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Roundel of the Egyptian Air Force Egyptian Air Force MiG-17 Egyptian Air Force F-4E Egyptian Air Force MiG-21 PFM during Operation Bright Star in 1982 Egyptian Air Force K-8E on display at the 2015 Malta International Airshow. The following is a list of the aircraft operated by the Egyptian Air Force throughout its history. Coloured cells ...
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) (Arabic: القوات الجوية المصرية, romanized: El Qūwāt El Gawīyä El Maṣrīya), is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces that is responsible for all airborne defence missions and operates all military aircraft, including those used in support of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy and the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.
Egyptian K-8 Used by Silver Stars at the 2015 Malta International Airshow. Silver Stars is the Egyptian Air Force aerobatic display team flying 10 K-8E Karakorum jet trainer aircraft painted in white, red and black colors. All planes are equipped with red, white and black smoke generators.
Egypt then acquired the design from Hispano Aviación. The design team, headed by Messerschmitt, moved to Helwan, Egypt, to continue its work on the HA-300, which now stood for Helwan Aircraft 300. [5] Ferdinand Brandner, an Austrian jet engine expert, was also invited to develop a turbojet for the new fighter, to replace the abandoned Orpheus.
The Egyptian Air Force has 216 F-16s (plus 20 on order). [49] It has about 579 combat aircraft and 149 armed helicopters as it continues to fly extensively upgraded MiG-21s, F-7 Skybolts, F-4 Phantoms, Dassault Mirage Vs, and the C-130 Hercules among other planes. Egypt currently operates 24 Dassault Rafale, a French twin-engine fighter ...
An Egyptian MiG-21RF. Soviet aircraft in Egypt carried Egyptian Air Force markings. As the first MiGs were 20 km out and approaching from the west, Amos Amir led his four aircraft in a 270° climbing turn that brought them on a westerly heading. They had, however, turned too tightly.
EgyptAir Flight 648 was a regularly scheduled international flight between Athens Ellinikon International Airport and Cairo International Airport ().On 23 November 1985, a Boeing 737-266 [2] airliner, servicing the flight was hijacked by the Palestinian terrorist organization Abu Nidal.
Egyptian military aircraft (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Egyptian Air Force" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.