The history of AEKKEA, an aircraft maker based in Greece, is connected with the history of a talented German aircraft designer, Antonius Raab.
AEKKEA-RAAB Schwalbe II (temporary registration)
Top part of a 1936 AEKKEA-RAAB company letter addressed to the Greek Civil Aviation Authority. Company headquarters and other details can be seen (Michalis Pararas archive).
Pyrkal, founded in 1874, is one of the oldest defense industries in Greece and the main producer of ammunition and explosives in the country.
Throughout its history, it has been one of the largest Greek companies. Moreover, since its foundation, it has been a crucial supplier during all the military conflicts the nation faced, and historically a well-established exporter to five continents.
Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanasiadis
500 lb EPK (Pyrkal) bomb ready to be loaded on a Greek bomber during WWII