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Albanian Air Force

Title:

Aviacioni Ushtarak Shqipėtar

Brief History:

An initial order for three Lohner-Daimler aircraft was placed with Austria early in 1914, with a view to forming an Albanian Air Corps, but the aircraft were taken over by Austria at the outbreak of World War I. Financial difficulties foiled inter-war attempts to form an air force. On 7 August 1946, an Air Force was finally formed with Soviet help. This was titled Forcat Ushtarake Ajore Shqipetare. The break-up in relations with the USSR forced a gradual switch to Chinese supplied equipment. With the fall of the communist regime in 1990, a reorganisation of Air Force was initiated. It was renamed to its present title, and all the units were renumbered. The air force took no part in the Kosovo War.

National Markings:

Main Marking
The main marking is displayed on the fuselage sides for helicopters and trainers, and on the fin for frontline combat aircraft. No wing markings are carried. Aircraft do not carry service titles.

Main Headquarters:

Tiranė

Aircraft Inventory:

Current service types-
Type Quantity Role Origin
Shenyang F-7A/MiG-21 22 Interception Russia/China
MiG-19 32 Interception Russia
Shenyang FT-6/MiG-19 1 Training China/Russia
Shenyang F-4/MiG-17F 2 Fighter-Bomber China/Russia
Shenyang F-5/MiG-17PF 11 Fighter-Bomber China/Russia
Shenyang FT-5 3 Training China
Shenyang F-2/MiG-15bis 13 Fighter-Bomber China/Russia
Shenyang FT-2/MiG-15UTI 11 Training China/Russia
Nanchang CJ-6 6 Training China
Nanchang Y-5/An-2 4 Transport China/Russia
Harbin Z-5/Mi-4 21 Transport China/Russia
AS.350B Ecureuil 3 Transport France
Bell 222UT 1 Transport USA
Alouette III 4 Liaison Switzerland

Organisation:

The air force is organised, Soviet-style, into Aviation Regiments with two or three Squadrons (Skuadrilja) each.

Order of Battle-

Regiment Squadron Type Base
4004 Regt* Vlorė (Tiranė)
  1 Sqn CJ-6  
  2 Sqn F-2/FT-2/S-103 Kuēovė (Berat)
4010 Regt Zadrima (Lezhė)
  1 Sqn F-7A/FT-5  
  2 Sqn F-6  
  3 Sqn F-6  
4020 Regt Rinas (Tiranė)
  1 Sqn F-6/FT-2  
  2 Sqn F-6/FT-2/H-5  
4030 Regt Kuēovė (Berat)
  1 Sqn F-6/FT-2  
  2 Sqn F-5/FT-5/FT-2  
4040 Regt Farka (Tiranė)
  1 Sqn Mi-4S  
  2 Sqn Z-5  
  3 Sqn Z-5  
4050 Regt Vlorė (Tiranė)
  1 Sqn An-2/Y-5/CJ-6/AS.350/Bell 222  
* Military Aviation Academy
There are reserve bases at Akerni, Cerrik, Gjirokastra, Korca, Kukesi and Orishti but no air craft are regularly based there.

Future Plans:

Albanian Air Force has placed an order for 10 Mig-21 from Ukraine, and has signed a contract with Israel to update it's old planes.
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