Hellenic Air Force has used until today an impressive range of airplanes, under various operational conditions, in all fronts, both in peace and war.
1911 - 1928 : The First Steps
In 1911, the Greek Goverment assigned the creation of Hellenic Aviation Agency to French experts. During this effort, 6 officers were dispatched to France in order to be trained as pilots, while the first military airplanes were ordered.
In December 1929, the Ministry of Air Force is founded. Its first Minister was the Prime Minister at the time, Eleftherios Venizelos. The assets of the unified Airforce were a mosaic of different types of airplanes inherited from Military and Naval Air Force.
From 1936, a 7-year Air Force reconstruction program began. The most interesting fact of this program was the effort to standardize the hardware that existed or had been ordered. The deterioration of the international situations after 1938 did not allow for the completion of this program, as the majority of the planes designated for Greece were confiscated when the war broke out. Never the less, the small in numbers Greek Air Force stood up against the large and fully equiped Regia Aeronautica in 1940, until the grounding or the destruction of its hardware.
The 13th Light Bombing Squadron that escaped to the Middle East, formed the core of the Greek Air Force, which was reorganized according to British standards. The main supplier was Great Britain, while at the end of the decade, this role was assumed by the U.S. through various military aid programs.
The first Greek T-33 jets landed at Elefsis Air Base in September 21, 1951. In the beginning of the next year Greece becomes a member of NATO. These two events determined the kind of hardware Air Force would be equiped with in the decades to come. From 1951 to 1973, almost all types of airplanes were obtained either through MAP programs or as aid from the alliance. The choice of the types of the airplanes was affected from the greater needs of the alliance, which did not necessarily coincide with those of the Greek Air Force. Landmark in this period was the rapid transition from the propellers to jets and the ability to immediately utilize advanced technology hardware.
Lockheed T-33
Republic F-84G Thunderjet
North American Aviation F-86E(M) Sabre
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
de Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver
Sikorsky UH-19B/D Chickasaw
North American Aviation F-86D Sabre Dog
Agusta - Bell 47J-2 Ranger
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter
Agusta - Bell 206A Jetranger
Nord N.2501D/N.2501 Noratlas
Grumman HU-16 Albatross
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
1974 - 1990 : Change of Objectives
If someone studies the development of the Hellenic Air Force through its historic course, he will observe that its peak, in conjuction with the proportion of forces in the wider Balkan area, was achieved in the early '80s. It was decided that National Defence objectives gained priority over the equivalent ones of NATO. Along with the newer types of airplanes, reliable infrared/electro-optic guidance weapons and BVR capable missiles were introduced into service.
In December 1929, the Ministry of Air Force is founded. Its first Minister was the Prime Minister at the time, Eleftherios Venizelos. The assets of the unified Airforce were a mosaic of different types of airplanes inherited from Military and Naval Air Force. 
From 1936, a 7-year Air Force reconstruction program began. The most interesting fact of this program was the effort to standardize the hardware that existed or had been ordered. The deterioration of the international situations after 1938 did not allow for the completion of this program, as the majority of the planes designated for Greece were confiscated when the war broke out. Never the less, the small in numbers Greek Air Force stood up against the large and fully equiped Regia Aeronautica in 1940, until the grounding or the destruction of its hardware.
The 13th Light Bombing Squadron that escaped to the Middle East, formed the core of the Greek Air Force, which was reorganized according to British standards. The main supplier was Great Britain, while at the end of the decade, this role was assumed by the U.S. through various military aid programs. 
The first Greek T-33 jets landed at Elefsis Air Base in September 21, 1951. In the beginning of the next year Greece becomes a member of NATO. These two events determined the kind of hardware Air Force would be equiped with in the decades to come. From 1951 to 1973, almost all types of airplanes were obtained either through MAP programs or as aid from the alliance. The choice of the types of the airplanes was affected from the greater needs of the alliance, which did not necessarily coincide with those of the Greek Air Force. Landmark in this period was the rapid transition from the propellers to jets and the ability to immediately utilize advanced technology hardware. 
If someone studies the development of the Hellenic Air Force through its historic course, he will observe that its peak, in conjuction with the proportion of forces in the wider Balkan area, was achieved in the early '80s. It was decided that National Defence objectives gained priority over the 