List of aircraft of the Philippine Air Force

The following is a list of current and former aircraft and equipment of the Philippine Air Force.

Current inventory

A KAI FA-50PH of the 7th Tactical Fighter ‘’Bulldogs’’ Squadron.
AW-109 of 15th Strike Wing on static display.
A PZL W-3 Sokół of the 505th Search and Rescue Group.
A SIAI-Marchetti S.211 trainer.
A C-130H Hercules.
A S-70A-5 Presidential helicopter.
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
KAI FA-50 South Korea light combat / LIFT FA-50PH 12[1]
OV-10 Bronco United States light attack / surveillance OV-10A/M 8[1][2] some upgraded to OV-10M with four-bladed propellers[3]
A-29 Super Tucano Brazil COIN / attack 6 on order[1]
Reconnaissance
Cessna 208 United States surveillance 2[1]
Transport
Fokker F27 Netherlands transport / VIP 1[1]
Fokker F28 Netherlands VIP 1[1]
CASA C-212 Spain transport NC212i 2[4]
CASA C-295 Spain utility / transport 3[1]
GAF Nomad Australia transport 1[1]
Cessna 210 United States light utility 1[5] allocated for cloud seeding duty
C-130 Hercules United States transport C-130B/H/T 5[1] 2 aircraft are former USMC C-130T’s
Turbo Commander United States maritime patrol 1[1]
Helicopters
Bell 412 United States SAR / VIP 412EP 7[1]
Bell 205 United States utility 205A 8[1] 2 of which are Huey II standard[6]
Bell UH-1 United States utility UH-1H/D 28[1] of 21 UH-1D’s ordered only seven were delivered[7]
Bell AH-1 United States attack AH-1F 2 on order, donated by Jordan[8]
PZL W-3 Poland CSAR / utility 7[1] operated by the 505th SAR Group.[9]
Sikorsky S-76 United States utility / SAR 9[1]
Sikorsky UH-60 United States VIP S-70A-5 1[10][6]
MD 500 Defender United States armed scout MD 520N 25[1]
AgustaWestland AW109 Italy armed scout / utility 8[1]
Trainer Aircraft
SIAI-Marchetti S.211 Italy light attack / trainer 3[1]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy basic trainer 260TP[11] 19[12]
UAV
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle United States UAS ScanEagle II 6[13]

Retired aircraft

A Philippine F-8H Crusader
A F-5E at Clark Air Base
A UH-1N helicopter
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
P-51 Mustang United States fighter P-51D 50[6] obtained in 1947
F-86 Sabre United States fighter F-86D / F-86F 18 / 36[6] in service 1957 until 1979 after being replaced by the F-8 Crusader[14]
Vought F-8 Crusader United States fighter F-8H 35[15] in service 1977 until 1988.[16]
Northrop F-5 United States fighter F-5A 22[17] in service 1964 until September 2005[18]
Douglas AC-47 United States ground attack / CAS 12[15] retired from service
Transport
Douglas C-47 United States transport 30[19] retired from service
Britten-Norman Islander United Kingdom transport 22[20] license produced by Philippine Aerospace Development Corp [21]
C-123 Provider United States transport C-123K 17[17] in service from 1975 till 1980 due to lack of parts[14]
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Canada utility / transport 25[17] in service 1973 until being replace by BN-2A Islander in 1980[14]
Grumman HU-16 Albatross United States SAR / utility 10[6] amphibious aircraft - retired from service
Cessna 185 United States light utility 20[17] retired from service
Cessna 310 United States light utility 3[17] retired from service
Cessna O-1 United States observation 10[6] retired from service
Helicopters
Sikorsky H-19 United States utility / transport 7[6] obtained in 1956 - retired from service
Bell 47 United States utility 1[6] retired from service
Bell 214 United States utility 2[22] retired from service
Bell 212 United States VIP 1[23] retired from service
Sikorsky H-34 United States utility 2[24] obtained in 1965 - retired from service
MBB Bo 105 Germany utility 38[24] transferred to the Navy[25]
Sikorsky S-62 United States VIP 2[24] retired from service
Aérospatiale SA330 France VIP SA330L 2[26] obtained in 1979 by the Central Bank of the Philippines
Hughes TH-55 United States training 2[6] retired from service
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 United States utility 8[6] retired from service
Trainer Aircraft
Lockheed T-33 United States trainer / reconnaissance T-33/RT-33 25 / 2[6] in service from 1955 until being replace by Marchetti S.211 in 1970
North American T-6 United States trainer T-6G 38[6] retired from service
North American T-28 United States trainer T-28A/D 20 / 24[6] in service from 1970 until in late 1992
Beechcraft-Fuji T-34 Japan trainer T-34B 36[6] licensed built by Fuji Industries

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "World Air Forces 2018". Flightglobal Insight. 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "World Air Forces 2017". Flightglobal Insight. 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco Observation / Light Attack Aircraft (1966)". www.MilitaryFactory.com. Military Factory. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Philippines receives two NC212i transports from Indonesia". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "3rd C-130 commissioned, Air Force boosts cargo assets". interaksyon.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Arms Transfers Database". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Philippine Air Force tests refurbished UH-1D helicopters". cnnphilippines.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "M113 APCs and AH-1F Cobras donated by Jordan to the Philippines". Army Recognition. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "All PAF W-3A 'Sokols' operational". Zambotimes. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
  10. ↑ "250th Presidential Airlift Wing". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Aircraft". paf.mil.ph. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "World Air Forces 2017". Flightglobal Insight. 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "US delivers ScanEagle UAS to Philippine Air Force". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  14. 1 2 3 "World's Air Forces 1980". Flight International. 1980-10-04. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  15. 1 2 "World Air Forces 1983 pg 364". Flightglobal Insight. 1977. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "F-8 Crusader". Milavia.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 "Peace Research Institute". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  18. ↑ Ding Cervantes (2005-09-29). "PAF to retire F-5 fleet". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2005-09-29. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  19. ↑ "World Air Forces 1976". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "In Brief - Turbine Islander". Flight International. 1984-02-04. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  21. ↑ "In Brief - Turbine Islander". Flight International. 1984-02-04. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  22. ↑ "World Air Forces 1990". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "World Air Forces 1990". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  24. 1 2 3 "World Air Forces 1975 pg. 308". Flightglobal Insight. 1975. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  25. ↑ "World Air Forces 1995". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  26. ↑ "Directory World Air Forces 2004". Flight International. Reed Business Information. 16–22 November 2004. p. 80. ISSN 0015-3710. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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