List of Albanian Air Force aircraft
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The list of Albanian Air Force aircraft covers all aircraft types used by the Albanian Air Force
since its formal inception in 1947
.
(Table order: Fighters, Bombers, Transports, Trainers, Other, Helicopters)
(Note: a " - " means the information is unknown, not yet added, or not applicable)
Albanian Air Force
The Albanian Air Force is the national Air Force of the Albanian military. Currently it operates under the Albanian Joint Forces Command and it is regrouped in the Albanian Air Brigade...
since its formal inception in 1947
1947 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1947:-January:* January 11 – The BOAC Douglas C-47A G-AGJX crashes into a hill at Stowting in southeast England, killing eight of the 16 people on board and injuring all eight survivors...
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(Table order: Fighters, Bombers, Transports, Trainers, Other, Helicopters)
(Note: a " - " means the information is unknown, not yet added, or not applicable)
| Military aircraft of Albania | |||
| Fighters | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chengdu F-7A Chengdu J-7 The Chengdu Jian-7 is a People's Republic of China-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Though production ceased in 2008 it continues to serve, mostly as an interceptor, in several air forces, including China's.-Design and development:... |
12 | 1979-2005 | Fighter; all 10 survivors placed in storage in May 2005. Last flight in 2002 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was a jet fighter developed for the USSR by Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters, and it achieved fame in the skies over Korea, where early in the war, it outclassed all straight-winged enemy fighters in... bis |
50+ | 1955-2000 | Fighter; 26 delivered by the USSR in 1955, with further examples delivered by China in 1956; all survivors in storage for sale |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was a jet fighter developed for the USSR by Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters, and it achieved fame in the skies over Korea, where early in the war, it outclassed all straight-winged enemy fighters in... UTI |
12 | 1955-2000 | Fighter and operational trainer; 12 delivered (4 USSR-built MiG-15UTI, 4 Czech-built CS.102, 4 Chinese-supplied FT-2) in 1955-1956 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 is a Soviet second-generation, single-seat, twin jet-engined fighter aircraft. It was the first Soviet production aircraft capable of supersonic speeds in level flight. A comparable U.S... PM |
12 | 1959-1965 | Fighter; 12 delivered by the USSR in October 1959, sent to China in 1965 for Shenyang F-6 |
| Shenyang F-5 Shenyang J-5 The Shenyang J-5 , originally designated Dongfeng-101 - , and also Type 56 before being designated J-5 in 1964, is a Chinese-built single-seat jet interceptor and fighter aircraft derived from the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. The J-5 was exported as the F-5... |
80+ | 1962-2005 | Fighter |
| Shenyang FT-5 Shenyang J-5 The Shenyang J-5 , originally designated Dongfeng-101 - , and also Type 56 before being designated J-5 in 1964, is a Chinese-built single-seat jet interceptor and fighter aircraft derived from the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. The J-5 was exported as the F-5... |
20 | 1972-2005 | Fighter; 6 remain in service with one in storage |
| Shenyang F-6/FT-6 Shenyang J-6 The Shenyang J-6 was the Chinese-built version of the Soviet MiG-19 'Farmer' fighter aircraft.-Design and development:... |
75+ | 1962-2005 | Fighter; more than 70 delivered, including a few FT-6 two-seat trainers (which were retired in 2002) |
| Yakovlev Yak-9P/V Yakovlev Yak-9 The Yakovlev Yak-9 was a single-engine fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union in World War II and after. Fundamentally a lighter development of the Yak-7 with the same armament, it arrived at the front at the end of 1942. The Yak-9 had a lowered rear fuselage decking and all-around vision canopy... |
12 | 1951-1956 | Fighter; includes one Yak-9V trainer; withdrawn upon the introduction of jet fighters |
| Bombers | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
| Ilyushin Il-28 Ilyushin Il-28 The Ilyushin Il-28 is a jet bomber aircraft of the immediate postwar period that was originally manufactured for the Soviet Air Force. It was the USSR's first such aircraft to enter large-scale production. It was also licence-built in China as the Harbin H-5. Total production in the USSR was 6,316... |
1 | 1957-1971 | Light bomber; traded for a Harbin H-5 in 1971 |
| Harbin H-5 | 1 | 1971-1992 | Light bomber; 1 received in 1971, stored in 1992 |
| Transports | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
| Harbin Y-5 Antonov An-2 The Antonov An-2 is a single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed in the USSR in 1946... 'Colt' |
13 | 1963- | Liaison and communications; 4 remain in active service, 9 in storage |
| Ilyushin Il-14 Ilyushin Il-14 The Ilyushin Il-14 was a Soviet twin-engine commercial and military personnel and cargo transport aircraft that first flew in 1950, and entered service in 1954. Il-14 was also manufactured in East Germany by VVB Flugzeugbau, in Czechoslovakia as the Avia 14, and in China under the Chinese... M |
2 | 1957-1992 | Transport; 2 Soviet-built examples acquired (1 in 1957, 1 in 1971), although some sources report as many as 8 having entered service; all 4 surviving Il-14s were stored in 1992, damaged by rioters in 1997, and subsequently scrapped in 2002 |
| Ilyushin Il-14 Ilyushin Il-14 The Ilyushin Il-14 was a Soviet twin-engine commercial and military personnel and cargo transport aircraft that first flew in 1950, and entered service in 1954. Il-14 was also manufactured in East Germany by VVB Flugzeugbau, in Czechoslovakia as the Avia 14, and in China under the Chinese... P |
1 | 1971-1992 | Transport; 1 VEB-built example acquired in 1971 (reports of a second example unverified) |
| Ilyushin Il-14 Ilyushin Il-14 The Ilyushin Il-14 was a Soviet twin-engine commercial and military personnel and cargo transport aircraft that first flew in 1950, and entered service in 1954. Il-14 was also manufactured in East Germany by VVB Flugzeugbau, in Czechoslovakia as the Avia 14, and in China under the Chinese... T |
1 | 1971-1992 | Transport; 1 Avia-built example acquired in 1971 |
| Trainers | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
| Nanchang CJ-6 Nanchang CJ-6 -See also:-External links:***... |
20 | 1962- | Trainer; 4 in active service, with a further five planned for overhaul and return to service |
| Yakovlev Yak-11 Yakovlev Yak-11 |-See also:-References:* Gordon, Yefim, Dmitry Komissarov and Sergey Komissarov. OKB Yakovlev: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1 85780 203 9.... |
4 | 1952-1963 | Trainer |
| Yakovlev Yak-18 Yakovlev Yak-18 |-See also:-External links:*... |
4 | 1952-1962 | Trainer |
| Yakovlev Yak-18 Yakovlev Yak-18 |-See also:-External links:*... A |
18 | 1953-1962 | Trainer; delivered by the USSR in 1953 and 1959 |
| Other | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
| Lohner Type H | 0 | (ord. 1914) | Flying boat; 3 were ordered in 1914 as the first aircraft for Albania's planned air corps, but the aircraft were never delivered. |
| Polikarpov Po-2 Polikarpov Po-2 The Polikarpov Po-2 served as a general-purpose Soviet biplane, nicknamed Kukuruznik for maize; thus, 'maize duster' or 'crop duster'), NATO reporting name "Mule"... |
4 | 1951-1964 | Obsolete fighter supplied by USSR for crop-spraying |
| Helicopters | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
| Aerospatiale SA-316C Alouette III Aérospatiale Alouette III The Aérospatiale Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation. It was manufactured by Aérospatiale of France, and under licence by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in India as Hal Chetak and Industria Aeronautică Română in Romania.The Alouette III is the... |
4 | 1999- | Transport helicopter |
| Agusta-Bell AB.205A-1 UH-1 Iroquois The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew... |
(7) | 2004- | Transport helicopter; 3 received in 2004, with a further 4 ordered for delivery through 2006 |
| Agusta-Bell AB.206C-1 Bell 206 The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- or twin-engine helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, the 206 failed to be selected... |
7 | 2002- | Transport helicopter |
| Bell 222 Bell 222 The Bell 222 is a twin-engined light helicopter built by Bell Helicopter. The Bell 230 is an improved development with different engines and other minor changes. A cosmetically modified version of the 222 was used as the titular aircraft in the US television series Airwolf.-Development:In the late... UT |
1 | 1991- | Transport helicopter |
| Eurocopter AS.350 Ecureuil | 4 | 1986- | Transport helicopter; 1 crashed and 3 remain in active service |
| Eurocopter BO-105 | (12) | (est. 2007) | Light utility helicopter; 12 surplus German aircraft to be delivered in 2006 |
| Harbin Z-5 Harbin Z-5 The Harbin Z-5 is a Chinese copy of the Soviet Mil Mi-4 piston engined helicopter. It was produced in the city of Harbin, China. The USSR provided China with blueprints in 1958, a few years before the Sino-Soviet split. The first flight was in 1959, but serial production was delayed and didn't... |
37 | 1967-2003? | Transport helicopter; acquired from 1967-1971, mostly copies of the Mi-4A, but including six Mi-4S VIP models; 3 remain in reserve. |
| Mil Mi-1 Mil Mi-1 The Mil Mi-1 The Mil Mi-1 The Mil Mi-1 ( (USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 32", NATO reporting name "Hare") was a Soviet three- or four-seat light utility helicopter. It was the first Soviet helicopter to enter serial production. It is powered by one 575 hp Ivchenko AI-26V radial. It entered... |
3 | 1957-1960 | Transport helicopter; served into the 1960s |
| Mil Mi-4 Mil Mi-4 The Mil Mi-4 was a Soviet transport helicopter that served in both military and civilian roles.-Design and development:... A |
7 | 1957-2003? | Transport helicopter; 7 delivered by the USSR in 1957-1958; Chinese-produced Harbin Z-5 models also used |
| Mil Mi-8 Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world's most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries. Russia is the largest operator of the Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter.... T |
1 | 1996- | Transport helicopter |