Nigerian Air Force

Nigerian Air Force
Nigerian Air Force logo
Founded	18 April 1964
Country	Nigeria
Nickname	NAF
Commanders
Chief of the Air Staff	Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Patrol	ATR 42MP
Trainer	Alpha jet. MB 339A.L-39ZA Albatros
Transport	G222.SA 330H Puma.C130H Hercules

Aircraft Inventory

• Combat Aircraft
  • 15 Chengdu F-7 Airguard (12 F-7NI, 3 FT-7NI)
• Light Attack And Advanced Trainers
  • 24 Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet
  • 12 Aermacchi MB-339
• Trainers
  • 60 Van's Aircraft RV-6
  • 24 Aero L-39 Albatros
  • 37 Scottish Aviation Bulldog T1
  • 20 Dornier Do 27
  • 36 Dornier Do 28
• Transport Aircraft
  • 5 Alenia G.222 (being refurbished by Alenia)
  • 2 ATR 42MP (NAF 930 & NAF 931) both are replacing (2 x Fokker F27 200-MAR)
  • 1 Boeing 737
  • 1 BAe 125
  • 2 Dassault Falcon 900
  • 9 Dornier Do 228
  • 1 Gulfstream II
  • 1 Gulfstream IV
  • 6 Lockheed C-130 Hercules
• Helicopters
  • 7 Agusta A 109 (Navy Maritime Operations)
  • 1 Agusta AW-139 (V.I.P. Transport)
  • 14 Hughes 300
  • 24 MBB Bo 105
  • 6 Mil Mi-24 Hind
  • 9 Mil Mi-34 Hermit
• Transport Helicopters
  • 11 Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
  • 12 Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma
  • 4 Mil Mi-8 Hip