Cuban Air Force and Airlines EquipmentRuben Urribarres |
Cuban Built Aircrafts
1893. Comas Airplane
1945. Hernández Glider
1911. Cuba Airplane
1958. Rosales Helicopter
1942. The CUT-143 "Estrella Errante"
1992. AAC-001 Comas Airplane
Military Aircrafts Cuban MiG Fighters
The MiG-15 Fagot in Cuba
Rubén Urribarres
The first MiG-15 arrive at Cuba at the end of May of 1961, a month after Bay of Pigs. They were 20 MiG-15bis and 4 MiG-15UTI.
With these equipment are formed the first two MiG-15bis Squadrons. Cuban Missile Crisis. Hunting the CIA ship Rex.
The MiG-17 Fresco in Cuba
Rubén Urribarres
The first MiG-17AS arrive at Cuba at the beginning of 1964, destined to Santa Clara. Its main mission was to fight as fighter-bombers.
The MiG-17AS were a rare version with air-air missiles. In foreign campaign. Angola, Ethiopie, others countries.
The MiG-19 Farmer in Cuba
Rubén Urribarres
By the Missile Crisis in October of 1962, were in service 11 MiG-19P. This aircraft converts the FAR in the first Latin American
Air Force with supersonics fighters. At the same time they are the first soviet interceptor with all weather capacity, thanks to its radar.
The MiG-21 Fishbed in Cuba
Rubén Urribarres
In total from 1962 to 1989 to Cuba arrives some 270 MiG-21 fighters in 9 versions, being the main combat aircraft of the country during the Cold War.
Cuban MiG-21 in action (spanish)
Rubén Urribarres
Fight the enemy ships. Participation in Angolan and Etiophie Wars. Collaboration with Chile, Perú.
The Operation Pico (spanish)
Rubén Urribarres
The Cuban MiG-21 'attack' the Dominican Republic. An incident with a Cuban ship retained by the Dominican Republic in 1977, almost carries to a conflict between the two countries,
resolved after the demonstration of power of various MiG-21 of the Cuban FAR over the neighboring country.
The Cuban Air Force in the Ogaden War (Etiophia) (spanish)
Rubén Urribarres
Somalia never recovered from the defeat in the war of the Ogaden in 1977-1978 at the hands of Ethiopian and Cuban armies.
The decisive participation of the MiG-17 and MiG-21 Cuban in this conflict.
Cuban MiG-23 in air-ground action (in Angola) (spanish)
Rubén Urribarres
Air support missions in the Angolan War, against the South African Army and the UNITA guerrillas. The Cuito Cuanavale victory,
Attack of Calueque, others actions.
Cuban MiG-23 in air-air action (in Angola) (spanish)
Rubén Urribarres
The Fighters that won the air Superiority in Angolan War against the South Africa Air Force, armed with Mirage F1 and Mirage-III
The MiG-29 Fulcrum in Cuba
Rubén Urribarres
The first 4th generation soviet fighter. The shoot down of 2 Cessna-337 of the the exiled organization Brothers to the Rescue Cessna-337
Others Combat Aircrafts
The North American F-51 Mustang in Cuba
Rubén Urribarres
Arrival of the Mustangs to Cuba in 1958 on clandestine flights into the rebel territory. Membership in the rebel antibatistianos. His fate after the revolution
| Consolidated
PBY-1 Liberator Curtiss-Wright CW-19R Curtiss JN-4D Jenny Curtiss P-6S Curtiss F6C-4 Hawk De Havilland Boeing DH-4 Douglas B-26 Invader Hawker Sea Fury | Lockheed
P-38 Lightning Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star North American B-25C/H/J Mitchell Republic F-47D Thunderbolt Vought QO-2 Corsair Vought O2U-1A Corsair o Corasir |
Transport Aircrafts
| Antonov An-2 Colt
Antonov An-26 Curl Beech Model 18 / F-2B / C-45 Expeditor / AT-7 Navigator / AT-11 Kansan / D-18S Bellanca Airbus 66-75 Aircruiser Cessna UC-78 Bobcat Curtiss C-46A Commando Curtiss Robin Douglas C-47 Skytrain Douglas C-54 Skymaster Fairchild C-82 Packet | Grumman
G-21 Goose / JRF-5 Howard DGA-8 Howard DGA-15W Ilyushin Il-14 Crate Ilyushin IL-76MD Candid Keystone K-84 Commuter Let L-200 Morava Lockheed-12 C-40A Electra Junior Lockheed-18 C-60A Lodestar Lockheed C-56 Lodestar Noorduyn UC-64 Norseman |
Training Aircrafts
| Aero L-39C Albatros
Aeronca 65TC Aeronca C-3 Aeronca L-3B Grasshopper Beech Model 18 / F-2B / C-45 Expeditor / AT-7 Navigator / AT-11 Kansan / D-18S Boeing Stearman PT-13 Boeing Stearman PT-17 Boeing Stearman N2S-4 Kaydet Consolidated-12 PT-3 Huskey Curtiss SNC-1 North American AT-6C/F Texan North American T-28 Trojan | Ryan
PT Stearman A73B-1 Vultee BT-13 Valiant Waco-9, -10 Waco S3HD-A Waco UMF-3 Waco PCF-2, UCF-2, CPF-6, RBF-2, ZPF-6 Yakovlev Yak-18 Zlin 226 Bohatir Zlin 336T Trener Master Zlin 526 |
Recconaissance and Patrol Aircrafts | Antonov
An-30 Clank Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Curtiss N2C Fledling Curtiss SO3C-2C Seagull Grumman G-44A Widgeon | Grumman TBM-5
Avenger Ilyushin Il-14 Crate Lockheed Vega Ventura PV-1 Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher Zlin-142 |
Liason and Miscelaneous Aircrafts
| Aero L-60 Brigadyr
Aero Comander 560 Antonov An-2 Colt Beech S-17D Staggerwing Beech-35 Bonanza Bleriot XI Cessna-120 Cessna-170 Cessna-172 Skylark Cessna-180 Cessna-182 Cessna-190 Cessna-195 Cessna-310 Curtiss FS De Havilland DH-60 Moth | De
Havilland of Canada DHC-2 Beaver Fairchild-24W Let L-200 Morava Lockheed-8A Sirius Morane Saulnier Monoplane Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser Piper PA-18-135 Super Cub Piper PA-20 Pacer Piper PA-22-150/160 Tripacer Piper PA-23-160 Apache Ryan Super Navion-260 Stinson SR-8 Reliant Stinson SR-9DD Reliant Stinson-105 Voyager Stinson-108 Voyager Yakovlev Yak-12 |
Civil Aircrafts
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Before 1959 Avro Anson Curtiss Type F5-L Douglas DC-3 Douglas DC-4 Fairchild-71 Farman F-40 Farman F-60 Goliath Fokker F-27-500 Friendship Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor Lockheed L-10 Electra Lockheed L-1049/G Constellation Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation New Standard Sikorsky S-38 Vickers Viscount-755 Vickers Viscount-800 Vickers Super Viscount |
After 1959 Airbus A320 Antonov An-2 Colt Antonov An-12 Cub Antonov An-24 /B/RV Coke Antonov An-26 Curl ATR-42-300 ATR-72S Bristol Britannia BB-318 Ilyushin Il-14 Crate Ilyushin Il-18 Clank Ilyushin Il-62/M Classic Ilyushin Il-76MD Candid McDonnell Douglas DC-8-43 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 PZL-104 Wilga PZL-106 Krug PZL M-18 Dromader Tupolev-154B2/M Charger Yakovlev Yak-40 Coodling Yakovlev Yak-42D |
Helicopters
| Bell-47
Hiller UH-12 Mil Mi-1 Hare Mil Mi-2 Hoplite Mil Mi-4 Hound | Mil
Mi-8 Hip Mil Mi-14 Haze Mil Mi-17 Hip-H Mil Mi-24 Hind Westland Whirlwind |
See also:
Cuban MiG-15
Cuban MiG-17
Cuban MiG-19
Cuban MiG-21
Cuban MiG-21 in action
Operación Pico: Cuban MiG-21 over Dominican Republic
Cuban MiG-17 and MiG-21 in the Ogaden War (Ethiopia)
Cuban MiG-23
Cuban MiG-23 in action (air-to-ground missions in Angola)
Cuban MiG-23 in action (air-to-air missions in Angola)
Cuban MiG-29
External Links:
Cuban Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum
Cuban MiGs
Cuban Military Forum
The MiG-29 Fighter
Cuban MiG-23 over Venezuela
Cuba in Africa, The Angola War
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