Coming in to land on Rwy 30 after dropping pax off locally.

Taking off on Rwy 12 for San Bernadino. Supposedly for Air Premia but that could have changed during the time it was under maintenance here.

Assigned to the Qatar Emiri Air Force Helicopter Group, Flying Wing 3, 20sq at Al Udaid, and deployed to Souda for operation Unified Protector. It was a tough one to photograph as the helo only flew its mission from a remote location of Souda air base. And departed each time far away from our spot.

in December 1987 sold as G-BOBX

FMS serial 01-8533 is a F-16C-52+-CF, ordered in the Peace Xenia III program (included 34 F-16Cs and 16 F-16Ds). This single seat 537 was delivered to Souda on 20 May 2004. It is here seen being towed over a taxiway at its homebase. The housing area in the background is just an urban area outside the base, great for a fine aircraft viewing terrace! Unfortunately, the Greek government and the Souda military do not appreciate aircraft viewing and photography from that spot.

Fine visitor to Souda getting airborne from runwayfrom runway 29.

Allocated USAF serial 69-7453. To the Turkish Air Force as 69-7453 in 1992. Scrapped at Izmit in 2018.

In 1991 sold as G-TOWS

To support Operation Unified Protector, the fight against Lybian dictator Khadaffi, this Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) was based at Souda. It is former Boeing N1785B (Jan'70), was sold as a CC-137 tanker to the Royal Canadian Air Force (serial 13702) on 28 Feb'70. Omega Air bought the aircraft on 20 Dec'93, it became HR-AMF. Served then TransBrasil Linhas Aereas up to 6 Apr'94. Became PT-TCU, and later EL-AKT. Sold to the USAF on 27 Feb'97, was modified to JSTARS. It was moved to AMARG on 12 Jul'22. It is here pictured (with permission from Souda) from outside the base

In 2006 sold as PR-SOG

This E-3B was delivered to the USAF on 6 April 1982. It was later modified to E-2B mod (as pictured), then to E-3C and eventually to E-3G. The AWACS belongs to the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron, commanded by the 552d Air Control Wing at Tinker AFB (OK). It is here pictured (with permission from Souda air base) from outside the base.

This aircraft was damaged beyond economical repair at RAF Wyton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on 4th July 2018 when on landing the aircraft hit a bump on the runway and the nosewheel detached, resulting in damage to the engine and propeller. The registration was cancelled on 13th March 2019.

Allocated USAF serial 66-9242. Sold as N7070Z then N586PC in 1993. Current on the register in 2025.

Delivered to Continental Airlines as N47331 in 1968. To Varig as PP-VLM on 1972 then to Equator Leasing as N112HM in 1987 and leased to Air Seychelles as S7-2HM from 1988 to 1989. Reregistered as N707EL in 1991. To Angola Air Charter as D2-TOK in 1991. Withdrawn from use at Luanda in 1998 and presumably scrapped.

Allocated USAF serial 78-0304. Last noted in service in 2014. The type was withdrawn from service at the end of 2021.