List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators

Main article: Aero L-39 Albatros
Operators of the L-39:
Blue: Current military
Cyan: Current civilian
Red: Former

The List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators lists the countries and their air force units that have operated the aircraft:

Military operators

 Abkhazia

Abkhazian Air Force

 Afghanistan

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, with some reports indicating as many as two may remain serviceable.

 Algeria

Algerian Air Force

Operates 7 L-39C and 32 L-39ZA aircraft in two squadrons:

 Armenia

Armenian Air Force

 Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Air Force

23 aircraft

 Bangladesh

Bangladesh Air Force

One was lost in a crash in 2012 killing a pilot.

 Belarus

Belarus Air Force

 Bulgaria

Aero L-39 Albatros of the Bulgarian Air Force
Bulgarian Air Force

 Cambodia

Royal Cambodian Air Force

 Chad

Military of Chad

 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 during First Chechen War after Russian air strike on airfield in Grozny, though 4 were reported to have been donated to Abkhazia by Dzhokhar Dudayev.

 Republic of the Congo

Congolese Air Force

 Cuba

Cuban Air Force

operating 30 L-39C aircraft in three squadrons:

 Czech Republic

a Czech Aero L-39
Czech Air Force

 Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakian Air Force

Two Czechoslovakian AF L-39Vs were delivered to the East German Air Force.[1]

All Czechoslovakian Air Force aircraft passed to successor states - Czech Republic and Slovakia.

 East Germany

East German Air Force

 Egypt

Egyptian Air Force

 Equatorial Guinea

Military of Equatorial Guinea

 Estonia

An Estonian L-39 in flight
Estonian Air Force

 Ethiopia

Ethiopian Air Force

 Ghana

Ghana Air Force

 Hungary

Hungarian Aero L-39 Albatros
Hungarian Air Force

 Iraq

Iraqi Air Force

 Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Air Force

 Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Air Force

 Libya

Aero L-39 Albatros working in Libyan Air Force.
Libyan Air Force

 Lithuania

Lithuania Aero L-39 Albatros.
Lithuanian Air Force

 Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Air Forces

 Nigeria

Nigerian Aero L-39.
Nigerian Air Force

 North Korea

Korean People's Air Force

 Romania

Romanian Air Force

 Russia

Russian Air Force

 Slovakia

A Slovak L-39ZA (1701) in Biele Albatrosy colors at Radom Air Show 2005
Slovak Air Force

 South Sudan

South Sudan Air Force

 Soviet Union

DOSAAF
Soviet Air Force

All Soviet Air Force aircraft passed to successor states: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

 Syria

Syrian Air Force

 Thailand

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

Following Squadrons use the L-39ZA/ART

Following Squadrons are former users of the L-39ZA/ART

 Tunisia

Tunisia Air Force

 Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Air Force

 Uganda

Ugandan Air Force

 Ukraine

A Ukrainian L-39
Ukrainian Air Force

 Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Air Force

 Vietnam

Vietnamese Air Force

 Yemen

Yemen Air Force

Civil Operators

 Australia

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

 Austria

[4]

 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.

 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.

 Canada

Northern Lights Aerobatics Team

Northern Lights Aerobatics Team from Montreal used 2 L-39C in 2000, but ceased operating them and performing airshows after 2000.[5] The aircraft were registered and based in the US with Northern Lights USA of Lafayette, LA with 1 lost in crash in 2001.

 United States

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Aero L-39 Albatros page in Scramble magazine
  2. Binnie, Jeremy (12 September 2016). "South Sudan now flying L-39 jets". IHS Jane's 360. London. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. [The Military Balance 2016,p.206]
  4. "L-39 users from all over the world met in AERO Vodochody". September 15, 2016.
  5. http://www.wingsmagazine.com/content/view/760/38/

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