Talk:Lebanese Air Force

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Is there actual evidence that the Hunters have been restored to service? I'm having a hard time finding a reliable source for this. Askari Mark (Talk) 00:16, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lebanese Mirages

They should put back there mirages in service, they need to find funds to upgrade and to modernize them.

Most of the info on this page does not correspond to the current status. Even some of the historical data is quite misleading and this does not apply only for the Mirages but most of the types mentioned including some combat involvements. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vatche (talk • contribs) 10:16, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

The Mirages were sold to Pakistan in 2000. I took out of the article the false information that they were not sold. My source that I attributed is the OFFICAL Lebanese military website.--216.52.73.254 (talk) 19:22, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the corrections. Just some additional info on the current inventory: There are 8 Hunters (3 F.70As, 3 F.70s and 2 T.66s) all stored but few may become operational in extreme emergencies. Helicopters include 23 UH-1H with different local modifications, 12 Gazelle 342Ls (at least 3 stored), 5 AB 212 (stored), 3 Pumas (stored), 4 Raven 44s. Few Alouette IIIs are also stored with no plans to bring them into service, unlike the other types mentioned above. I hope someone makes a better table than the current one which shows incorrect totals. Other air forces show the flags of the manufacturer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vatche (talk • contribs) 17:31, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Another note about the Hunters. I've read that reference page some time ago written by the US marine and found the info inaccurate as well. In 1982, there were 10 airworthy Hunters with the air force, doing regular flying sorties until the Israeli invasion in June, when the air force halted all activities. The Hunters resumed flying after a few months and I have seen at least 6 flying in formation during that period. This means that they were airworthy and what the marine writes about putting 3 Hunters in service is untrue. One of these was lost (shot down) in September, pilot safely ejected and was rescued by US crews. The same day another was badly damaged and was advised to fly to Akrotiri to save the plane. Both the Hunter and its pilot returned to Lebanon. I don't know where he gets his political asylum story from. Also, the Hunters were later briefly involved in February 1984 as well using the 30 mm Aden cannons and SNEB rockets. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vatche (talk • contribs) 20:32, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

I just made a table of the aircraft inventory. I will gradually redesign the page to meet the standards better. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vatche (talk • contribs) 11:31, 3 January 2008 (UTC)