- List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators
The List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators lists the countries and their air force units that have operated the aircraft:
Military Operators
flag|Abkhazia
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Abkhazian Air Force :
* 2 or 3 L-39AFG
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Afghan Air Force :The Afghan Air Force operated as many as 26 L-39Cs from 1977 through 2001, with some reports indicating as many as two may remain serviceable.DZA
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Algerian Air Force :Operates 7 L-39C and 32 L-39ZA aircraft in two squadrons:
*632e Escadron d'Instruction et d'Appuis "Tigre"
*18e Escadron d'Entrainement AvancéARM
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Armenian Air Force
* 2 aircraft.AZE
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Azerbaijan Air Force :
* L-39CBGD
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Bangladesh Air Force :
*Operating 32 L-39ZA aircraftBUL
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Bulgarian Air Force :
*1/12 Training Squadron operating 12 L-39ZA aircraftCAM
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Cambodian Air Force
*Fighter Squadron operating 8 L-39ZA aircraftflag|Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
;Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Air Force:Chechens operated few L-39Cs taken over from
Soviet Air Force inventory. All Chechen aircraft were destroyed duringFirst Chechen War after Russian air strike on airfield inGrozny .CUB
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Cuban Air Force :operating 30 L-39C aircraft in three squadrons:
*UM 3710 Escuadrón de Intercepcion
*UM 1660 Escuela de Ensenanza de Vuelo Avanzada
*UM 4768 Escuadrón de IntercepcionCZE
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Czech Air Force :
* L-39C
* L-39ZA
* L-39V
* L-39MSCZS
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Czechoslovakian Air Force :
* 33x L-39C
* 6x L-39MS
* 8x L-39V
* 30x L-39ZATwo Czechoslovakian AF L-39Vs were delivered to the East German Air Force [ [http://www.scramble.nl/wiki/index.php?title=Aero_L-39_Albatros Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine] ] .
All Czechoslovakian Air Force aircraft passed to successor states -
Czech Republic andSlovakia .DDR
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East German Air Force :
* 52x L-39ZO
* 2x L-39V* Two former Czechoslovak L-39Vs delivered to the East German Air Force [ [http://www.scramble.nl/wiki/index.php?title=Aero_L-39_Albatros Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine] ] .
* Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary [ [http://www.scramble.nl/wiki/index.php?title=Aero_L-39_Albatros Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine] ] .EGY
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Egyptian Air Force :
* 40x L-39ZO* Ten former Libyan L-39ZO delivered to Egypt [ [http://www.scramble.nl/wiki/index.php?title=Aero_L-39_Albatros Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine] ] .
EST
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Estonian Air Force
* 2 aircraft.ETH
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Ethiopian Air Force :
* 17x L-39CGHA
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Ghana Air Force
* 2 L-39ZOHUN
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Hungarian Air Force :
* 20x L-39ZO* Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary [ [http://www.scramble.nl/wiki/index.php?title=Aero_L-39_Albatros Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine] ]
IRQ
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Iraqi Air Force :
* 22x L-39C
* 59x L-39ZOKAZ
;Kazakhstan Air Force:
* L-39CKGZ
;Kyrgyzstan Air Force:
* L-39CLBY
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Libyan Air Force :
* 181x L-39ZO* Ten former Libyan L-39ZO delivered to Egypt [ [http://www.scramble.nl/wiki/index.php?title=Aero_L-39_Albatros Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine] ] .
LTU
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Lithuanian Air Force :
* 4x L-39C
* 2x L-39ZANIC
NGA
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Nigerian Air Force :
* 24x L-39ZAPRK
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Korean People's Air Force
* 12 L-39CROM
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Romanian Air Force :
* 32x L-39ZARUS
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Russian Air Force :
* ~1010 L-39CSVK
;Slovak Air Force
* L-39C
* L-39ZAUSSR
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Soviet Air Force :
* 2080x L-39CAll Soviet Air Force aircraft passed to successor states:
Azerbaijan ,Kazakhstan ,Kyrgyzstan ,Lithuania ,Russia ,Ukraine andUzbekistan .SYR
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Syrian Air Force :
* 4x L-39ZATHA
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Thai Air Force :
* 40x L-39ZA/ARTFollowing Squadrons use the L-39ZA/ART
* 401 Sqn 4th Wing RTAFB Thakli
* 411 Sqn 41st Wing RTAFB Chiang MaiFollowing Squadrons are former users of the L-39ZA/ART
* 101 Sqn 1st Wing RTAFB Khorat
* 102 Sqn 1st Wing RTAFB KhoratTUN
;Tunisia Air Force
* 12 aircraft.TKM
;Turkmenistan Air Force
* 2 aircraft.UGA
;Uganda Air Arm
* 3 L-39ZAUKR
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Ukrainian Air Force :
*0 L-39CДПМПΤАЛUZB
;Uzbekistan Air Force:
* L-39CVNM
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Vietnamese Air Force :
* 24x L-39CYEM
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Yemen Air Force :
* 12x L-39CCivil Operators
USSR
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DOSAAF :DOSAAF paramilitary organization, tasked with the training and preparation of reserves for the Soviet armed forces, operated unknown number of L-39.USA
Hundreds of L-39s are finding new homes with private owners all over the world, especially in the United States.
References
* [http://www.scramble.nl/wiki/index.php?title=Aero_L-39_Albatros "Aero L-39 Albatros" page in "Scramble" magazine]
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