| Salvadoran Air Force | |
|---|---|
| Active | March 20th 1923-present |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Role | "To defend state sovereignty and integrity of the national airspace. Support surface forces in fulfilling their respective missions, contribute to maintaining internal peace, provide disaster relief and assisting national efforts in welfare works public ". |
| Size | 76 aircraft |
| Nickname | Air Force El Salvador. |
| Colors | blue and white |
| Engagements | Honduras and Salvadorian conflict 1969, El Salvador civil war (1979-1992) |
| Insignia | |
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Aircraft inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Dates | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna T-41 Mescalero |  United States | Trainer | T-41D | 1 | ||
| ENAER T-35 Pillan |  Chile | Trainer | T-35A T-35B | 2 3 | ||
| Fouga Magister |  France | Jet trainer | 1 | Damaged | ||
| C-47D transport | United States | Military transport aircraft | 2 | These aircraft are being considered for a possible conversion to BT-67 | ||
| Basler BT-67 | United States | Tactical Transport | 1 | Currently only one is in service, two will be in service in the middle and the end of next year 2011. | ||
| Swearingen Merlin | United States | Transport | IIIB | 1 | ||
| IAI Arava 202 |  Israel | Transport | 3 | |||
| Bell UH-1 Guardian | United States | Utility helicopter | UH-1H | 20 | Six helicopters are in service with full upgrade, six more are expected to have half of next year 2011. Eight more are saved. | |
| Bell UH-1M Cazador | United States | Utility helicopter | 6 | three in service and three under repair, four waiting to be upgraded | ||
| Bell 412 | United States | Utility helicopter | 412EP | 4 | One is occupied by the presidency of El Salvador, modifications (VIP) | |
| MD Helicopters Hughes 500 | United States | Utility helicopter | MD 500 "D" and "E" | 7 | It have 6 model "E" and a version "D". | |
| Schweizer 300 | United States | Utility helicopter | 300C | 5 | ||
| Bell 206 | United States | Utility helicopter | 1 | Taken by the presidency of El Salvador | ||
| Bell 407 | United States | Utility helicopter | 1 | Taken by the presidency of El Salvador | ||
| Cessna 210 | United States | Utility | 2 | |||
| Socata Rallye | France | utility | Rallye 235G | 6 | ||
| Cessna O-2 Skymaster | United States | Liaison | O-2A O-2B | 9 1 | El Salvador buy Super Tucano to reinforce the fleet of Cessna O-2, also will make them upgrade to the Cessna O-2 for a while longer in service | |
| Cessna A-37 Dragonfly | United States | Attack | A-37B | 9 | They will make an upgrade for better performance and take them a while longer in service. |
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