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The Bangladesh Air Force ( BAF) ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, romanized : Bangladesh Biman Bahini) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The air force is primarily responsible for air defence of Bangladesh's sovereign territory as well as providing air support to the Bangladesh ...
US Air Forces video: Flying Tigers Bite Back. The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion of China. Operating in 1941–1942, it was composed of pilots from the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), Navy (USN), and Marine Corps (USMC ...
Air Marshal: Luang Tevaritpanluek: 1943: 1949 4 Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force: Fuen Ronnaphagrad Ritthakhanee: 1949: 1957 5 Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force: Chalermkiat Vatthanangkun: 1957: 1960 6 Air Chief Marshal: Bunchu Chantharubeksa: 1960: 1974 7 Air Chief Marshal: Kamon Dechatungkha: 1974: 1977 8 Air Chief Marshal: Panieng ...
The Hellenic Air Force ( HAF; Greek: Πολεμική Αεροπορία, romanized : Polemikí Aeroporía, lit. 'Military Aviation', sometimes abbreviated as ΠΑ) is the air force of Greece ( Hellenic being the endonym for Greek in the Greek language ). It is considered to be one of the largest air forces in NATO, and is globally placed 18th ...
The Royal Danish Air Force ( Danish: Flyvevåbnet, lit. 'The Flying weapon') ( RDAF) is the aerial warfare force of the Kingdom of Denmark and one of the four branches of the Danish Armed Forces. [6] Initially being components of the Army and the Navy, it was made a separate service in 1950. Its main purpose is to serve as enforcer of Danish ...
The Royal Saudi Air Force ( Arabic: الْقُوَّاتُ الْجَوِّيَّةُ الْمَلَكِيَّةْ ٱلسُّعُوْدِيَّة, romanized : Al-Quwwat Al-Jawiyah Al-Malakiyah as-Su’udiyah) ( RSAF) is the aviation branch of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces . The Royal Saudi Air Force currently has wings, squadrons, and a ...
In March, General Hartmann, who commanded the Armée de l'Air in Indochina until his death in an air crash in April 1951, wanted to create a "Battle Air Corps" composed of four fighter, two bomber and four transport groups. Jets were in service with the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy at this time, yet Hartmann believed that they were actually ...
The Moroccan air force was formed on 14 May 1956 as the Sherifian Royal Aviation ( Aviation Royale Chérifienne ). [4] Its modern installations and bases were inherited from France ( Meknes, Rabat in tandem with the United States, Marrakech, Kenitra, Ben Guerir, Boulhault, Nouasseur, and Sidi Slimane ), [4] and later Spain ( Laayoune ). [5]