Operation Niki

When

21 Jul 1974 – 22 Jul 1974

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

35.15° N, 33.28° E

Description

Greek airlift operation during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Greek airlift during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974

Operation Niki, named after the goddess Nike, was a clandestine airlift operation during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus that was carried out on 21–22 July 1974, with the aim of transporting a battalion of Greek commandos from Souda, Crete to Nicosia, Cyprus. Upon their arrival, the aircraft were engaged in friendly fire, which resulted in the loss of 33 men and the destruction of three aircraft.

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