People's Republic of Congo Air Force

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

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

Aircraft edit

Inventory from 1960-1992 edit

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 edit

  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.