Nigerian Air Force - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Nigerian Air Force is the air arm of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
It is one of the largest in West Africa

West Africa

West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...

, consisting of about 15,000 personnel and aircraft including 15 Chengdu F-7s, and 24 Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jets, armed helicopters, and military transport aircraft. However in recent years many of them are no longer airworthy. Previous combat aircraft, including 32 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was popularly nicknamed "balalaika", from the aircraft's planform-view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument or ołówek by Polish pilots due to...

s, Sepecat Jaguar

SEPECAT Jaguar

The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet ground attack aircraft, originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Armée de l'Air in the close air support and nuclear strike role, and still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force...

s, and Russian made bombers have been withdrawn from use.

History

Although the Air Force was originally proposed in 1958, many lawmakers preferred to rely on the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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for air defence. But during peacekeeping operations in Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

and Tanganyika

Tanganyika

Tanganyika , later formally the Republic of Tanganyika, was a sovereign state in East Africa from 1961 to 1964. It was situated between the Indian Ocean and the African Great Lakes of Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika...

, the Nigerian Army

Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army the largest of the Nigerian Armed Forces, has about 100,000 professional personnel. The original elements of the Royal West African Frontier Force in Nigeria were formed in 1900....

had no air transport of its own, and in so 1962 the government began to recruit cadets for pilot training in various foreign countries, with the first ten being taught by the Egyptian Air Force

Egyptian Air Force

The Egyptian Air Force, or EAF , is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The EAF is headed by an Air Marshal . Currently, the commander of the Egyptian Air Force is Air Marshal Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed...

.

The Nigerian Air Force was formally established on 18 April 1964 with the passage of the Air Force Act 1964 by the Nigerian Parliament. The Act summarised the objectives of the NAF as follows:

"The Nigerian Air Force shall be charged with the defence of the Federal Republic by air, and to give effect thereto, the personnel shall be trained in such duties as in the air as well as on the ground."

It started with technical assistance from West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

. The air force started life as a transport unit with aircrew being trained in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

and India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The head of the German Air Force Assistance Group (GAFAG) was Colonel Gerhard Kahtz

Gerhard Kahtz

Gerhard Kahtz was Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 1963 to 1965. Colonel Kahtz arrived Nigeria on 30 May 1963 as head of the German Air Force Assistance Group . He was officially designated as the Commander of the NAF, and assigned to create an Air Force for Nigeria by a 1963...

, and he became the first commander of the NAF. The nucleus of the NAF was thus established with the formation of the Nigerian Air Force headquarters at the Ministry of Defence.

The air force did not get a combat capability until a number of MiG-17 aircraft were presented by the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

in 1966. Further Soviet fighters and bombers were delivered during the Nigerian Civil War

Nigerian Civil War

The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War, 6 July 1967–15 January 1970, was a political conflict caused by the attempted secession of the southeastern provinces of Nigeria as the self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra...

, although most were destroyed on the ground or written off. Many of the MiGs were flown by Egypt

Egypt

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ian pilots.

Nigeria purchased 24 Aero L-39ZA armed jet trainers in 1986-87 and tried to obtain 27 more in 1991 but the International Monetary Fund

International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...

vetoed the purchase. It also prevented a 1994 purchase of 7 PC7's despite Swiss government approval.

From 1984 18 SEPECAT Jaguar

SEPECAT Jaguar

(13 Jaguar SNs & 5 Jaguar BNs) were delivered and operated from Makurdi

Makurdi

Makurdi is the capital of Benue State in Nigeria. The city is located in central Nigeria along the Benue river bank and was the base for the Nigerian Air Force's MiG 21 and SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft squadrons...

. They were retired in 1991.http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww3/f/609/51/0

Other aircraft previously in service included the IL-28, L-29, and MIG-15.

Twenty-first century

In 2005 it was reported that Nigeria has approved $251 million USD to purchase 15 Chengdu F-7 fighters from China. The deal includes 12 F-7NI (NI = Nigeria) single seat fighters, and 3 FT-7NI dual-seat trainers. The $251 ($252?) million package includes $220 million for 15 aircraft, plus $32 million for armaments, including 20 live PL-9C AAM, 10 training PL-9 rounds, unguided rockets, and 250/500 kg bombs. Nigerian pilots began their training in China in 2008, with delivery of the aircraft to begin in 2009. http://allafrica.com/stories/200802140119.html

Nigeria had previously considered a $160 million deal to refurbish its fleet of MiG-21's by Aerostar/Elbit Systems, IAI, and RSK MiG. However, with the new F-7 purchase, the government of Nigeria has decided to suspend the refurbishment option and grounded its fleet of MiG 21's.

In September 2009 it was reported that U.S. Air Forces Africa

Seventeenth Air Force

Seventeenth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The command served the United States Air Forces in Europe during its years of active service...

and 118th Airlift Wing

118th Airlift Wing

The United States Air Force's 118th Airlift Wing is a unit of the Tennessee Air National Guard located at Berry Field Air National Guard Base at Nashville International Airport, Tennessee. As an Air National Guard organization, the wing is operationally gained by the Air Education and Training...

personnel had managed to make one of the Air Force's C-130s flyable again, and that it would be dispatched to Germany for further repairs.

On March 22, 2011, Air Commodore Yusuf Anas told The Associated Press that the Chinese-made F7 fighter crashed near Kano's airport. Anas said the pilot died in the crash and no other details were provided.

Organisation

The Air Force comprises a headquarters, which houses the Chief of Air Staff and five Air Officers, each an Air Vice Marshal, three commands, and four direct reporting units. The four commands are Tactical Air Command at Makurdi

Makurdi

, Mobility Command at Yenegoa, Bayelsa, Training Command at Kaduna, and Logistics Command.

Tactical Air Command appears to direct all flying operations. The Command consists of groups, wings, and squadrons patterned after their Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

equivalents. As of 2008, the groups include 33 Logistics Group (Log Gp), 35 Base Services Group (BSG), 45 NAF Hospital (NAFH) and 64 Air Defence Group (ADG) all in Makurdi

Makurdi

/Makurdi Airport

Makurdi Airport

Makurdi Airport is an airport serving Makurdi, the capital city of the Benue State of Nigeria.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 05/23 with a concrete surface measuring ....

. 64 ADG also includes 204 Wing at Maiduguri

Maiduguri

Maiduguri, also fondly called Yerwa by its locals, is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad...

. Other units are 75 Strike Group (STG) Yola

Yola, Nigeria

Yola is the capital city and administrative center of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Located on the Benue River, it has a population of 88,500 . Established in 1841, Yola was the capital of a Fulani state until it was taken by the British in 1901. Daytime temperatures can easily exceed during the dry...

, 81 Air Maritime Group (AMG) Benin

Benin

Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...

, and 88 Military Airlift Group (MAG) and the National Air Defence Corps (NADC) both at Ikeja

Ikeja

Ikeja is an outer-ring suburb of the city of Lagos and capital of Lagos State. It is also one of Nigeria's 774 Local Government Areas . The Murtala Mohammed International Airport is located there...

. Others are the 99 Air Weapons School (AWS), Kainji

Kainji

Kainji may refer to several locations in Nigeria:*Kainji Lake*Kainji Dam*Kainji National ParkIt is also used to refer to a group of languages spoken around and to the east of the lake*Kainji languages...

and the 97 Special Operations Group (SOG) at Port Harcourt (which flies the Mi-24s). The Command also includes 227 Wing at Ilorin

Ilorin

Ilorin is one of the largest cities in Nigeria and is the capital of Kwara State. As of 2007 it had a population of 847,582.-History:Ilorin was founded by the Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, in 1450...

Chiefs of the Air Staff, Nigeria Air Force

The following have served as Chief of the Air Staff, the senior appointment in the Nigerian Air Force:http://www.nigerianairforce.net/past_chiefs.htm | 1993–1996>

Year	Rank	Name
1963–1965	Colonel Colonel Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...	Gerhard Kahtz Gerhard Kahtz Gerhard Kahtz was Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 1963 to 1965. Colonel Kahtz arrived Nigeria on 30 May 1963 as head of the German Air Force Assistance Group . He was officially designated as the Commander of the NAF, and assigned to create an Air Force for Nigeria by a 1963...
1965–1966	Colonel	W Timming W Timming W Timming was Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 1965 to 1966. He was the second Commander of the Nigerian Air Force , and assigned to the continuation of creating an Air Force for Nigeria by a 1963 agreement between Nigeria and Germany...
1966–1967	Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...	George T Kurubo George T Kurubo George T Kurubo was Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 1966 to 1967. Lieutenant Colonel George T Kurubo was the third Commander of the Nigerian Air Force , the first indigenous to hold the post. On 12 August 1967, he was appointed Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Soviet Union. He retired...
1967–1969	Colonel	Shittu Alao Shittu Alao Shittu Alao was Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 1967 to 1969. Lieutenant Colonel Shittu was the fourth Commander of the Nigerian Air Force , the second indigenous to hold the post.-References:...
1969–1975	Brigadier Brigadier Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....	Emmanuel E Ikwue Emmanuel E Ikwue Emmanuel E Ikwue was Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 1969 to 1975. Brigadier Ikwue was the fifth Commander of the Nigerian Air Force , the third indigenous to hold the post. Appointed in December 1969, he was the first to hold the office designated as the Chief of Air Staff,...
1975–1980	Air Vice-Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...	John Nmadu Yisa-Doko John Nmadu Yisa-Doko Air Vice-Marshal John Nmadu Yisa-Doko was Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 1975 to 1980. Air Vice Marshal Yisa-Doko was appointed in July 1975, he was the first Air Vice Marshal and Indigenous Chief of Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force . He retired in April 1980.-References: ...
1980–1983	Air Vice-Marshal	Abdullahi Dominic Bello
1983–1990	Air Marshal Air Marshal Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...	Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa -Life and career:Born August 14, 1946, at Garkida, Adamawa State, he started his educational career at the Central Primary School, Jimeta, Yola in 1948 and went on to complete his primary and secondary school education in 1960 at Yola Middle School, later known as the Provincial Secondary School...
1990–1992	Air Vice-Marshal	Nuraini Yussuff
1992–1993	Air Marshal	Akin Dada
Air Vice Marshal	Femi John Femi Femi John Femi Air Vice Marshal Femi John Femi is the first qualified helicopter pilot to be appointed as the Chief of Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force.- Early life :...
1996–1998	Air Marshal	Nsikak-Abasi Essien Eduok
1999–2001	Air Marshal	Isaac Alfa Isaac Alfa Air Marshal Isaac Mohammed Alfa is a retired Nigerian Air Force officer and former Chief of the Air Staff. He now aspires to a political role and in 2003 he contested the governorship of Kogi State....
2001–2006	Air Marshal	Jonah Wuyep Jonah Wuyep Air Marshal Jonah Domfa Wuyep is a former Chief of the Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force. As an air force pilot he primarily flew the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.- Early life :...
2006–2008	Air Marshal	Paul Dike Paul Dike Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike was the Nigerian Air Force's Chief of the Air Staff from 2006 to 2008. In August, 2008 he was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff....
2008–2010	Air Marshal	Oluseyi Petinrin
2010 -	Air Marshal	Mohammed Dikko Umar

Rank structure

The NAF's rank structure is similar to the British Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

's rank structure from where its ranks were derived.

Officers

In descending order of importance the NAF officer ranks are:

Marshal of the Air Force
Marshal of the Air Force
Marshal of the Air Force is the English term for the most senior rank in a number of air forces. The ranks described by this term can properly be considered marshal ranks....
Air Chief Marshal
Air Chief Marshal
Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Air Marshal
Air Marshal
Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Air Vice Marshal
Air Commodore
Air Commodore
Air commodore is an air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Group Captain
Group Captain
Group captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above wing commander and immediately below air commodore...
Wing Commander
Wing Commander (rank)
Wing commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries...
Squadron Leader
Squadron Leader
Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. In these...
Flight Lieutenant
Flight Lieutenant
Flight lieutenant is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. It ranks above flying officer and immediately below squadron leader. The name of the rank is the complete phrase; it is never shortened to "lieutenant"...
Flying Officer
Flying Officer
Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence...
Pilot Officer
Pilot Officer
Pilot officer is the lowest commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks immediately below flying officer...

Airmen

In descending order of importance the NAF airman ranks are:

Air Warrant Officer
Master Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer
A warrant officer is an officer in a military organization who is designated an officer by a warrant, as distinguished from a commissioned officer who is designated an officer by a commission, or from non-commissioned officer who is designated an officer by virtue of seniority.The rank was first...
Flight Sergeant
Flight Sergeant
Flight sergeant is a senior non-commissioned rank in the British Royal Air Force and several other air forces which have adopted all or part of the RAF rank structure...
Sergeant
Sergeant
Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
Corporal
Corporal
Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
Lance Corporal
Lance Corporal
Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organizations. It is below the rank of corporal, and is typically the lowest non-commissioned officer, usually equivalent to the NATO Rank Grade OR-3.- Etymology :The presumed...
Aircraftman
Aircraftman
Aircraftman , or Aircraftwoman , is the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of several other Commonwealth countries....

Current air force equipment

Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet

The Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet is a light attack jet and advanced trainer aircraft co-manufactured by Dornier of Germany and Dassault-Breguet of France.- Origins :...

Aermacchi MB-339

The Aermacchi MB-339 is an Italian military trainer and light attack aircraft. It was developed as a replacement for the earlier MB-326.-Design and development:...

Van's Aircraft RV-6

-See also:-References:*Lambert, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993-94. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Data Division, 1993. ISBN 0-7106-1066-1.***-External links:*...

Aero L-39

The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer aircraft developed in Czechoslovakia to meet requirements for a "C-39" during the 1960s to replace the L-29 Delfín...

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| 24
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| Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1

Scottish Aviation Bulldog

|-See also:-External links:...

Dornier Do 27

-See also:-Bibliography:*Green, William. Macdonald Aircraft Handbook. London. Macdonald & Co. Ltd., 1964.*Jackson, Paul A. German Military Aviation 1956-1976. Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1976. ISBN 0-904597-03-2.-External links:**...

Germany
| Light transport
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| 20
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| Dornier Do 28

Dornier Do 28

The Dornier Do 28 Skyservant is a twin-engine STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier Flugzeugbau GmbH. It served with the Luftwaffe and Marineflieger and other air forces around the world in the communications and utility role....

Germany
| Light transport
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| 36
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| Alenia G.222

Alenia G.222

The Aeritalia G.222 is a medium-sized STOL military transport aircraft. It was developed to meet a NATO specification, but Italy was initially the only NATO member to adopt the type. The United States purchased a small number of G.222s, designating them the C-27A Spartan...

ATR 42

-Civil operators:The largest operators of the ATR-42 are FedEx Express, Airlinair, TRIP Linhas Aéreas,and Mexico City-based Aeromar respectively. Number of aircraft as of 2010:Some 70 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type....

Boeing 737

The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...

United States
| VIP Transport
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| 1
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| BAe 125
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United Kingdom
| Medium transport
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|1
|?
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| Dassault Falcon 900
|

Dornier Do 228

The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH from 1981 until 1998. In 1983, Hindustan Aeronautics bought a production licence and manufactures the 228 for the Asian market sphere. Approximately 270 Do 228 were built at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany and...

Gulfstream IV

The Gulfstream IV and derivatives are a family of twin-jet aircraft, mainly for private or business use. The aircraft was designed and built by Gulfstream Aerospace, a General Dynamics company based in Savannah, Georgia, United States from 1985 until 2003.-Design and development:Gulfstream, in...

AgustaWestland AW139

The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium sized twin-engined helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. Originally designed and developed jointly by Agusta and Bell Helicopters and marketed as the Agusta-Bell AB139, it was redesignated the AW139 when Bell withdrew from the project...

United States
| Light utility helicopter
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|14
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|MBB Bo 105
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Germany
| Light attack/trainer helicopter
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|24
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|Mil Mi-35 Hind

Mil Mi-24

The Mil Mi-24 is a large helicopter gunship and attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for 8 passengers. It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and operated since 1972 by the Soviet Air Force, its successors, and by over thirty other nations.In NATO circles the export...

Mil Mi-34

|-See also:-References:* Jackson, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.-External links:*...

Aérospatiale Puma

The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally manufactured by Sud Aviation of France.-Development:...

Early Modern France
| Medium transport helicopter
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|11
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|Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma

Eurocopter Super Puma

The Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. Originally designed and built by Aérospatiale, it is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale Puma...

Early Modern France
| Medium transport helicopter
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|12
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|Mil Mi-8 Hip

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....

Russia
| Medium transport helicopter
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External links

http://www.wikileaks.ch/cable/2008/04/08ABUJA585.html - proposed sale of three C-130s to Senegal
Air Force Military School, Jos
Nigerian Air Force
RV-6 as a military trainer

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