Big day for Greece: six Rafale F3Rs arrive in-country
As reported by Scramble Magazine on 4 January 2022, the first six Dassault Rafale DG/EG (all adhering to the Rafale F3R standard) have been delivered to 332 Mira at Tanágra air base on 19 January 2022.
After a two-hours direct flight from the Dassault test site at Istres-le-Tubé (France) the aircraft overflew the Acropolis in Athens at 12:22 hrs LT. They continued their flight to Tanágra air base where the first Rafale touched down 22 minutes later.
The Rafale unit, 332 MPK (Mira Pantos Kerou = All Weather Squadron) nicknamed Geraki (Hawk), is currently operating the Dassault Mirage 2000EG/BG. The squadron will have its Mirage 2000s retired by mid-2022, after 34 years of service.
The Rafales that were delivered are all former Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace (AAE, French Air and Space Force) examples. Only for serial 401 and 402 we know their former French identity, which are 305 respectively 306. For the others we still lack their former French identities. So if you know these, they are most welcome. Please send your updates to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The following Rafales were delivered:
Photos by Alex Filippopoulos / Picture over the Parthenon: TV capture