Hellenic Air Force Museum
The Hellenic Air Force Museum was founded in 1986 and since 1992 has been located on Dekelia Air Base in Acharnes north of Athens. In opposition to the War Museum of Athens it displays air force history and is active in restoring and presenting old aircraft.Photo: Dimitris Kamaras, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tatoi Airport and Dekeleia railway station.
Tatoi Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Sv1xv, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tatoi Airport is an airport located north of Athens, in Decelea. It started operating in 1918 and it now has a single runway with a length of 1764m. The airport is used by the Hellenic Air Force and is the base of the following aeroclubs: It has also been used by many other aeroclubs of Attica.
Dekeleia railway station
Station
Photo: Sv1xv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dekeleia railway station is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line in the northern part of the Athens metropolitan area, in the municipality of Acharnes, East Attica, Greece. Dekeleia railway station is situated 640 metres south of Hellenic Air Force Museum.
OTE Telecommunications Museum
Museum
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. is the largest telecommunications and IT company in Greece and a subsidiary of Germany-based Deutsche Telekom. OTE Telecommunications Museum is situated 3 km southeast of Hellenic Air Force Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varympompi and Thrakomakedones.
Varympompi
Suburb
Varympompi or Varybobi is a suburb of Athens in the municipality of Acharnes, East Attica, Greece. Varympompi is situated 3 km north of Hellenic Air Force Museum.
Thrakomakedones
Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thrakomakedones, is a town in the regional unit East Attica, in Attica region, Greece. It is a northern suburb of Athens. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Acharnes, of which it is a municipal unit. Thrakomakedones is situated 3½ km northwest of Hellenic Air Force Museum.
Nea Erythraia
Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nea Erythraia is a town and a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It was settled by Greek refugees from Erythraia after the 1923 Population Exchange. Nea Erythraia is situated 4 km southeast of Hellenic Air Force Museum.
Hellenic Air Force Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: military museum at Dekeleia, Greece
- Categories: military museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Acharnes, East Attica, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.10545° or 38° 6′ 20″ northLongitude
23.77891° or 23° 46′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8GC54Q4H+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 303804369OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q692428
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Hellenic Air Force Museum” goes by many names.
- German: “Museum der Griechischen Luftstreitkräfte”
- Greek: “Ελληνικό Μουσείο Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Ελληνικής Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας”
- Japanese: “ギリシャ空軍博物館”
- Russian: “Музей военной авиации”
- Russian: “Музей Военной Авиации”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dornier Do-28 and Lockheed F-104G.
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