This is a list of countries and their air force units that have operated the Aero L-39 Albatros.
Military operators edit
Current edit
Abkhazia edit
- 4 L-39s as of December 2009
Algeria edit
- 55 L-39s as of December 2020[1]
Armenia edit
- 6 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Angola edit
- 4 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Azerbaijan edit
- 12 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Bangladesh edit
- Operating 7 L-39ZA out of 8 L-39ZA acquired in late 1990s.[1] One was lost in a crash in 2012 killing a pilot.[2]
Belarus edit
- 12 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Bulgaria edit
- 1/12 Training Squadron operating 6 L-39ZA aircraft.[1]
Central African Republic edit
- 6 L-39s donated by Russia.[3]
Cuba edit
operating 26 L-39C aircraft in three squadrons:[1]
- UM 3710 Escuadrón de Intercepcion
- UM 1660 Escuela de Ensenanza de Vuelo Avanzada
- UM 4768 Escuadrón de Intercepcion
Egypt edit
- 1 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Equatorial Guinea edit
- 2 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Estonia edit
- 1 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Ethiopia edit
- 10 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Georgia edit
- 8 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Kazakhstan edit
- 17 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Libya edit
- 181x L-39ZO acquired during Gaddafi's era.
- Ten former Libyan L-39ZO delivered to Egypt.[4]
- 10 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Mali edit
Mozambique edit
Nigeria edit
- 8 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Nicaragua edit
Russia edit
- 181 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Senegal edit
Slovakia edit
- 4x L-39C
- 4x L-39ZA
- 7 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Syria edit
- 55 L-39ZO and 44 L-39ZA bought from Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 1980s.[8]
- 61 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Tajikistan edit
- 4 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Tunisia edit
- 9 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Uganda edit
- 8 L-39ZA as of December 2020.[1]
Ukraine edit
- 47 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Uzbekistan edit
- 2 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Vietnam edit
- 25 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Yemen edit
- 28 aircraft as of December 2020.[1]
Former edit
Afghanistan edit
The Afghan Air Force operated as many as 26 L-39Cs from 1977 through 2001, but only three of them survived in 2001. In December 2021, a report by Al Jazeera showed an Afghan L-39 undergoing an engine test at Kabul International Airport.[9]
Cambodia edit
- Formerly operated 6 L-39C trainer aircraft
- Recently ordered 4 L-39NG trainer aircraft[10]
Chad edit
- Operated 11 L-39ZO aircraft.[citation needed]
Republic of the Congo edit
Czech Republic edit
- L-39C
- L-39ZA
- L-39V
- L-39MS
Czechoslovakia edit
- 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.[4]
All Czechoslovakian Air Force aircraft passed to successor states – Czech Republic and Slovakia.
East Germany edit
- 52x L-39ZO
- 2x L-39V
- Two former Czechoslovak L-39Vs delivered to the East German Air Force.[4]
- Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary.[4]
Ghana edit
- 2 L-39ZO
Hungary edit
- 20x L-39ZO
- Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary [4]
Iraq edit
- 22x L-39C
- 59x L-39ZO
Kyrgyzstan edit
- 4x (24 in store) L-39C
Lithuania edit
- 1x L-39ZA
Romania edit
- 32x L-39ZA
South Sudan edit
Soviet Union edit
- 2080x L-39C
All Soviet Air Force aircraft passed to successor states: Azerbaijan,the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
Thailand edit
- 37 L-30ZA/ART in commissioned from 1994 to 2021. [1]
Turkmenistan edit
- 2 aircraft.
Civil operators edit
Australia edit
A small number of L-39s are flown in Australia as jet flight experiences for paying public.
Austria edit
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Canada edit
Northern Lights Aerobatics Team from Montreal used 2 L-39C in 2000, but ceased operating them and performing airshows after 2000.[14] The aircraft were registered and based in the US with Northern Lights USA of Lafayette, LA with 1 lost in crash in 2001.
France edit
A civilian aerobatic display team based in Dijon, France; operating seven L-39 Albatros jets in the colours of their sponsor, Breitling.
New Zealand edit
Fighter Jets NZ operate 2 L-39 from Tauranga, NZ for jet flight experiences and also do airshow displays around the country.
Soviet Union edit
DOSAAF paramilitary organization, tasked with the training and preparation of reserves for the Soviet armed forces, operated unknown number of L-39.
United States edit
Hundreds of L-39s are finding new homes with private owners all over the world, especially in the United States.
See also edit
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "World Air Forces 2021". flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 10 Jan 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Report, Star (2012-04-09). "Training aircraft crashes". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
- ^ "Russia increasing material potential of Central African national army by supplying fighter jets – Manuel Nguema". Daily Post. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine Archived 2006-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Martin, Guy (10 August 2022). "Mali commissions new aircraft". defenceWeb.
- ^ Lagneau, Laurent (9 August 2022). "Le Mali a reçu au moins quatre avions d'attaque légers L-39C Albatross, probablement livrés par la Russie". opex360.com.
- ^ Isby, David C.; Willis, David (December 2013). "Mozambique Rebuilding its Air Force". Air International. Vol. 85, no. 6. p. 26. ISSN 0306-5634.
- ^ Cooper 2022, p. VI
- ^ Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost. "Taliban Air Force Commences Jet Operations". Oryx Blog. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Czech arms to be purchased - Khmer Times". 15 October 2019.
- ^ Binnie, Jeremy (12 September 2016). "South Sudan now flying L-39 jets". IHS Jane's 360. London. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "L-39 users from all over the world met in AERO Vodochody". September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Aircraft – ITPS Canada". Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ "Pure Jet Experience - Wings Magazine". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
Bibliography edit
- Cooper, Tom (2022). Syrian Conflagration: The Syrian Civil War, 2011-2013 (Revised ed.). Warwick, UK: Helion & Company Publishing. ISBN 978-1-915070-81-4.
- Hoyle, Craig. "World Air Forces Directory". Flight International, Vol. 182, No. 5370, 11–17 December 2012. pp. 40–64. ISSN 0015-3710.
- Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine