The Hellenic Air Force Museum was founded in 1986 and since 1992 it is located on the Decelea

Decelea

Decelea , modern Dekeleia or Dekelia, Deceleia or Decelia, previous name Tatoi, was an ancient village in northern Attica serving as a trade route connecting Euboea with Athens, Greece. The historian Herodotus reports that its citizens enjoyed a special relationship with Sparta. The Spartans took...

 Airfield. In opposition to the War Museum of Athens it displays air force history and is active in restoring and presenting old aircraft. The most aircraft in the collection come from the Hellenic Air Force

Hellenic Air Force

The Hellenic Air Force, abbreviated to HAF is the air force of Greece. The mission of the Hellenic Air Force is to guard and protect Greek airspace, provide air assistance and support to the Hellenic Army and the Hellenic Navy, as well as the provision of humanitarian aid in Greece and around the...

, some were exchanged with other European Aircraft Museums.

The HAF Underwater Operations Team (KOSYTHE) helped recover some rare airplanes from underwater for the museum: A Bristol Blenheim

Bristol Blenheim

The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter...

, a Junkers 52 and a Junkers 87 (Stuka).

exhibits (airplanes)

• De Havilland Tiger Moth D.H. 82
• Douglas C-47 B (Dakota)
  Douglas DC-3
  The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
  
  
• Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc
  Supermarine Spitfire
  The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
  
  
• North American T-6 G (Harvard)
• SB2C Helldiver
  SB2C Helldiver
  The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was a carrier-based dive bomber aircraft produced for the United States Navy during World War II. It replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless in US Navy service. Despite its size, the SB2C was much faster than the SBD it replaced...
  
  
• Lim-2Rbis (MiG-15)
• Canadair CL-13 Mk2 (F-86 E)
• Republic F-84F
• Lockheed F-104G “TIGER”
• Gulfstream G-159
  Grumman Gulfstream I
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External links

• Museum webpage