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Old 26th Feb 2005, 09:40
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Rhodie
 
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According to the following list - that takes care of the last Casa...

• Chengdu FC-1 - lightweight multi-purpose fighter (12 claimed to be on order as of 2004, it is seen as a counter to the South African JAS 39C Gripen. The FC-1 is believed to be replacing the F-7)
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 - multi-role fighter (2 seen in 2003 fly past)
• Chengdu F-7 II/N - fighter (only 6 of the 48 delivered is believed to be operational while 3 have reported to have crashed in January 2001)
• Guizhou FT-7BZ - conversion trainer (2)
• Hawk Mk60/A - advanced trainer (all 13 is belived to be grounded due to lack of spares)
• Hawker Siddley Hunter FGA.9 and T.81 _ 11 remaining from the Rhodesian era
• SIAI SF260M/TP/W - basic trainer (6 belived to be operational out of 49 delivered)
• Boeing 720-025 - VIP transport (1 status unknown)
• BAe 146 - VIP transport (1)
• Yakovlev Yak-40 - VIP transport (3)
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules - transport aircraft (2 status unknown)
• Antonov An-12 - transport aircraft (1)
CASA C212-200 - medium trasport aircraft (only 1 out of the 14 is belived operational)
• Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander - light utility aircraft (6)
• Cessna FTB.337G and O-2A - light utility aircraft (only 1 out of 23 delivered is belived to be operational, 3 where lost in operations in the DRC)
• Mil Mi_24 _ assault helicopter (2 lost in operations in the DRC)
• Mil Mi-35 - assault helicopter (thought to 4 although only 3 seen in 2003 fly past)
• Aerospatiale AS532 Cougar _ medium utility helicopters (2 used as presential helicopter)
• Agusta Bell AB412SP _ light utility helicopter (only 4 belived to be operational out of the 12 delivered)
• Aerospatiale SE-316B Alouette III - light utility helicopter (only 1 is belived to be operational, 2 lost in operations in the DRC

And so it goes.....

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