The Monk Who Waves the Greek Flag at Fighter Jets
Nov 21, 2024 · Whenever Monk Joseph hears the sound of an aircraft, he stands close at the edge of a cliff above the Aegean and waves a huge Greek—or sometimes Byzantine—flag at the Greek Air Force pilots flying over the peninsula of Athos in northern Greece.
Monk Joseph: Athonite Protector of the Greek Air Force
Feb 26, 2011 · Monk Joseph, in order to make sure that he could be seen and in order to encourage them, decided to get a flag and from a steep and high part of the cliff he waved it as they would fly by doing their cross. Later he got two flags, one Greek and the other Byzantine with the two-headed eagle.
The Monk Who Waves at Planes - pravmir.com
Whenever monk Joseph of Mount Athos hears the sound of an aircraft, he stands close to the edge of a cliff above the Aegean and waves a huge Greek – or sometimes Byzantine – flag at the Greek Air Force pilots flying over the peninsula of Athos in northern Greece.
Monk Joseph who became patron of the Hellenic Air Force
Mar 18, 2020 · Whenever monk Joseph of Mount Athos hears the sound of an aircraft, he stands close to the edge of a cliff above the Aegean and waves a huge Greek – or sometimes Byzantine – flag at the Greek Air Force pilots flying over the peninsula of Athos in northern Greece.
Greek Air Force Archives - GreekReporter.com
Oct 24, 2024 · A Greek monk at Mount Athos, the holy mountain of Orthodoxy, has been waving the Greek flag for years. He does so each time a military plane passes over his monastery. Whenever Monk Joseph hears the sound of an aircraft,...
Aviation | Joseph: A Greek monk that loves waving Greek and …
Oct 1, 2024 · Whenever Monk Joseph hears the sound of an aircraft, he stands close at the edge of a cliff above the Aegean and waves his flag at the Greek Air Force pilots flying over the peninsula of Athos in northern Greece.
The Monk Who Waves at Fighter Jets - Instagram
Dec 5, 2022 · The pilots fly low in response to the monk’s special greeting, paying respect to the man who is known among the Greek Air force circles as the patron of pilots. But how did this strange, yet fascinating greeting story begin?
Hellenic Air Force - Wikipedia
The Hellenic Air Force is one of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed Forces, and its mission is to guard and protect Greek airspace, provide air assistance and support to the Hellenic Army and the Hellenic Navy, and to provide humanitarian aid in Greece and around the world.
Whenever monk Joseph of... - Greeks and Myths by Achilleas
Jun 1, 2016 · Whenever monk Joseph of Mount Athos hears the sound of an aircraft, he stands close to the edge of a cliff above the Aegean and waves a huge Greek – or sometimes Byzantine – flag at the Greek Air...
Narrow Pathways: The Monk and Fighter Pilots
All pilots of the Phantom, Corsair and F-16 aircraft's know him, who daily embark in the dangerous struggle to preserve the dignity of Greece and preserve the Greek identity of the Aegean Sea. Father Joseph has been a monk on Mount Athos since the early 1980's.