Photo from Jeff Blair (August 2006)

This aerial photo of Iraklion AS was taken from the window of an Olympic Airlines flight in April of 1970.
(Jeff Blair photo, ' 69-' 70)

Photos from John Handy (June 2003)

John was the Civil Engineering Officer at Iraklion Air Station from 1976-1979. Unless otherwise noted, all his photos were taken in July 1976.

IAS Panorama. This image was stitched together by John from three photos he took from a hill top southwest of the base in 1978.
(John Handy photo)

Right to left: Fire Station, Operations Building (Compound), with antenna towers in the background [looking North].
(John Handy photo)

Compound (gatehouse to left) and Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) [looking Northeast].
(John Handy photo)

Hospital [looking Southeast].
(John Handy photo)

Motor Pool [looking South].
(John Handy photo)

Headquarters [looking Southwest].
(John Handy photo)

Accounting and Finance, PA and E, and Disaster Preparednes building [looking West Southwest].
(John Handy photo)

Commissary [looking East Southeast].
(John Handy photo)

Trailer housing on Olympia Street [looking North].
(John Handy photo)

Chapel [looking Southwest].
(John Handy photo)

Left to right: Movie theater, Officers Club, Class VI store [looking Southwest].
(John Handy photo)

New base housing at foot of West Mediterranean Drive [looking South].
(John Handy photo)

Photos from Bud Williams

Bud Williams was at Iraklion Air Station to see much of its evolution, with four tours encompassing 20 years: 1955-1957, 1960-1963, 1968-1970, and 1971-1975.

Bachelor Officers' Quarters (BOQ), 1972.
(Bud Williams photo)

Construction, 1972. Note what appears to be a post-and-beam construction rendered in concrete. This explains the architectural features seen in most, if not all, concrete structures on base.

11 Oct 06 - Chris and Robert Hill have identified this as construction of the new bowling alley. The NCO club, to the south and west of it, is in the background.
(Bud Williams photo)

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