Tanzania Air Force Command
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Tanzania Air Force Command Kamandi ya Jeshi la Anga |
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![]() Tanzania Air Force roundel
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Active | 1964-present |
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Branch | Air Force |
Part of | Tanzania People's Defence Force |
Engagements | Uganda–Tanzania War |
Commanders | |
Commander | Maj. Gen. George William Ingram |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-7, F-5, F-6, MiG-21MF and MiG-21U |
Helicopter | Bell 206 |
Trainer | K-8 |
Transport | Y-8, Y-12 |
The Tanzania Air Force Command is the national air force of Tanzania.[1]
Aircraft[edit]
Current inventory[edit]
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Combat Aircraft | ||||||
Chengdu F-7 | People's Republic of China | fighter | 12[2] | licensed built MiG-21 | ||
Reconnaissance | ||||||
Seabird Seeker | Jordan | surveillance | 1[3] | |||
Transport | ||||||
Antonov An-28 | Ukraine | transport | 1[2] | |||
DHC-5 Buffalo | Canada | transport | 4[2] | |||
Shaanxi Y-8 | China | transport | 2[2] | |||
Y-12 | China | transport | 2[2] | |||
Helicopters | ||||||
Bell 412 | United States | utility | 1[2] | |||
Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
Shenyang J-5 | People's Republic of China | fighter | FT-5 | 1[2] | ||
Chengdu J-7 | People's Republic of China | jet trainer | FT-7 | 2[2] | ||
Hongdu JL-8 | China | jet trainer | K-8 | 6[2] |
Bases[edit]
- Ukonga Air Base, Dar es Salaam
- Mwanza Air Base, Mwanza
- Ngerengere Air Force Base, Morogoro
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Shenyang J-6
- Images of Operation Maliza Matata September 2014