Greece Hosts 2024 Edition Of The European Phantom Conference | Aviation

PhanCon 2024 allowed enthusiasts to get up close and personal with Andravida’s F-4s, among the few Phantoms still operational in the world.

After the successful editions in 2022 and 2023, Andravida Air Base hosted once again the European Phantom Conference (PhanCon 2024). The base, located in the Northwest Peloponnese, Greece, is home of the 117 Combat Wing and its 338 Squadron, flying with F-4E AUP Phantom II jets. These are among the few Phantoms still operational in the world, with the others being in Turkey and Iran.

The original Phantom Conference was an event sponsored by the F-4 Phantom II Society once a year for a worldwide gathering of F-4 enthusiasts. The last of these events was held in 2016 shortly before the QF-4’s retirement from service in the United States Air Force. In July 2022, the event was moved to Europe and specifically to Greece, where three new editions were held so far.

However, this might be one of the last Phantom Conventions in Greece, if not the last. In fact, the Hellenic Air Force announced earlier this year that it would retire the F-4E AUP fleet, although a timeline has not yet been disclosed. The Phantom recently celebrated 50 years of service in Greece, with about 30 F-4Es still operational out of the 120 F-4Es and RF-4Es…