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A Soviet-era aircraft is set to be spotted in Greece in September, specifically at the Tanagra Air Force Base.
This is the Antonov An-26, built in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986, which will be on display at Athens Flying Week (September 14-15).
Obviously, these civilian and military aircraft do not belong to Russia, and Russian aircraft are unable to carry out such “demonstrations” on European soil due to sanctions over the Ukrainian war.
According to the pacemaker This particular aircraft bears the Romanian coat of arms and was likely purchased by Romania from Moscow during the Ceausescu era.
With the appearance of Antonov aircraft in Greece, this column reminds us that in the context of major armament programs of the past decades, our country came very close to acquiring aircraft of this type, but was “saved” by political intervention from above.
Therefore, Greece intends to purchase four Antonov transport aircraft during the tenure of Agis Zozazopoulos, just as it purchased anti-missile systems, armored personnel carriers, and Zubr-type landing craft (one of which was built in Ukraine) from Russia at the time.
Finally, the Antonovs were eliminated at KYSEA by Simitis, G. Papandreou and Thodoros Pangalos…
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