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WORLD MILITARY AVIATION & Weaponry Airforces Aircraft, N Krivinyi h 810.00 o> WORLD RY AVIATION r AIRCRAF-., AIRFORCES AND WEAPONS O O 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 missiles, 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 C Translated by Elke Weal Arco Publishing Company Inc. New York L 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 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means electrical, mechanical or otherwise, without first seeking the written permission of the copyright owner and of the publisher. Printed in Great Britain by Lowe & Brydone (Printers) Ltd., Thetford, Norfolk 33 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 56 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. & 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 — 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 G lishing herself in the field of technical develop- and MiG-23) are again expensive and up to — 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