List of aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force

This list of aircraft of the Portuguese Air Force also includes aircraft that were operated by the Portuguese Army and Portuguese Navy aviation services, prior to the creation of the Air Force in 1952.

Aircraft inventory

Army Aviation

The Army's Aeronáutica Militar was the first military aviation service created in Portugal and much of the Portuguese aviation origins date back to it.

Aircraft Qty In service Retired Origin Notes
Maurice Farman Type 1911-1912119121916France
Deperdussin Type B119121916France
Maurice Farman MF-11319121917France
Farman F.40519161920France
Morane-Saulnier H11916?France
Caudron G.III581916?France
Portugal		50 built from 1922 at Alverca
Nieuport Ni.8371917?France
Caudron G.IV919181923France
Breguet 14 A.2281919?France
Breguet 14 T.21
SPAD S.VII C.11219191935FranceMore units possibly received
Martinsyde F-4 Buzzard419191933UK
Nieuport Ni.2181920?France
Nieuport Ni.8031920?France
Breguet 16 Bn.211921?France
Vickers Valparaiso II419231933UK
Vickers Valparaiso I101924
Caudron C.5911924?France
Fairey IIID119241925UK
Avro 548 AX Airdisco219241933UK
Avro 504K2719241937UK
Dornier Wal11927?Germany
Potez 25 Bidon119281937France
Potez 25 A.23519311943
Junkers W 34L119281936Germany
Farman F.191119291934France
Morane-Saulnier MS.13011931?France
Morane-Saulnier MS.13341931?France
Morane-Saulnier MS.233151931?FranceBuilt under license
Junkers A50Ce Junior119311940Germany
Vickers Valparaiso III1319331943UKBuilt under license
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth1119341952UK
Portugal		Small number of airframes built under license in Alverca; Transferred to PoAF
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth9
de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth11934?UKAircraft named "Dilly", did Lisbon-Timor-Macau-India-Lisbon flight on December 25, 1934
Avro 631 Cadet119341952UK
Caproni Ca.100 Caproncino119341940Italy
Caproni Ca.113 Farfalla119341939Italy
Hawker Fury I319341945UK
Avro 626 Tutor3119361952UK
Junkers Ju 521219361952GermanyTransferred to PoAF[1][2]
Junkers Ju 52/3 mg3e
de Havilland DH.84 Dragon31937?UK
Hawker Hind41937?UK
de Havilland DH.88 Comet11937?UKReregistered CS-AAJ Salazar
Junkers Ju 86K-71019381948Germany
Gloster Gladiator II3019381952UK[3][4][5]
Breda Ba.65Bis1019391941Italy
Curtiss 75A-4 Mohawk1719411945USA
Miles Master II/III1319411958UK
Miles Martinet T.T.I71942?UK
Lockheed P-38F Lightning219421945USAInterned during WWII after an emergency landing in Lisbon[6]
Lockheed P-38G Lightning
Supermarine Spitfire I1819421948UK
Supermarine Spitfire VB9319431952Transferred to PoAF
Bell P-400 Airacobra1519421950USAInterned during WWII[7][8]
Bell P-39L Airacobra4
Consolidated B-24/PB4Y-1 Liberator61943?USAInterned during WWII
Douglas C-47 Dakota119441952USAInterned during WWII.
Transferred to PoAF[9]
de Havilland Hornet Moth11943?UK
Bristol Blenheim IV1019431947UK
Bristol Blenheim V3
Lockheed Hudson III/VI31943?USAInterned during WWII
Hawker Hurricane IIB/IIC?19431954UK
Westland Lysander IIIA1319431952UK
Vickers Wellington X11943?UKInterned during WWII
Airspeed Oxford1919431952UKTransferred to PoAF
Miles Magister I1019461952UKTransferred to PoAF
Beechcraft Bonanza11947?USA
Avro Anson T.11019471952UKTransferred to PoAF
North American AT-6A Texan4819471952USATransferred to PoAF
North American AT-6B Texan
North American AT-6C Texan
North American AT-6G Texan
Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress519471960USATransferred to PoAF
Douglas C-54 Skymaster919471978USATransferred to PoAF
Douglas SC-54/HC-54 Searchmaster91947?USA3 used for spares
de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide119501952UKTransferred to PoAF
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk1019511952UKTransferred to PoAF
Piper PA-18/L-21 B Super Cub2219521955USAUsed by Army artillery for observation, already after dissolution of the Army Aviation and the creation of the PoAF in 1952. Transferred to PoAF only in 1955

The Navy's Aviação Naval (Naval Aviation) was created in 1917. In 1993, the Naval Aviation was reborn with the creation of the Esquadrilha de Helicópteros da Marinha (Navy's Helicopter Squadron), which operates the helicopters that serve on board the Navy's ships.

Aircraft Qty In service Retired Origin Notes
F.B.A. Type B319171918
Donnet-Denhaut D.D.81819181923FranceEight left by the French Aeronavale at Aveiro[10][11]
Tellier T.3519181928
Georges Levy G.L.40HB-221918?FranceLeft by the French Aeronavale at Aveiro
Felixstowe F.3319201922UK
Curtiss HS-2L419211931USALeft by the United States Navy at Horta.
Started flying in 1923
Fairey IIID/IIID Mk.2619221931UK
Fokker T.IIIW419241933Netherlands
Avro 504K319251927UKThe first wheel aircraft
CAMS 37A819271935[12]
Hanriot H.41H819271935[12]
Macchi M.18919281934
de Havilland DH-60HG Gipsy Moth819291942UKBought four directly from de Havilland.
Other four were built from parts after the loss of the first four in accidents
Fleet F-102619331953Several batches
Fleet F-10B
Fleet F-10G
Junkers K 43W519331941Germany
Sweden		Manufactured in Sweden
Hawker Osprey III819351942UK
Blackburn Shark IIA619361938UK
General Aircraft Monospar S.T.12119361943
Avro 6261219391950UK
Grumman G-21B Goose1219401952USATransferred to PoAF
Grumman G-44 Widgeon1219411952USATransferred to PoAF
Short Sunderland I119411944UKInterned after force landing in Portugal due to storm
Fleet 1651942?UK
Miles Martinet T.T.I419431952UKTransferred to PoAF
Airspeed Oxford II1219431952UKTransferred to PoAF
Bristol Blenheim IVF121943?UK
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth3019431952UKTransferred to PoAF
Bristol Beaufighter TF.X1719451946UK[13]
Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan719471952USATransferred to PoAF
Beechcraft D-18S519481952USATransferred to PoAF
North American SNJ-4819501952USATransferred to PoAF
Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver1419501952USAUsed only for spares
Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver24Transferred to PoAF
AgustaWestland Super Lynx Mk.9551993UKThe first aircraft of the recreated Naval Aviation

Air Force

The Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) was founded in 1952 as the result of the amalgamate of the Aeronáutica Militar and Aviação Naval. With the merger many aircraft were transferred from these earlier aviation services to the Air Force, having been in service before 1952.

Aircraft Qty In service Retired Origin Notes
de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth30(?)19521954UK
Portugal		Received from Aeronáutica Militar and Aviação Naval
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Junkers Ju 521219521972GermanyReceived from Aeronáutica Militar[1][2]
Junkers Ju 52/3 mg3e
Amiot A.A.C.1 Toucan151961France
Miles Master II/III?19521958UKReceived from Aeronáutica Militar
Miles Martinet T.T.1?1952?UKReceived from Naval Aviation
Douglas C-47 Dakota2919521976USAOne aircraft received from Aeronáutica Militar in 1952. Remaining aircraft bought in 1958[9]
Hawker Hurricane IIB/IIC15119521954UKReceived from Aeronáutica Militar
Airspeed Oxford?19521957UKReceived from Aeronáutica Militar
Airspeed Oxford IIReceived from Naval Aviation
Supermarine Spitfire VB?1952?UKReceived from Aeronáutica Militar
Miles Magister I819521956UKReceived from Aeronáutica Militar
Avro Anson T.1101952?UKReceived from Aeronáutica Militar
North American AT-6 Texan25719521978USAReceived from Aeronáutica Militar
North American SNJ-4Received from Naval Aviation
North American Harvard Mk.III1956USAFormer British Fleet Air Arm aircraft
North American T-6G Texan1961USAFormer-French Air Force aircraft
North American Harvard Mk.IV1964CanadaFormer-Luftwaffe aircraft
North American Harvard Mk.IIA1969Former-South African Air Force aircraft
North American Harvard Mk.III
Boeing SB-17G Flying Fortress519521960USAReceived from Aeronáutica Militar[14]
Douglas C-54 Skymaster819471952USASome Ex-Aeronáutica Militar[15]
SC-54/HC-54 Searchmaster101952?USAEx-Aeronáutica Militar[14]
de Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide119521968UKEx-Aeronáutica Militar
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk1019521997UKEx-Aeronáutica Militar
66PortugalBuilt under license by OGMA; As of 1997 six airframes refurbished
Grumman G-21B Goose919521960USAReceived from Naval Aviation
Piper PA-18/L-21 B Super Cub2219551976USAReceived from the Portuguese Army Artillery arm
Piper PA-18/L-18 SL21A5
Piper PA-18-125 Super Cub1954
Grumman G-44 Widgeon1219521962USAReceived from Naval Aviation
Fleet F-10G11952?USAReceived from Naval Aviation
Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan619521977USAFirst units received from Naval Aviation
Beechcraft D-18S15
C-45 Expeditor19591976
Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver619521952USAReceived from Naval Aviation
Republic F-47D Thunderbolt5019521956USA
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star2819521991USA
de Havilland Vampire T.55219521962UK[16][17][18]
Lockheed PV-2C/D Harpoon4219531975USAOnly 34 flown
Republic F-84G Thunderjet12519531974USA
Grumman SA-16A Albatross319541962USA[14]
Sikorsky UH-19A219541960USAFirst helicopter operated in Portugal.
Used only in search and rescue operations in Azores. Removed from service after an accident on October 4, 1959[14][19]
Sud Aviation Alouette II719581976FranceMore received for the Portuguese Republican National Guard
North American F-86F Sabre6519581980USA
Canadair T-33A-N Silver Star519591960Canada
Hunting Jet Provost119591959UKReceived PoAF markings for demonstration but wasn't bought[20]
Lockheed RT-33A219601982USA
Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune1219601977USA
Auster D.5/108&1807619601976UK
Nord Noratlas N.25021219601978France[21]
Nord Noratlas N.2501D18
Auster D.5/1609919611976UK
Portugal		84 built under license by OGMA
Dornier Do 27 A1/A3/A4/B114619611979Germany
Max Holste M.H.1521 Broussard419611977France
Douglas DC-6A419611978USA
Douglas DC-6B6
Saunders-Roe Skeeter1019611961UKDelivered in July from German Army Aviation Corps and German Navy stocks, never flew due to being non-airworthy and lack of spares to be rebuilt[22][23][24]
Cessna T-37C3019611992USA[25][26]
Sud Aviation Alouette III SA 3191421963FranceAdditional airframes bought to be used as source for spare parts and to rebuild damaged airframes
Douglas B-26B Invader719651975USA[27][28]
Douglas B-26C Invader
Fiat G.91R/44019651993Italy
Cessna 310B119691974USA
Cessna 182C11969?USA
Sud Aviation SA-330C Puma1319692011FranceRetired in 2006, re-entered service in 2008 in Azores, finally retired in 2011. On the market to be sold(2015)[29]
Aérospatiale Puma SA-330S1 Puma1971
Cessna 20611969?USA
Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six419701974USA
Cessna 401B119711974USAUsed PoAF markings in special missions
Cessna 185A Skywagon519711974USAReceived from South African Air Force
Boeing 707-3F5C219711976USATransferred to TAP
CASA C-212-100 Aviocar2419742010SpainReplaced by CASA C-295M[30]
Cessna Skymaster FTB-337G3219742007USA
Fiat G.91R/37019761993ItalyOnly 34 flown, others were used for spares
Fiat G.91T/326Only 11 flown
Northrop T-38A Talon1219771994USA
Lockheed C-130H Hercules61977USA
Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules
Vought A-7P Corsair II4419811999USA
Vought TA-7C Corsair II119821984One example (s/n 154404; c/n B-044), nicknamed "Pomba Branca" (white dove), leased from the USN for pilot conversion
Vought TA-7P Corsair II619841999
Fournier RF-10419841994France
Dassault Falcon 20 DC219851993FranceUsed in VIP transport and MEDEVAC. Sold on the civilian market
12005Used in VIP transport, MEDEVAC and radio calibration. Preserved at Museu do Ar
Lockheed P-3P Orion619852011USAReplaced by former-Dutch P-3C Update II.5/CUP-CG. One being used for crew training by CFMTFA.
Alexander Schleicher ASK 2141986Germany
Aérospatiale Epsilon TB-30181989France
Portugal		Assembled in Portugal by OGMA
Dassault Falcon 5021990France
Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet A5019932018France
Germany		Former-Luftwaffe aircraft, offered by Germany for the use of the Beja Air Base — BA11[31]
General Dynamics F-16A OCU Fighting Falcon171994USAPeace Atlantis I aircraft. Converted and updated to Mid Life Update (MLU) standard (F-16 AM/BM) by the Air Force workshops at Monte Real Air Base and OGMA[32]
General Dynamics F-16B OCU Fighting Falcon3
CASA C-212-300 Aviocar219942011SpainReplaced by C-295MPA
LET L-23 Blanik31996Czech Republic
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Lycoming engine61997UK
Portugal		Refurbished from existing de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk aircraft
General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon211999USAPeace Atlantis II aircraft. Updated to Mid Life Update (MLU) standard (F-16 AM/BM) by the Air Force workshops at Monte Real Air Base and OGMA[32] 9 F-16 AM and 3 F-16 BM transferred to the Romanian Air Force in 2015-2016
General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon4
Advanced Ceramics Research Silver Fox22004USAUsed by the Portuguese Air Force Academy for research and development of aeronautical components and UAV systems[33]
AgustaWestland EH101122005UK
Italy
Lockheed P-3C Update II.5/CUP-CG Orion52006USAFormer-Dutch Navy aircraft. Receiving electronics upgrade to CUP+ standard
CASA C-295122008Spain[34]
ANTEX-M?2008PortugalUnmanned Air Vehicle prototype developed by the Portuguese Air Force Academy. At least four built and operated[33][35][36]
General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon32016USAOriginally intended for Romania after undergoing upgrade; instead acquired to replace 3 Portuguese F-16 BM transferred to the Romanian Air Force. Updated to Mid Life Update (MLU) standard (F-16 BM) by the Air Force workshops at Monte Real Air Base and OGMA[32]

See also

References

Notes

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  2. 1 2 "Junkers Ju 52" (in Portuguese). Esquadra 502. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Portuguese Air Force use of the Gloster Gladiator during the Second World War". Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Spencer 2003, p. 10,12,46
  5. ↑ Crawford 2002, p. 109-112
  6. ↑ "P-38s with US Navy and Foreign Air Forces". 13 June 1999. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Public Record Office entry of 18 March 1943, quoted by "Wreckovery" in Aviation News, 10–23 August 1984.
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  9. 1 2 "The C-47 /DC-3 / Dakota". 25 October 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  10. ↑ Revista da Armada 84, p. 11
  11. ↑ Revista da Armada 347, p. 8
  12. 1 2 Revista da Armada 347, p. 9
  13. ↑ Revista da Armada 355, p. 19
  14. 1 2 3 4 Mais Alto 348, p. 37
  15. ↑ Roach 1991, p. 158
  16. ↑ "Os nossos Vampiros e um outro que ... nem por isso... (M394-3RF/2010)" (in Portuguese). Pássaro de Ferro. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
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  21. ↑ "Noratlas" (in Portuguese). Esquadra 502. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  22. ↑ Mais Alto 350
  23. ↑ "Saunders Roe Skeeter". Helicopter History Site. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  24. ↑ "Ferreira, Rui. Esquadra 552 Zangões - Em perigos e Guerras Esforçados" (in Portuguese). Walkarounds. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  25. ↑ Mais Alto 401, p. 13
  26. ↑ Mais Alto 401, p. 17
  27. ↑ Hagedorn and Hellström 1994
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