Country Greece Type Army Aviation Part of 1st Infantry Division | Branch Hellenic Army Size 6 Battalions Garrison/HQ Stefanovikio, Thessaly | |
The 1st Army Aviation Brigade (Greek: 1η Ταξιαρχία Αεροπορίας Στρατού, 1η ΤΑΞΑΣ, 1 Taxiarchia Aeroporias Stratou - 1 TAXAS) is the main formation of the Hellenic Army's Army Aviation.
Contents
History
In August, 1950, the first Αrmy Aviation unit was created, belonging to Artillery, the 190th Air Observation Unit, based at Megara airport. Also, few years later, a special Air Observation School was created in order to provide training, in parallel with the establishment of other support units. At that time, the unit's main activities included target detection for Artillery units and light transportation.
One of the most important dates was 1961, when the first helicopters, the Bell 47G, were delivered, marking the eve of new era, that of air assault and medium transportation.
The modernization continued with the acquisition of Bell UH-1 Iroquoises in 1969, Boeing CH-47 Chinooks in 1981 and recently with the delivery of the Boeing AH-64D Apache and NHIndustries NH90.
Structure
1st Army Aviation Brigade based at Stefanovikio, Thessaly