World Military Aviation: Aircraft, Airforces and Weaponry

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World MilitaryAviation is the complete and
up-to-date record of all the world's current
military aircraft, with every aeroplane
detailed and illustrated with three-view
scale drawings. m
All the service aircraft are described, from
the latest Soviet MiG25 interceptor (capable
of a speed of Mach 3 at altitude) to the new
American Grumman F14A Tomcat', which
is still undergoing trials, and to those World
War 2 aeroplanes still used by less import-
ant nations throughoutthe world.
World Military A/iation is divided into two
sections:
Airforces and airpower surveys
126 national airforces and details
organisation, aircraft types and quanti-
ties, manpower, etc.
Aircraft details over 320 military
aeroplanes from interceptors and
bombers to helicopters, light liaison
craft and trainers. Information is pro-
vided on dimensions, performance,
armament, and payload, production
figures, types and variants, etc. Addi-
tional material covers the markings of
the world's air forces (with 201
roundels and insignia), plus details of
armament (cannon, air-to-ground mis-
siles, air-to-air missiles, multiple
rocket packs, bombs, and torpedos).
World Military Aviation is a new and basic
reference volume, containing the very
latest information
Over 800 individual o, /vings
WORLD
MILITARY
AVIATION
Aircraft, Airforces & Weaponry

WORLD
MILITARY
AVIATION
& Weaponry
Aircraft, Airforces
Edited by
Nikolaus Krivinyi
in collaboration with
Franz Kosar and Johann Kroupa
Illustrated by Franz Gruber
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Translated by Elke Weal
Arco Publishing Company Inc. New York
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Published by
Arco Publishing Company. Inc.
219 Park Avenue South, New York,
N.Y. 10003
© J. F. Lehmanns Verlag. Munchen.
1972
Revisions and corrections
©
J. F. Lehmanns Verlag,
Munchen. 1973
©
English language edition Lionel
Leventhal Limited, 1973
Updated and revised from
Taschenbuch DerLuftflotten.
Librarv of Congress Catalog Card
Number 73-83713
ISBN 0-66S-03360-6
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Contents
Introduction
Airforces
The world's 126 airforces with individual strengths, aircraft types and bases.
Abu Dhabi 7 Germany (West) 22 Nigeria 38
Afghanistan 7 Ghana 23 Norway 38
Albania 7 Great Britain 23 Oman 39
Algeria 7 Greece 25 Pakistan 39
Argentine 8 Guatemala 25 Panama 39
Australia 9 Guinea 25 Paraguay 39
Austria 10 Guyana 26 Peru 40
Bahrein 10 Haiti 26 Philippines 40
Bangla Desh 10 Honduras 26 Poland 41
Belgium 10 Hungary 26 Portugal 41
Bolivia Iceland 26 Qatar 42
Brazil 11 India 26 Rhodesia 42
Brunei 12 Indonesia 27 Ruanda 42
Bulgaria 12 Iran 28 Rumania 42
Burma 12 Iraq 29 Saudi-Arabia 43
Cambodia 12 Ireland (Eire) 29 Senegal 43
Cameroon 1 Israel 29 Singapore 43
Canada 1 Italy 30 Somali 43
Central African Republic 14 Ivory Coast 31 South Africa 44
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 14 Japan 31 South Yemen 44
Chad 14 Jordan 32 Soviet Union 44
Chile 14 Kenya 32 Spain 45
China 15 Korea (North) 32 Sudan 46
China (Taiwan) 15 Korea (South) 33 Sweden 46
Colombia 16 Kuwait 33 Switzerland 47
Congo (Brazzaville) 16 Laos 33 Syria 47
Congo (Kinshasa) 16 Lebanon 34 Tanzania 48
Costa Rica 17 Libya 34 Thailand 48
Cuba 17 Madagascar (Malagasy) 34 Togo 49
Cyprus 17 Malawi 35 Tunisia 49
Czechoslovakia 17 Malaysia 35 Turkey 49
Dahomey 18 Mali 35 Uganda 50
Denmark 18 Malta 35 United States 50
Dominican Republic 18 Mauritania 35 Upper Volta 53
Ecuador 18 Mexico 35 Uruguay 53
Egypt (UAR) 19 Mongolian People's Republic 36 Venezuela 53
El Salvador 19 Morocco 36 Vietnam (North) 54
Ethiopia 19 Nepal 36 Vietnam (South) 54
Finland 20 Netherlands 37 Yemen 55
France 20 New Zealand 37 Yugoslavia 55
Gabon 21 Nicaragua 38 Zaire 55
Germany (East) 22 Niger 38 Zambia 55
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Aircraft
Aircraft dimensions and performance arranged alphabetically within country of
manufacture, with 321 three-view drawings.
Weaponry 213
Missiles, bombs, guns and torpedoes in service with the world's airpowers.
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Glossary Abbreviations 218
Insignia
219
Roundel and fin flash designs, as used by the world's airforces.
Index 222
Index of numerical designations and popular names of aircraft.
Introduction
The world balance of power fluxes and changes, they were not included in this volume, which
and so does the role of aircraft in modern war- is complete in its coverage of aeroplanes and
fare. There is a tendency among the N.A.T.O. helicopters operational at the present time.
countries to decrease the size of their present Some years ago it was put forward that by
technical and strategic superiority over the the 1970s wars would be only fought with
countries of the Eastern Blocs because of the rockets alone. But this is demonstrably not so.
very high costs involved. Time will tell whether Aircraft of all types still continue to play a
this trusting act at a time of detente is realistic. major part in warfare, as shown by the conflicts
While the major powers talk of reducing in Vietnam and the Middle East, where without
their Air Force sizes, the Latin-American, the the air superiority maintained by the U.S.A.
Middle Eastern and African countries are at and Israel there may have been completely
present involved in their own individual arms different military conclusions.
races. Latin America is currently replacing Meanwhile the sophistication (and cost) of
equipment, much of it of World War II vintage, modern war is ever increasing. Today consider-
with the most up-to-date the world can offer. able importance is attached to precise air recon-
The volatile situation in the Middle East neces- naissance and Electronic-Counter-Measures in
sitates the purchase of sophisticated equipment all modern operations. New weapons, such as
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by the countries involved who in some cases guided missiles and 'smart bombs', can be em-
are finding that without massive foreign aid and ployed effectively against large scale guerilla
foreign pilots the aircraft cannot be kept in the operations and in standard conventional wars
air. The African states, as they become more such as the Indo-Pakistan wars of 1965 and
mature, appear to feel that their weaponry must 1971; but become next to useless against small
also be equal to the sophisticated nations, and raids and sabotage groups, which to some extent
with the increasing uneasiness of that continent seems to be the pattern of conflict for the mid-
they may well find themselves having to employ 1970s (such as Northern Ireland, Mozambique,
their new purchases. However it seems doubtful etc.).
whether some of these countries have the skill At present V.T.O.L. projects, even though
to even maintain their aircraft on the ground expensive, are under strong consideration by the
and will not be able to actually use their costly major powers, with both the U.S.A. and Great
equipment without support from the West or Britain employing the Harrier strike fighter. In
Soviet Bloc. The expenditure of large sums on the near future the U.S.S.R. could well have in
equipment which cannot be used is, alas, noth- service a similar aircraft on its new aircraft
ing new when national pride is at stake. carriers, and Great Britain will be using a ver-
The balance of power between the Soviet sion of the Harrier on its proposed Through
Union and China is hardly likely to alter in the Deck Cruisers.
coming years. China is only very slowly estab- The swing-wing developments (F-lll, Mirage
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lishing herself in the field of technical develop- and MiG-23) are again expensive and up to
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ment particularly in terms of high-quality now have not proved entirely successful, as
equipment. It is interesting that those Soviet illustrated by the unsatisfactory performance of
prototypes which were unveiled at the 1967 the F-l 1 1 in Vietnam. It seems, however, as
Domodedowo Air Show have not as yet though the swing-wing plane will yet again have
appeared in the operational units of the Soviet a new lease of life as with Great Britain, West
airforce. As it seems unlikely that these types Germany and Italy continue development of
will be on the production line in the near future, the M.R.C.A.
Airforces
ABU DHABI
Helicopters
6 Mil Mi-1
Air force (Abu Dhabian Air force) 18 Mil Mi-4
men 800
Trainers
squadrons 4 approx 45 aircraft, inc Yakovlev Yak-11 and Yak-18,
operational aircraft 31 and Mikoyan MiG-15UTI
helicopters 8 Programme
Organisation Replacement of further Mikoyan MiG-17 by Mikoyan
11 ssttrriikkee ffiigghhtteerrssqquuaaddrroonnwwiitthhMHiurnatgeer5FGA.76 and ArMmiyG-21 and Sukhoi Su-7 strike fighters
FR.76A
1 transport squadron with DHC-4 and BN-2 A80r,m00y0Amveiantion
M1ahjeolircobpatseerssquadron with Alouette III and S.A.330 The Air Force is a component part of the Army
Abu Dhabi, Sharjah ALBANIA
Military training aid from Air force
Great Britain men 4,000
Equipment
squadrons 8
Fighters and strike fighters operational aircraft 65 and
12 Dassault Mirage 5 helicopters 10
9 Hawker Hunter FGA.76 Organisation
R11eHHcaaownwnkkaeeirrssHHauunnnctteeerraiFrTcR.r.7af76tA6A 211 ffsiitggrhhittkeeerrfssigqqhuutaaeddrrrsooqnnuawwdiirttohhnsFF--w86it((hMMiiFGG---412(91M))iG-17)
4HT45erABlDadirnercsiHooptaspotvptreiaetnltrs-lisaNalonedrmACalanonuBaetNdta-e2DnHiC-4 F211igthshrtertalineikscrepoaopfrtnitegdrhstsseqtrqruiuaskadqedrurfoaiondgnrhwtowienitrsthshwqAiuMntai-hd-2r1MoiananGsnd-de11a5M1c-ih1-4w4ith 10-12
aircraft
A3rAmeyrospatiale S.A.330 Major bases
Berat/Kucove, Durazzo/Shiyak, Tirana, Valona
6,000 men Military training aid from
Navy
China
200 men
Equipment
AFGHANISTAN
Fighters and strike fighters
Air force 20 Mikoyan MiG-15
men 5,000 15 Shenyang F^l (MiG-17)
squadrons 11 10 Shenyang F-6 (MiG-19)
operational aircraft 146 and 10 Shenyang F-8 (MiG-21)
helicopters 24 Transports
Organisation 3 Antonov An-2
2 fighter squadrons with MiG-21 3 Ilyushin 11-14
31 fsitgrhitkeerfsigqhutaedrrsoqnuawdirtohnMsiwGi-th19MiG-17 H2eMliiclopMtie-r1s
1 strike fighter squadron with Su-7 8 Mil Mi-4
bomber squadron with 11-28 Trainers
21 transport squadrons with 11-14 Yakovlev Yak-11 and Yak-18; Mikoyan MiG-15UTI
-1 htrealiinceorptseqrusaqduroandsrownitwhitYhaMk-i1-14 and Yak-18 PRerpolgarcaemmmeent of Mikoyan MiG-15 and MiG-17 strike
fighter and strike fighter squadrons each with 12-15 fighters by 25-30 Shenyang F-8 (MiG-21)
Army
aircraft
Major bases 35,000 men
Herat, Jalalabad, Kandahar, Mazar-i-Sharif, Pagram, Navy
Sherpur, Shindand 3,000 men
Military training aid from ALGERIA
Soviet Union
Foreign Air Forces in Afghanistan Air force
Soviet Union men 4,000
Equipment squadrons 16
Fighters and strike fighters operational aircraft 130 and
45 Mikoyan MiG-17 helicopters 50
12 Mikoyan MiG-19 Organisation
30 Mikoyan MiG-21 3 fighter squadrons with MiG-21F
12 Sukhoi Su-7 3 strike fighter squadrons with MiG-17
Bombers 2 strike fighter squadrons with MiG-15
10 Ilyushin 11-28 2 bomber squadrons with 11-28
Transports 1 transport squadron with An-12 and 11-18
10 Antonov An-2 3 helicopter squadrons with Mi-4
25 Ilyushin 11-14 2 helicopter squadrons with S.A. 330
2 Byushin 11-18 fighter, strike fighter and bomber squadrons each with
1
10-12 aircraft 5 Lockheed C-130E
Major bases Liaison and reconnaissance aircraft
Algiers, Biskra, Boufarak, Dar-el-Beider, Maison Blanche, approx 35 aircraft, inc Beechcraft Bonanza, 30 (?) Cessna
Marine, Mers-el-Kebir, Oran, Oukar, Paul-Cazelles, 182, 1 Cessna 320, and 3 (?) De Havilland Canada
DHC-2
Sidi-bel-Abbes
Military training from Helicopters
Egypt (UAR), France, Soviet Union 3 Bell 47G
Equipment 1 Bell 47J
UH-1H
Fighters and strike fighters 8 Bell
20 Mikoyan MiG-15 12 Hughes OH-6A
40 Mikoyan MiG-17 2 Hughes 500M
36 Mikoyan MiG-21F and MiG-21UTI Trainers
Bombers 25 Beechcraft T-34B
FMA
20 Ilyushin 11-28 35 I.A. 35
Transports 12 Morane-Saulnier M.S. 760
8 Antonov An-12 24 North American T-28A
3 Byushin 11-18 Programme
Helicopters 3 further Lockheed C-130 transports and 6 Aerospatiale
20 Aerospatiale SA.330 S.A. 315B helicopters on order, purchase of 80 further
30 Mil Mi-4 Dassault Mirage III strike fighters and production of
FMA
Trainers 80 I.A. 58 Pucara ground-attack aircraft planned.
55-60 aircraft, inc Yakovlev Yak-11, Yakovlev Yak-18, 50 FMA LA. 58 are reportedly already on order.
Mikoyan M;G-15UTI, 26 Potez-Air Fouga CM. 170 Army
2 Army 85,000 men
53,000 men Army Aviation (Comando de Aviacion Ejercito)
3 Navy - men
3,200 men - squadrons
ARGENTINE 50 operational aircraft and 12 helicopters
Organisation
Air force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina)
men 21,000 Equipment
squadrons 11 Helicopters
operational aircraft 170 and 6 Bell UH-1H
helicopters 26 6 Fairchild-HiUer FH-1100
Organisation Liaison and AOP aircraft
1 strike fighter squadron with Mirage IIIEA 2 Cessna 310
1 strike fighter squadron with F-86F 13 Cessna U-17A
1 strike fighter squadron with A-4P 4 Piper Apache
1 strike fighter squadron with A-4F 7 Piper L-21A
1 bomber squadron with Canberra B.62 Transports
1 transport squadron with F.27 approx 25 aircraft, inc 14 (?) Aero Turbo Commander
1 transport squadron with C-130E and DC-6 3 Beechcraft C-45
1 transport squadron with C-47 3 DeHavilland Canada DHC-6
1 transport squadron with DHC-6 Programme
1 helicopter squadron with OH-6A Aquisition of additional helicopters and phasing out of
1 helicopter squadron with UH-1H all fixed-wing aircraft with the exception of 3
- trainer squadrons with T-28A DeHavilland Canada DHC-6 transports.
- trainer squadrons with T-34B Navy
- trainer squadrons with M.S. 760 34,000 men
Major bases 1 aircraft carrier
Chamical, Comodore Rivadavia, El Palomar, El Naval Aviation (Comando de Aviacion Naval)
Plumerillo, Mar del Plata. Mendoza, Moron, Parana, 3,000 men
Reconquista, Rio Gallegos, Santa Fe, Tandil, Villa 8 squadrons
Reynolds 80 operational aircraft and
Military training aid from 26 helicopters
United States (?) Organisation
Equipment 1 strike fighter squadron with A-4Q
Fighters and strike fighters ground-attack squadron with MB.326K
1
210DaDsassasualutltMiMriargaegeIIIIIIDEAA 1 mgraoruintdi-maettraecckonsnqauiasdsranocnewaintdh TA-S2W8Dsquadron with
1
25 McDonnell Douglas A-4P SP-2H
16 McDonnell Douglas A-4F maritime reconnaissance and ASW squadron with S-2A
1
20 North American F-86F 1 transport squadron with C-47 and C-54
Bombers helicopter squadron with S-61D-4
1
9 English Electric Canberra B.62 1 helicopter squadron with Bell 47 and Alouette III
2 English Electric Canberra T.64 Major Bases
Transports Commandante Espora, Ezeiza, Puerto Belgrano,
6 Beechcraft C-45 Punta de Indio, Trelew, Ushuaia
4 Canadair CC-106 Equipment
20 DeHavilland Dove Fighters and strike fighters
5 DeHavilland Canada DHC-6 16 McDonnell Douglas A^Q
10 Douglas C^*7 Ground-attack aircraft
3 Douglas DC-6 12 Aermacchi MB.326K
FMA
20 I.A. 50 20 North American T-28D Fennec
1 Fokker-VFW F.27 Maritime reconnaissance and ASW aircraft
1 Fokker-VFW F.28 3 Grumman HU-16B
1 Hawker Siddeley H.S.748 6 Grumman S-2A
8