List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators

Afghan National Air Corps L-39 Albatross jets take off in a formation practice for the aerial parade in the upcoming Afghan National Day in Kabul, April 12, 2007.

Afghan Air Force

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

Royal Cambodian Air Force

Formerly operated 6 L-39C trainer aircraft
Recently ordered 4 L-39NG trainer aircraft^[10]

Chad

Military of Chad

Operated 11 L-39ZO aircraft.^{[citation needed]}

Republic of the Congo

Congolese Air Force

Czech Republic

a Czech Aero L-39

Czech Air Force

L-39C
L-39ZA
L-39V
L-39MS

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakian Air Force

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

East German Air Force

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

Ghana Air Force

2 L-39ZO

Hungary

Hungarian Aero L-39 Albatros

Hungarian Air Force

20x L-39ZO
Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary ^[4]

Iraq

Iraqi Air Force

22x L-39C
59x L-39ZO

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Air Force

4x (24 in store) L-39C

Lithuania

Lithuania Aero L-39 Albatros.

Lithuanian Air Force

1x L-39ZA

Romania

Romanian Air Force

32x L-39ZA

South Sudan

South Sudan Air Force

Unknown number of L-39 jets with logistical and maintenance support from Uganda^[11]

Soviet Union

DOSAAF
Soviet Air Force

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

A Royal Thai Air Force L-39ZA/ART Albatros.

Royal Thai Air Force

37 L-30ZA/ART in commissioned from 1994 to 2021. ^[1]

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Air Force

2 aircraft.

Civil operators

Australia

A small number of L-39s are flown in Australia as jet flight experiences for paying public.

Austria

^[12]

Canada

International Test Pilots School^[13]

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

Breitling Jet Team

A civilian aerobatic display team based in Dijon, France; operating seven L-39 Albatros jets in the colours of their sponsor, Breitling.

TopGun Voltige

This company based in La Roche-sur-Yon operates 2 L-39 Albatros jets for touristic flights.^[15]

New Zealand

Fighter Jets NZ operate 2 L-39 from Tauranga, NZ for jet flight experiences and also do airshow displays around the country.

Soviet Union

DOSAAF

DOSAAF paramilitary organization, tasked with the training and preparation of reserves for the Soviet armed forces, operated unknown number of L-39.

United States

Hundreds of L-39s are finding new homes with private owners all over the world, especially in the United States.

References

Notes

^ ^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.
^ "TopGun Voltige".

Bibliography

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

[World_Air_Forces_2021-1] ^ ^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.

[2] Report, Star (2012-04-09). "Training aircraft crashes". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

[3] "Russia increasing material potential of Central African national army by supplying fighter jets – Manuel Nguema". Daily Post. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[scramble.nl-4] Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine Archived 2006-10-12 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Martin, Guy (10 August 2022). "Mali commissions new aircraft". defenceWeb.

[6] 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.

[7] Isby, David C.; Willis, David (December 2013). "Mozambique Rebuilding its Air Force". Air International. Vol. 85, no. 6. p. 26. ISSN 0306-5634.

[8] Cooper 2022, p. VI

[9] Mitzer, Stijn; Oliemans, Joost. "Taliban Air Force Commences Jet Operations". Oryx Blog. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[10] "Czech arms to be purchased - Khmer Times". 15 October 2019.

[11] Binnie, Jeremy (12 September 2016). "South Sudan now flying L-39 jets". IHS Jane's 360. London. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

[12] "L-39 users from all over the world met in AERO Vodochody". September 15, 2016.

[13] "Aircraft – ITPS Canada". Retrieved 2020-10-09.

[14] "Pure Jet Experience - Wings Magazine". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2011-01-12.

[15] "TopGun Voltige".

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List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators

Military operators

Current

Abkhazia

Algeria

Armenia

Angola

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Belarus

Bulgaria

Central African Republic

Cuba

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Estonia

Ethiopia

Georgia

Kazakhstan

Libya

Mali

Mozambique

Nigeria

Nicaragua

Russia

Senegal

Slovakia

Syria

Tajikistan

Tunisia

Uganda

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

Former

Afghanistan

Cambodia

Chad

Republic of the Congo

Czech Republic

Czechoslovakia

East Germany

Ghana

Hungary

Iraq

Kyrgyzstan

Lithuania

Romania

South Sudan

Soviet Union

Thailand

Turkmenistan

Civil operators

Australia

Austria

Canada

France

New Zealand

Soviet Union

United States

See also

References

Notes

Bibliography