Egyptian Air Force

Egyptian Air Force

|| Ground attack || L-59E || 48 ||
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Aérospatiale SA-342 Gazelle || || Maritime patrol || An-24 || 3 ||
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Beechcraft 1900 ||
||
Multirole fighter
Advanced trainer
Ground attack
Reconnaissance || Total
5E2
5SDD
5SDE
5SDR || 60
12
6
36
6 || out of 82 delivered
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Dassault Mirage 2000 || ||
Advanced trainer
Ground attack ||Total
MS1
MS2 ||44
30
14 || license built by Arab OI
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de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo || || Primary trainer || G-115E || 68 ||
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Grumman E-2 Hawkeye ||
||
Tactical
Tactical
EW/ELINT ||Total
C130H
C130H30
EC130H||26
22
2
2 || including 3 C-130H purchased from the Danish Air Force in 2004, out of 30 delivered, 4 were lost at different times, one of which during the Cyprus operation
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Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon || ||
Multirole fighter
Interceptor
Reconnaissance
Advanced trainer || Total
MF
PFM
R
UM || 62
24
24
12
2 || out of over 360 delivered, upgraded with British electronics and avionics; armed with mixed Russian and western weapons
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Mil Mi-6 Hook || || Assault || Mi-17H || 20 ||
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Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk || || ASW || MK 47 ||6 || Egyptian variant of the British HAS2 model
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Westland Commando || ||
Primary Trainer
|| Z 142 C || 48 || Known as Shabarbar in the EAF
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Presidential and Governmental Fleet

In addition to Air Force aircraft, a number of aircraft are directly under government control (Presidential Fleet), including:
* 1 Airbus A340
* 4 Beechcraft King Air
* 1 Boeing 707
* 4 Boeing 737
* 3 Dassault Falcon 20
* 2 Gulfstream III
* 4 Gulfstream IV
* 1 VC-130H Hercules
* 2 Agusta AS-61 A-4 Sea King
* 2 Sikorsky S-70-21 Black Hawk.
* 4 Westland Commando MK-2B

In Reserve

* 48 Sukhoi Su-20C Fitter-C - Fighter Bomber

Obsolete and Retired

* 80 Sukhoi Su-7B Fitter - Ground Attack, out of 160 received
* 120 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco - Fighter and Ground Attack, out of more than 440 received
* 19 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 Farmer - Strike Fighter, out of more than 145 delivered
* 40 Shenyang F-6 Farmer - Chinese copy of MiG-19) Interceptor Fighter, out of 72 received
* 6 FT-6 - Chinese copy of MiG-19 Advanced Trainer, out of 18 received
* 19 Tupolev Tu-16 Badger - Heavy and Long Range Bomber, out of more 32 received
* 12 IlyushinIl-28 Beagle - Light Bomber and Maritime Patrol/reconnaissance, out of more than 120 received
* 30 Antonov An-12 Cub - out of more than 45 received
* 119 Aero L-29 Delfin - Basic Trainer, out of more than 170 received
* 12 Mil Mi-4 Hound - Utility transport helicopter, out of over 140 received

Commanders

The following individuals have had command of the Egyptian Air Force: [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/Nor.htm Commanders ] ]

Royal Egyptain Air Force commanders

*1932 to 1936 Squadron Leader Victor Hubert Tait [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg4.htm Air Force ] ] [ [http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Tait_VH.htm V H Tait ] ]
*"list incomplete"
*6 July 1939 to 20 August 1939 Ali Islam [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg5.htm Air Force ] ]
*20 August 1939 to 21 October 1940 Hassan Mohammed Abdel Wahab [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg6.htm Air Force ] ]
*21 October 1940 to 4 October 1942 Ali Muwafi [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg7.htm Air Force ] ]
*4 October 1942 to 4 November 1944 Hassan Hosni Taher [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg8.htm Air Force ] ]
*"list incomplete"

Air Force and Defence commanders

*"list incomplete"
*11 June 1967 to 2 November 1967 Madkour Ahmed [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg13.htm]
*2 November 1967 to 2 August 1968 Mohammed Abd El Hamed Helmy [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg14.htm The Air Force ] ]

Egyptian Air Force commanders

*2 August 1968 to 22 June 1969 Mohammed Abd El Hamed Helmy
*22 June 1969 to 23 April 1972 Ali Mustafa Baghdady [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg15.htm Air Force ] ]
*23 April 1972 to 16 April 1975 Air Marshal Hosni Mubarak
*16 April 1975 to 6 April 1980 Mahmoud Shaker [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg17.htm Air Force ] ]
*6 April 1980 to 15 April 1982 Mohamed Shabana [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg18.htm Air Force ] ]
*14 April 1982 to 16 April 1987 Mohamed Abd El Hamid [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg19.htm Air Force ] ]
*15 April 1987 to 6 April 1990 Mohamed Alaa El Din [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg20.htm Air Force ] ]
*7 April 1990 to 7 April 1996 Ahmed Adb El Rahman Nasser [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/gg21.htm Air Force ] ]
*April 1996 to 2002 Air Marshal Ahmed Shafik [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/cv1.htm]
*1 March 2002 to 2008 Air Marshal Magdy Galal Sharawi
*20 March 2008 Air Marshal Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed [ [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/aircom2008.htm Air Vice Marshal ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.scramble.nl/eg.htm Egyptian Air Force Overview] from Scramble
* [http://www.egyptdailynews.com/egyptian%20airforce.htm Pictures of the Egyptian Air Force]
*http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-4163.html
*http://www.f-16.net/f-16_users_article4.html
*http://defence-data.com/f2002/pagefa1042.htm

ee also

* List of air forces


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