List of historic Bangladesh military aircraft

Bangladesh Air Force

AircraftOriginRoleVersionQuantityNote Fixed Wing Aircraft Antonov An-12 Military transport aircraft 24 Antonov An-24 Military transport aircraft V 13 V.I.P Transport Aircraft. Also known as "Balaka" (”বলাকা”). 1 stored in BAF Museum for ride. Antonov An-26 Military transport aircraft 6"Historical Listings: Bangladesh, (BAN)." World Air Forces. Retrieved: 19 May 2011. Cessna T-37 Tweet Jet Trainer B 87 Retired from active service. Replaced with Hongdu K-8W jet trainers. de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter Military transport aircraft 1 Ex Indian Air Force (IAF) Aircraft. Registered as B-721 Douglas Dakota Military transport aircraft 1 Ex Indian Air Force (IAF) Aircraft. Also used by the "Maharaja Of Jodhpur" Fouga CM.170 Magister Jet Trainer 19 Retired in favor of more capable Aero L-39 Albatros. F-7 Air Guard Fighter aircraft MB 95 Retired in favor of more capable F-7BGI. Nanchang A-5 Ground attack/Close air support C 38 Retired on 4 November 2014 North American F-86 Sabre Fighter aircraft F40 192 Surrendered by Pakistan Air Force. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fighter aircraft MF/UB 14080 MiG-21MF's and 60 MiG-21UB's. 2 aircraft Registered as 008 & 009 set up as a Sculpture on BAF Headquarters in Dhaka Cantonment. Shenyang F-5 Interceptor aircraft 24 Shenyang FT-5 Interceptor aircraft 12Trainer version of the F-5 Shenyang F-6 OCU 72 1 squadron gifted by Pakistan in 1980s. Helicopters Aérospatiale Alouette III Utility helicopter 1 Ex Indian Air Force. Agusta-Bell 205 Transport Helicopter 2 Ex Imperial Iranian Air Force. Mil Mi-8 Transport Helicopter 68Some of them are stored as a ride in BAF Museum, Agargaon Westland Wessex Transport helicopter 5 2 Former Royal Navy helicopters donated by the United Kingdom in 1973.

Bangladesh Army Aviation Group

AircraftOriginRoleVersionQuantityNote Fixed Wing Aircraft Piper PA-31T Cheyenne Utility aircraft 1This aircraft was helped to make Bangladesh Army Aviation Group. Helicopter Bell 205 Utility Helicopter 2 Was gifted by Iran.

Gallery

See also Bangabandhu Aeronautical Centre

References