Libyan Air Force

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The Libyan Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية الليبية‎ - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Libiyya) is the air force of Libya.

[edit] Inventory of aircraft

• Combat aircraft-most aircraft are grounded and considered withdrawn from service
  • 25 Mirage F-1AD/BD/ED-all aircraft are grounded, 22-24 to be refubished and return to service
  • 25 MiG-21bis Fishbed
  • 125 MiG-23BN/MS/ML/UM Flogger
  • 40 Su-20 Fitter
  • 15 Su-24MK Fencer-all grounded

• Trainers
  • 110 Aero L-39ZO Albatross
  • 20 SF-260
  • 80 G-2 and J-1

• Transport aircraft
  • 20 G.222-all retired
  • 10 An-26 Curl
  • 4 An-32
  • 2 An-74 Coaler
  • 2 An-124 Condor
  • 2 Beech 200
  • 8 Boeing 707-retired
  • 3 Falcon 20
  • 1 Falcon 50
  • 3 Gulfstream II
  • 15 Il-76 Candid
  • 15 L-410
  • 2 JetStar
  • 10 C-130H

• Refuellers
  • 4 Il-78 MidasE

• Attack helicopters
  • 11 Alouette III-operated by the police
  • 2 Agusta A109
  • 6 Bell 206
  • 12 Mi-14 Haze
  • 43 Mi-24 Hind-13 of them modernised in South Africa
  • 15 SA-321GM Super Frelon-retired

• Transport helicopters
  • 2 Bell 212
  • 8 CH-47 Chinook-another 12 sold to U.A.E
  • 34 Mi-8
  • 9 SA-321M Super Frelon-retired

[edit] External links

• Libyan Air Force - Globalsecurity.org
• Libyan Air Forces - Historical Listings - worldairforces.com
• Libyan Detachment in Malta - aeroflight.co.uk
• Photos of Libyan military aircrafts - airliners.net

[edit] References