Ensign of the Botswana Defence Force Air Wing The Botswana Defence Force Air Wing is the air force of Botswana. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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Overview
The Air Wing was formed in 1977 and is organisationally part of the Botswana Defence Force. The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is the army of Botswana. ...
All squadrons are designated with a Z, which has no meaning but is used as a designation for "squadron". The main base is Molepolole and was built mostly by foreign contractors from 1992 being finished around 1996. Other bases used are Sir Seretse Khama International Airport at Gaborone and Francistown. Molepolole is the town of the Bakwena tribe (one of the principle tribes of Botswana). ...
Sir Seretse Khama International Airport is the main international airport of Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana. ...
Location of Francistown in Botswana A satellite photo of Francistown and surrounding area. ...
The backbone of the Air Wing is formed by ex Canadian CF-116s which are locally designated as CF-5s. Thirteen ex-Canadian CF-116s (ten single-seater CF-5As and three trainer CF-5Bs) were ordered in 1996 to replace the Strikemasters, with another three single-seaters and two dual-seaters delivered in 2000. For transport the Air Wing uses BN-2A/B, C212, CN235 and C-130Bs. Latest addition to the transport fleet was an ex-AMARC C-130B to complement the two existing aircraft. The BAC 167 Strikemaster was a jet-powered training and light attack aircraft. ...
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ...
Welcome sign at AMARC. Airplanes being used for salvage parts at AMARC. The Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) is an aircraft storage and maintenance facility at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. ...
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ...
In 2000, three additional AS350BA helicopters were bought for Z21, bringing the total to eight. The single Italian built AB412 has been replaced by a Bell 412EP in VIP-configuration. Z21 has a total of six Bell 412s of which the Bell412EP is being used by the VIP-Flight. Flying training is done on seven PC-7s. The VIP flight uses besides the Bell 412 a Gulfstream and a Be 200. In 1993 nine ex US Army/AMARC O-2As were delivered for use against poaching. The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ...
Welcome sign at AMARC. Airplanes being used for salvage parts at AMARC. The Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) is an aircraft storage and maintenance facility at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. ...
Botswana is also believe to operate Silver Arrow [1] and Elbit Hermes 450 UAVs. [2] Elbit Hermes 450 UAV The Elbit Systems Hermes 450 is a medium size multi-payload unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for tactical long endurance missions. ...
Strength Aircraft withdrawn since 2001 include: Image File history File links BotswanaStrikemaster. ...
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The Beechcraft King Air is a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft). ...
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The Britten-Norman Islander (also known as the BN-2) is a light utility aircraft manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. ...
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The CF-5 (officially designated the CF-116 Freedom Fighter) was the Canadair licensed-built version of the American Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter aircraft primarily for the Canadian Forces. ...
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CASA C-212 of the Swedish Coast Guard. ...
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CASA CN-235M-100 of the Spanish Air Force The CN-235 is a medium-range twin-turbo-prop aircraft developed jointly between CASA in Spain and IPTN in Indonesia as a regional airliner and military transport. ...
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An O-2 Skymaster dropping leaflets over Vietnam The O-2 Skymaster (also known as the Oscar Deuce or The Duck) is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster. ...
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The Eurocopter Ecureuil (Squirrel) is a single-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter. ...
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Gulfstream G400 The Gulfstream G400 (formerly marketed as the Gulfstream IV) is a private jet aircraft produced by Gulfstream Aerospace, Savannah, Georgia, a General Dynamics company. ...
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The Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a four-engine turboprop aircraft, is the main tactical air transport aircraft of the United States and UK military forces. ...
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The Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer, a low-wing mono-plane with a tandem seating cockpit, is a basic training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. ...
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The Skyvan is a 19-seater twin turboprop aircraft manufactured by Short Brothers, at the time Short Brothers & Harland Ltd, and used mainly for short-haul freight and skydiving. ...
BAe 125-1000 The twin-engined BAe 125 is the worlds best selling mid-size corporate jet, now marketed as the Raytheon Hawker 800. ...
The Cessna 152 is a two-seat, fixed tricycle gear, general aviation airplane, used primarily for flight training, touring, and personal flying. ...
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