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[Ironsight06]

1. Madagascar MiG.21MF
2. Malawi AS.332M Super Puma
3. Mali MiG.21UM
4. Mauretania BT.67
5. Mozambique MiG.21bis
6. Namibia Hind-F
7. Niger Cessna 337
8. Nigeria Hind-F
9. Rwanda Hind-E
10 Senegal Magister

Never knew Namibia had Hinds. Got anymore of the Namibian Airforce?

[nick_ua]

great collection you have

[calimero2]

1. Moroccan Do 28D-2
2. Algerian MiG-25PD
3. Senegalese Rallye 235G

[Brzeczyszczykiewicz]

For a long time, #1 and #2 have been Isreal and Egypt. As of 2003, they have fallen to #3 and #4, respectively (I'm counting both economic aid as well as military aid). Iraq flew to #1 (almost all the aid to Iraq is purely economic, military aid to Iraq is still very small). Poland is at #2, with almost no economic aid but nearly $4 billion in military aid. I don't know the numbers for 2004-present.

EDIT: found more recent numbers, see Table 1281 in this PDF document (Poland is conspicuously absent from that document, however).

$4 billion?!
The US aid for Poland is worth only around $ 30 million annually.

During the past five fiscal years alone, Poland received over $220 million in FMF support. In Fiscal Year 2007, Poland will likely receive around $29 million in assistance – about twice as much as Turkey and three times as much as Ukraine. These funds have been used to equip rapid-reaction brigades, a Peacekeeping Training Center, the National Defense University’s War Gaming and Simulation Center, the Military Institute of Health and Epidemiology, and numerous airfields.

[daily666]

$4 billion?!
The US aid for Poland is worth only around $ 30 million annually.

$4 billion, we can dream on...

[AlphaOneSix]

I have since found a spreadsheet from the same site (census.gov) that makes a liar out of me. Great. Oh well, I will admit to my mistake and move on.

[Banshee]

Excellent thread! Really interesting to see these nations' air assets and the exotic equipment they use

Just thought I'd mention that 1 and 2 should be the other way round, and what's 'Bophutswana'?

Bophutswana, Transkai, Ciskai, and Venda were/are tribal homelands which, during the 80's, were granted some degree of "independance" by the South African ruling regime.

They have now passed back into South Africa, their equipment either sold off or passed on to the SAAF.

[Banshee]

Never knew Namibia had Hinds. Got anymore of the Namibian Airforce?

Keep watching the thread, im sure some other stuff will find its way into it

[Marvin!!]

Bophutswana, Transkai, Ciskai, and Venda were/are tribal homelands which, during the 80's, were granted some degree of "independance" by the South African ruling regime.

They have now passed back into South Africa, their equipment either sold off or passed on to the SAAF.

Ah ok, thanks for clearing that up. Wow, so these tribal homelands had an air force? Seems a bit excessive lol

[Hellfish]

Ah ok, thanks for clearing that up. Wow, so these tribal homelands had an air force? Seems a bit excessive lol

IIRC it was more of an air service for transport and logistics, not a combat force.

[Marvin!!]

The aircraft in question is a PC-7, which, as well as being a trainer, is a COIN aircraft... What would a tribal homeland require combat aircraft for? I wouldn't imagine they'd use them against another homeland? lol

[calimero2]

1. Rwandese Mi-17MD
2. Mi-24V, Ivory Coast (by Yves Depay)
3. Mi-17 from ..?

[Ironsight06]

For those interested, here's something about the Homelands armed forces including their air wings:
http://www.iss.co.za/ASR/SADR13/Cilliers.html

[Banshee]

Time for some more Pics!

But please guys, dont let me be the only contributor!, im sure some of yous have some wonderful shots of exoctic stuff tucked away somewhere

This Agusta AB.412 is from Zimbabwe



Zambia has recently took delivery of this Chinese version of the AN.26



The former Zaire was an operator of the Aermacchi MB.326GB and K



Venda operated this smart looking C.212 Aviocar



A Ugandan AB.212 swoops into a ugandan Army FOB



Two for the price of one!. A tunisian AB.205 stands next to an AB.212.



Togo operates its Alpha Jets from Lome



An exoctic scheme on a classic bird. This DHC.4 was in Tanzanian service



Swaziland operates this Cessna 337



This Sudanese AF AN.24 was photographed at a Bright star exercise in the early eighties.



A great shot of a SAAF A.109LUH



Seen in better days is this Somali AB.212.



Sierra Leone recieved this Commando MK.2 from Qatar



Islanders have been purchased by many nations. This one is in service with the Seychelles Coast Guard



Another Islander and another nation...Senegal



The Rwandan Military have the use of this AN.32B



Nigeria has bought some diverse equipment over the years. This is an Aermacchi MB.339AN



Nigers Leaders travel abroad in this Boeing 737



The Namibian Goverment purchased this AB.139 a couple of years ago.



This 2-tone green coloured AN.26 is used by Mozambique



This Moroccan T.28 Fennec is seen shortly after disposal to the united states.



This Mauretanian Islander is actually the armed Defender version



Seen in open storage within Russia, is this Mali AN.24 Coke



Malawi Army AS.350B Ecureuil



The picturesque island nation of Madagascar is the operator of this AN.26



Libya recieved this G.222 during the early eighties.



Liberia has taken delivery of this Grand Caravan.



Lesotho operates both Agusta and Bell manufactured 412's



Bulldogs were exported to a number of countries with uk links. Kenya being one.



With the delivery of Frogfoots, you can be excused for forgetting that the Ivory Coast also operates the Alpha Jet



A rare bird is this Guinea-Bissau AN.2 Colt



Another Antonov in Africa. This is a AN.12 with the Guinea Republic



Pictured after overhaul in Belgium, this A.109 from Ghana takes in the sun



Gambia operates this Airtractor



This AS.332M is used by Gabon on VIP duties



Remmember those euro-1 painted C.130s of a few years ago?. Well this is the Ethiopian version...and look!!...theirs a euro-1 C.130 in the background!



Agusta built 412, this time from Eritrea



Equatorial Guinea uses this AN.26 on domestic tasks aswell as Military.



An Egyption MS.2 version of the Alha Jet



Djibouties AN.28 Cash has now been repainted from this grey scheme, into a desert brown and sand one.



Rare photo of a Congo-Kinshasa Hind-E



Now back in time to the Congo war of the 6Os, and an A.26 Invader



This B/W pic is worth the rarity value alone, since it features a Comores AS.350B



Ciskai BK.117A



Chad was a user of the Skyraider



Central Africa is the user of this AS.350B



Another user of the Alpha Jet is Cameroun



Burundi AS.350B



Burkina Faso AS.350B



Botswana AB.412



Bophutswana BK.117



Benin Boeing 707



Angola AN.12



Algeria AN.12

[Marvin!!]

That Angolan AN-12 looks really smart, I love it