This is a list of countries and their air force units that have operated the Aero L-39 Albatros.
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Military operators
editCurrent
editAbkhazia
edit- 4 L-39s as of December 2009
Algerien
edit- 55 L-39s as of December 2020[1]
Armenien
edit- 10 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Angola
edit- 4 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Aserbaidschan
edit- 12 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Bangladesch
edit- Operating 7 L-39ZA out of 8 L-39ZA acquired in late 1990s.[1] One was lost in a crash in 2012 killing a pilot.[2]
Weißrussland
edit- 12 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Bulgarien
edit- 1/12 Training Squadron operating 6 L-39ZA aircraft.[1]
Zentralafrikanische Republik
edit- 6 L-39s donated by Russia.[3]
Cuba
editoperating 26 L-39C aircraft in three squadrons:[1]
- UM 3710 Escuadrón de Intercepcion
- UM 1660 Escuela de Ensenanza de Vuelo Avanzada
- UM 4768 Escuadrón de Intercepcion
Ägypten
edit- 1 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Äquatorial-Guinea
edit- 2 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Estland
edit- 1 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Äthiopien
edit- 10 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Georgien
edit- 8 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Kasachstan
edit- 17 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Libyen
edit- 181x L-39ZO acquired during Gaddafi's era.
- Ten former Libyan L-39ZO delivered to Egypt.[4]
- 10 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Mali
editMosambik
editNigeria
edit- 8 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Nicaragua
editRussland
edit- 181 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Senegal
editSlowakei
edit- 4x L-39C
- 4x L-39ZA
- 7 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Syria
edit- 55 L-39ZO and 44 L-39ZA bought from Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 1980s.[8]
- 61 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Tadschikistan
edit- 4 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Tunesien
edit- 9 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Uganda
edit- 8 L-39ZA as of December 2020.[1]
Ukraine
edit- 47 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Usbekistan
edit- 2 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Vietnam
edit- 25 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Jemen
edit- 28 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Former
editAfghanistan
editThe Afghan Air Force operated as many as 26 L-39Cs from 1977 through 2001, but only three of them survived in 2001. In December 2021, a report by Al Jazeera showed an Afghan L-39 undergoing an engine test at Kabul International Airport.[9]
Kambodscha
edit- Formerly operated 6 L-39C trainer aircraft
- Recently ordered 4 L-39NG trainer aircraft[10]
Tschad
edit- Operated 11 L-39ZO aircraft.[citation needed]
Republic of the Congo
editTschechische Republik
edit- L-39C
- L-39ZA
- L-39V
- L-39MS
Czechoslovakia
edit- 33x L-39C
- 6x L-39MS
- 8x L-39V
- 30x L-39ZA
Two Czechoslovakian AF L-39Vs were delivered to the East German Air Force.[4]
All Czechoslovakian Air Force aircraft passed to successor states – Czech Republic and Slovakia.
East Germany
edit- 52x L-39ZO
- 2x L-39V
- Two former Czechoslovak L-39Vs delivered to the East German Air Force.[4]
- Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary.[4]
Ghana
edit- 2 L-39ZO
Ungarn
edit- 20x L-39ZO
- Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary [4]
Iraq
edit- 22x L-39C
- 59x L-39ZO
Kirgisistan
edit- 4x (24 in store) L-39C
Litauen
edit- 1x L-39ZA
Rumänien
edit- 32x L-39ZA
South Sudan
editSoviet Union
edit- 2080x L-39C
All Soviet Air Force aircraft passed to successor states: Azerbaijan,the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
Thailand
edit- 37 L-30ZA/ART in commissioned from 1994 to 2021. [1]
Turkmenistan
edit- 2 aircraft.
Civil operators
editAustralien
editA small number of L-39s are flown in Australia as jet flight experiences for paying public.
Österreich
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Kanada
editNorthern Lights Aerobatics Team from Montreal used 2 L-39C in 2000, but ceased operating them and performing airshows after 2000.[14] The aircraft were registered and based in the US with Northern Lights USA of Lafayette, LA with 1 lost in crash in 2001.
Frankreich
editA civilian aerobatic display team based in Dijon, France; operating seven L-39 Albatros jets in the colours of their sponsor, Breitling.
This company based in La Roche-sur-Yon operates 2 L-39 Albatros jets for touristic flights.[15]
Neuseeland
editFighter Jets NZ operate 2 L-39 from Tauranga, NZ for jet flight experiences and also do airshow displays around the country.
Soviet Union
editDOSAAF paramilitary organization, tasked with the training and preparation of reserves for the Soviet armed forces, operated unknown number of L-39.
Vereinigte Staaten
editHundreds of L-39s are finding new homes with private owners all over the world, especially in the United States.
See also
editReferences
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "World Air Forces 2021". flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 10 Jan 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Report, Star (2012-04-09). "Training aircraft crashes". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Russia increasing material potential of Central African national army by supplying fighter jets – Manuel Nguema". Daily Post. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine Archived 2006-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Martin, Guy (10 August 2022). "Mali commissions new aircraft". defenceWeb.
- ^ Lagneau, Laurent (9 August 2022). "Le Mali a reçu au moins quatre avions d'attaque légers L-39C Albatross, probablement livrés par la Russie". opex360.com.
- ^ Isby, David C.; Willis, David (December 2013). "Mozambique Rebuilding its Air Force". Air International. Vol. 85, no. 6. p. 26. ISSN 0306-5634.
- ^ Cooper 2022, p. VI
- ^ Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost. "Taliban Air Force Commences Jet Operations". Oryx Blog. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Czech arms to be purchased - Khmer Times". 15 October 2019.
- ^ Binnie, Jeremy (12 September 2016). "South Sudan now flying L-39 jets". IHS Jane's 360. London. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "L-39 users from all over the world met in AERO Vodochody". September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Aircraft – ITPS Canada". Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ "Pure Jet Experience - Wings Magazine". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ "TopGun Voltige".
Bibliography
edit- Cooper, Tom (2022). Syrian Conflagration: The Syrian Civil War, 2011-2013 (Revised ed.). Warwick, UK: Helion & Company Publishing. ISBN 978-1-915070-81-4.
- Hoyle, Craig. "World Air Forces Directory". Flight International, Vol. 182, No. 5370, 11–17 December 2012. pp. 40–64. ISSN 0015-3710.
- Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine