List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators

The List of Aero L-39 Albatros operators lists the countries and their air force units that have operated the aircraft:

[[undefined|Abkhazia]]

 * Abkhazian Air Force:
 * 4 L-39s as of December 2009

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The Afghan Air Force operated as many as 26 L-39Cs from 1977 through 2001, with some reports indicating as many as two may remain serviceable.
 * Afghan Air Force:

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Operates 7 L-39C and 32 L-39ZA aircraft in two squadrons:
 * Algerian Air Force:
 * 632e Escadron d'Instruction et d'Appuis "Tigre"
 * 18e Escadron d'Entrainement Avancé

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 * Armenian Air Force
 * 6 aircraft.

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223 aircraft
 * Azerbaijan Air Force:
 * L-39C

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 * Bangladesh Air Force:
 * Operating 8 L-39ZA aircraft

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 * Belarus Air Force

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 * Bulgarian Air Force:
 * 1/12 Training Squadron operating 12 L-39ZA aircraft


 * Royal Cambodian Air Force
 * Fighter Squadron operating 8 L-39ZA aircraft

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 * Military of Chad
 * Operating 11 L-39ZO aircraft.

[[undefined|Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]]
Chechens operated few L-39Cs taken over from Soviet Air Force inventory. All Chechen aircraft were destroyed during First Chechen War after Russian air strike on airfield in Grozny, though 4 were reported to have been donated to Abkhazia by Dzhokhar Dudayev.
 * Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Air Force:

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 * Congolese Air Force

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operating 30 L-39C aircraft in three squadrons:
 * Cuban Air Force:
 * UM 3710 Escuadrón de Intercepcion
 * UM 1660 Escuela de Ensenanza de Vuelo Avanzada
 * UM 4768 Escuadrón de Intercepcion

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 * Czech Air Force:
 * L-39C
 * L-39ZA
 * L-39V
 * L-39MS


 * Czechoslovakian Air Force:
 * 33x L-39C
 * 6x L-39MS
 * 8x L-39V
 * 30x L-39ZA

Two Czechoslovakian AF L-39Vs were delivered to the East German Air Force.

All Czechoslovakian Air Force aircraft passed to successor states - Czech Republic and Slovakia.


 * East German Air Force:
 * 52x L-39ZO
 * 2x L-39V


 * Two former Czechoslovak L-39Vs delivered to the East German Air Force.
 * Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary.

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 * Egyptian Air Force:
 * 40x L-39ZO


 * Ten former Libyan L-39ZO delivered to Egypt.

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 * Military of Equatorial Guinea
 * 2 aircraft.

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 * Estonian Air Force
 * 2 aircraft.

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 * Ethiopian Air Force:
 * 17x L-39C

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 * Ghana Air Force
 * 2 L-39ZO

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 * Hungarian Air Force:
 * 20x L-39ZO


 * Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary

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 * Iraqi Air Force:
 * 22x L-39C
 * 59x L-39ZO

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 * Kazakhstan Air Force:
 * L-39C

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 * Kyrgyzstan Air Force:
 * L-39C

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 * Libyan Air Force:
 * 181x L-39ZO aqcquired during Gadaffi's era.


 * Ten former Libyan L-39ZO delivered to Egypt.


 * At least 3 operational with the new Libyan Air Force in 2013

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 * Lithuanian Air Force:
 * 4x L-39C
 * 2x L-39ZA

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 * Nicaraguan Air Forces:

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 * Nigerian Air Force:
 * 24x L-39ZA

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 * Korean People's Air Force
 * 12 L-39C


 * Romanian Air Force:
 * 32x L-39ZA

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 * Russian Air Force:
 * ~1010 L-39C

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 * Slovak Air Force
 * L-39C
 * L-39ZA


 * DOSAAF
 * Soviet Air Force:
 * 2080x L-39C

All Soviet Air Force aircraft passed to successor states: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

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 * Syrian Air Force:
 * 4x L-39ZA

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Following Squadrons use the L-39ZA/ART Following Squadrons are former users of the L-39ZA/ART
 * Thai Air Force:
 * 40x L-39ZA/ART
 * 401 Sqn 4th Wing RTAFB Thakli
 * 411 Sqn 41st Wing RTAFB Chiang Mai
 * 101 Sqn 1st Wing RTAFB Khorat
 * 102 Sqn 1st Wing RTAFB Khorat
 * Thai Army

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 * Tunisia Air Force
 * 12 aircraft.

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 * Turkmenistan Air Force
 * 2 aircraft.

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 * Ugandan Air Force
 * 3 L-39ZA

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 * Ukrainian Air Force:
 * 0 L-39C

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 * Uzbekistan Air Force:
 * L-39C

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 * Vietnamese Air Force:
 * 24x L-39C

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 * Yemen Air Force:
 * 12x L-39C

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A civilian aerobatic display team based in Dijon, France; operating seven L-39 Albatros jets in the colours of their sponsor, Breitling.
 * Breitling Jet Team:

DOSAAF paramilitary organization, tasked with the training and preparation of reserves for the Soviet armed forces, operated unknown number of L-39.
 * DOSAAF:

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 * Northern Lights Aerobatics Team:

Northern Lights Aerobatics Team from Montreal used 2 L-39C in 2000, but ceased operating them and performing airshows after 2000. The aircraft were registered and based in the US with Northern Lights USA of Lafayette, LA with 1 lost in crash in 2001.

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Hundreds of L-39s are finding new homes with private owners all over the world, especially in the United States.

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