List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators

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The List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators lists the countries and their air force units that have operated the aircraft:

Contents 1 Military Operators 1.1  Abkhazia 1.2  Afghanistan 1.3  Algeria 1.4  Armenia 1.5  Azerbaijan 1.6  Bangladesh 1.7  Bulgaria 1.8  Cambodia 1.9  Chechen Republic of Ichkeria 1.10  Cuba 1.11  Czech Republic 1.12  Czechoslovakia 1.13  East Germany 1.14  Egypt 1.15  Estonia 1.16  Ethiopia 1.17  Ghana 1.18  Hungary 1.19  Iraq 1.20  Kazakhstan 1.21  Kyrgyzstan 1.22  Libya 1.23  Lithuania 1.24  Nicaragua 1.25  Nigeria 1.26  North Korea 1.27  Romania 1.28  Russia 1.29  Slovakia 1.30  Soviet Union 1.31  Syria 1.32  Thailand 1.33  Tunisia 1.34  Turkmenistan 1.35  Uganda 1.36  Ukraine 1.37  Uzbekistan 1.38  Vietnam 1.39  Yemen 2 Civil Operators 2.1  Soviet Union 2.2  United States 3 References 4 Related content

[edit] Military Operators

[edit]  Abkhazia

Abkhazian Air Force

• 2 or 3 L-39

[edit]  Afghanistan

Afghan Air Force

The Afghan Air Force operated as many as 26 L-39Cs from 1977 through 2001, with some reports indicating as many as two may remain serviceable.

[edit]  Algeria

Algerian Air Force

Operates 7 L-39C and 32 L-39ZA aircraft in two squadrons:

• 632e Escadron d'Instruction et d'Appuis "Tigre"
• 18e Escadron d'Entrainement Avancé

[edit]  Armenia

Armenian Air Force

• 2 aircraft.

[edit]  Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Air Force

• L-39C

[edit]  Bangladesh

Bangladesh Air Force

• 25sq operateing 8 L-39ZA aircrafts

[edit]  Bulgaria

Bulgarian Air Force

• 1/12 Training Squadron operateing 36 L-39ZA aircrafts

[edit]  Cambodia

Cambodian Air Force

• Fighter Squadron operateing 8 L-39ZA aircrafts

[edit]  Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Air Force

Chechens operated few L-39Cs taken over from Soviet Air Force inventory. All Chechen aircraft were destroyed during First Chechen War after Russian air strike on airfield in Grozny.

[edit]  Cuba

Cuban Air Force

operateing 30 L-39C aircrafts in nex squadrons:

• UM 3710 Escuadrón de Intercepcion
• UM 1660 Escuela de Ensenanza de Vuelo Avanzada
• UM 4768 Escuadrón de Intercepcion

[edit]  Czech Republic

Czech Air Force

• L-39C
• L-39ZA
• L-39V
• L-39MS

[edit]  Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakian Air Force

• 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 ^[1].

All Czechoslovakian Air Force aircraft passed to successor states - Czech Republic and Slovakia.

[edit]  East Germany

East German Air Force

• 52x L-39ZO
• 2x L-39V

• Two former Czechoslovak L-39Vs delivered to the East German Air Force ^[2].
• Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary ^[3].

[edit]  Egypt

Egyptian Air Force

• 40x L-39ZO

• Ten former Libyan L-39ZO delivered to Egypt ^[4].

[edit]  Estonia

Estonian Air Force

• 2 aircraft.

[edit]  Ethiopia

Ethiopian Air Force

• 17x L-39C

[edit]  Ghana

Ghana Air Force

• 2 L-39ZO

[edit]  Hungary

Hungarian Air Force

• 20x L-39ZO

• Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary ^[5]

[edit]  Iraq

Iraqi Air Force

• 22x L-39C
• 59x L-39ZO

[edit]  Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Air Force

• L-39C

[edit]  Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Air Force

• L-39C

[edit]  Libya

Libyan Air Force

• 181x L-39ZO

• Ten former Libyan L-39ZO delivered to Egypt ^[6].

[edit]  Lithuania

Lithuanian Air Force

• 4x L-39C
• 2x L-39ZA

[edit]  Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Air Forces

[edit]  Nigeria

Nigerian Air Force

• 24x L-39ZA

[edit]  North Korea

Korean People's Air Force

• 12 L-39C

[edit]  Romania

Romanian Air Force

• 32x L-39ZA

[edit]  Russia

Russian Air Force

• ~1010 L-39C

[edit]  Slovakia

Slovak Air Force

• L-39C
• L-39ZA

[edit]  Soviet Union

Soviet Air Force

• 2080x L-39C

All Soviet Air Force aircraft passed to successor states: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

[edit]  Syria

Syrian Air Force

• 4x L-39ZA

[edit]  Thailand

Thai Air Force

• 40x L-39ZA/ART

Following Squadrons uses the L-39ZA/ART

• 401 Sqn 4th Wing RTAFB Thakli
• 411 Sqn 41st Wing RTAFB Chiang Mai

Following Squadrons has used the L-39ZA/ART in the past

• 101 Sqn 1st Wing RTAFB Khorat
• 102 Sqn 1st Wing RTAFB Khorat

[edit]  Tunisia

Tunisia Air Force

• 12 aircraft.

[edit]  Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Air Force

• 2 aircraft.

[edit]  Uganda

Uganda Air Arm

• 3 L-39ZA

[edit]  Ukraine

Ukrainian Air Force

• 350 L-39C

[edit]  Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Air Force

• L-39C

[edit]  Vietnam

Vietnamese Air Force

• 24x L-39C

[edit]  Yemen

Yemen Air Force

• 12x L-39C

[edit] Civil Operators

[edit]  Soviet Union

DOSAAF

DOSAAF paramilitary organization, tasked with the training and preparation of reserves for the Soviet armed forces, operated unknown number of L-39.

[edit]  United States

Hundreds of L-39s are finding new homes with private owners all over the world, especially in the United States.

[edit] References

• Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine

[edit] Related content

• Aero L-39 Albatros