafale stole the show – Photos

The fighter jet Rafale stole the show at this year’s Athens Flying Week 2022which is organized, today 17 and tomorrow 18 September, at the Tanagra air base.

The French-made fighter aircraft, recently acquired by the Greek Air Force, gave the visitors of the event a very satisfying taste of its capabilities by performing maneuvers during a tactical demonstration.

At the same time, the French Dassault, manufacturer of the Rafale, had a booth at the Athens Flying Week, giving the public the opportunity to learn all the “secrets” of the state-of-the-art aircraft.

But it was not only the Rafale as the Swiss F18C Hornet, the aircraft of TV Maverick from the movie Top Gun, also captivated the eyes of the approximately ten thousand spectators – according to the estimates of the organizers – who were at the 114th Fighter Wing in Tanagra.

The aerobatic fans watched the Italian world champion Luca Bertozio, the Orlik from Poland, the impressive Royal Jordanian Falcons as well as the Greek display teams “Zeus” and “Daedalus” as well as a flying display by an F-15 of the Royal Saudi Air Force. Arabia.

The Armed Forces of Greece are participating in this year’s Athens Flying Week with a large number of aircraft from both the Air Force, the Navy and the Army.

Mirage, F-4 and F-16 fighter planes, as well as Chinook, Kiowa Warrior, Huey and Apache helicopters “paraded” on the airstrip of the 114th Fighter Wing.

The public also had the opportunity to admire the historic Spitfire fighter up close, as well as a wide variety of aircraft in the two separate static exhibitions that have been set up at the event site.

This year’s event ends tomorrow afternoon. The Sunday program starts around 12:00 and lasts five hours.

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