Guinea Air Force

The Guinea Air Force (French: Force Aérienne de Guinée) is the air force of Guinea.

History
After achieving independence from France in 1958, the Force Aerienne de Guinea was formed with Soviet assistance in the delivery of 10 MiG-17F fighters and two MiG-15UTI trainers. In the same era an An-2, An-12, An-14, Il-14 and Il-18V transports were delivered, Mil Mi-4 helicopters also entered service. Other eastern bloc deliveries included three Aero L-29 jet trainers, six Yak-11s and Romania contributed licensed built IAR-316 Alouette III and two IAR-330L Puma transport helicopters. Further Soviet aid was requested when Conakry Airport was opened for use by Soviet Naval Aviation maritime reconnaissance aircraft. This resulted in the delivery of eight MiG-21PFMs and a MiG-21U in 1986 to replace the remaining MiG-17s. The main airbase where the MiG-21's are is at Conakry Airport.

Current Inventory
Retired Inventory: Antonov An-2, Antonov An-12, Antonov An-14, Ilyushin Il-18, Aero L-29, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17, IAR-316 Alouette III, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, Mil Mi-4, Yakovlev Yak-11.