People's Republic of Congo Air Force

People's Republic of Congo Air Force
Founded1970
Country People's Republic of the Congo
BranchAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Part ofCongolese Armed Forces
Insignia
Former roundel
Aircraft flown
FighterMig-21
HelicopterMil Mi-35, Mil Mi-17
TransportAn-26
Military unit

The People's Republic of Congo Air Force was the air force of the Republic of the Congo from 1970-1992.

Aircraft

Inventory from 1960-1992

Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
MiG-21 Soviet Union fighter / interceptor 14[1] placed in storage[2]
MiG-17 Soviet Union fighter MiG-17F 8[1] placed in storage[2]
Transport
C-47 Dakota United States transport 2[1]
SN.601 Corvette France VIP 1[1]
N.2501F Noratlas France transport 2[1]
Ilyushin Il-14 Soviet Union transport 2[1]
An-24 Soviet Union transport 7[1]
An-26 Soviet Union transport 1[1]
Helicopters
Alouette II France liaison 2[1]
Alouette III France liaison 2[1]
AS365 Dauphin France VIP SA365C 1[1]
Mi-8 Soviet Union transport 1[1]
Trainer Aircraft
MiG-15 Soviet Union jet trainer MiG-15UTi 1[1] placed in storage[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "World Air Forces 1994 pg. 38". Flightglobal Insight. 1994. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "World Air Forces 2004 pg. 38". Flightglobal Insight. 1994. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.