348th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
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|unit_name = 348th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
|image = File:Phantom - RIAT 2005 (2890161905).jpg
|caption = Ex-German RF-4E with 348 Squadron tail art at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2005
|branch = Hellenic Air Force
|command_structure = 110th Combat Wing
|garrison = Larissa Air Base
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|dates = 1955–2017
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|aircraft_fighter = F-84G (1955)
RT-33A (1955–1957)
RF-84F (1956–1991)
RF-4E (1978–2017)
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The 348th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron ({{langx|el|348 Μοίρα Τακτικής Αναγνώρισης}}, {{lang|el|348 MΤΑ}}), callsign "Eyes" ({{lang|el|ΜΑΤΙΑ}}), was a specialized photo reconnaissance squadron in service with the Hellenic Air Force, forming part of the 110th Combat Wing.
History
The squadron traces its origins to a photo reconnaissance flight established at Elefsis Air Base on 26 November 1953, equipped with F-84G. The flight moved to the squadron's eventual home base at Larissa Air Base on 5 July.{{cite web|url=https://www.haf.gr/history/monades-moires-pou-echoun-anasteilei-tin-leitourgia-tous/348mta/ |title=348 Μοίρα Τακτικής Αναγνώρισης |work=Hellenic Air Force website|language=Greek|access-date=2023-06-06}}
The flight was expanded to a full squadron in May 1955, and the F-84Gs began being replaced with specialized RT-33A reconnaissance aircraft. They. remained in service until 1957, being replaced from August 1956 on by the more capable RF-84F.
The next major technological leap came in November 1978, with the arrival of the first of eight RF-4E aircraft. The squadron would operate a mix of RF-84F and RF-4E until 1991, when the former were withdrawn from service. They were replaced by 27 RF-4Es received from the German Air Force in 1993–1994. Twenty of these were taken into service, and the rest used for spare parts.
The squadron was disbanded on 5 May 2017, and the last RF-4E aircraft withdrawn from service.{{cite web|url=http://aviationweek.com/awindefense/greece-retires-rf-4-photo-phantom|title=Greece Retires RF-4 Photo-Phantom|website=aviationweek.com|access-date=10 May 2017}}