List of aircraft of the Philippine Air Force

The following is a list of current and former aircraft of the Philippine Air Force, which includes planned or expected acquisitions in the future.

Current Aircraft Inventory

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	Active	Orders	Notes
Combat Aircraft
KAI FA-50 Fighting Eagle	South Korea	Light fighter / Lead-in fighter trainer	FA-50PH	2	10[1]	Contract signed in March 2014.[2] The first two FA-50s were delivered in November 2015.[1] Deliveries are to finish in 2017.[3]
SIAI-Marchetti S.211	Italy	Light attack aircraft / Basic jet trainer	AS-211	3[4]	-	Locally upgraded to AS-211 "Warrior" standard to do air-to-ground missions. 11 more airframes stored,[5] 3 more planned for reactivation.[6]
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco	United States	Light attack aircraft / Surveillance aircraft	OV-10A OV-10C OV-10M (SLEP)	10[7]	-	First 24 ex-US OV-10A delivered in 1991 to 1992,[8] almost 10 years since the type was requested from the US government. Some OV-10A were upgraded to OV-10M (SLEP) with four-bladed propellers.[9] Eight OV-10Cs provided by Thailand in 2003 and 2004.[10][8]
Alenia Aermacchi SF-260	Italy	Light attack aircraft	SF-260TP	10[7]	-	configured for light attack.
Surveillance & Special Mission Aircraft
Fokker F27 Friendship	Netherlands	Maritime patrol aircraft	F27-200MAR	1	-	one of three ordered in the 1980s, other two written-off. Radome removed.
Rockwell International Turbo Commander	United States	Surveillance aircraft	690A	1[7]	-
Cessna 210 Centurion	United States	Light utility aircraft	LC-210	1	-	rain-making aircraft[11]
Transport Aircraft
Lockheed C-130 Hercules	United States	Heavy tactical transport	C-130B C-130H C-130T	1[11] 2 1	- - 1[12]	Total 3 in service,[13] H model t/n 4726 & 4704, and B model t/n 3633.[11] 6 more C-130B & L-100-20 stored. Two ordered C-130Ts from the US will be delivered by early 2016.[12]
EADS CASA C-295	Spain	Medium tactical transport	C-295M	3[14]	0	Contract signed on February 28, 2014.[15] 1 aircraft commissioned on March 30, 2015,[16] another one on December 5, 2015, and the last one on January 22, 2016.[17]
Fokker F27 Friendship	Netherlands	VIP transport Medium tactical transport	F27-200 F27-500F	1 1	-
Fokker F28 Fellowship	Netherlands	VIP Transport	F28-3000	1[18]	-	Acquired in 1980.[19]
GAF Nomad	Australia	Light utility transport	N.22B N.22C	2[20] 1	-
IAe NC-212 Aviocar	Indonesia	Light utility transport	NC-212i	-	2	on order, expected delivery by early 2016.
Trainer Aircraft
Alenia Aermacchi SF-260	Italy	Light attack aircraft Primary trainer	SF-260MP SF-260MZ SF-260FH	8[7] 2 17	-	8 older "MP", 2 "MZ", & 18 new units "FH" as of 2012.[21] 2 "MZ" are ex-Zambian Air Force models rebuilt by Aerotech Philippines and donated to the PAF.[22][23] 1 "FH" model crashed on 31 Jan 2015.[24]
Cessna T-41 Mescalero	United States	Primary pilot trainer	T-41B T-41D	15 14	-	First entered service in 1968 with 20 aircraft delivered from the US. 5 more were acquired in 1998, and another 2 in 2004.[8] 15 ex-ROKAF T-41B from South Korea were added in 2009[25]
Helicopters
AgustaWestland AW109	Italy	Armed scout helicopter	AW109E Power	8[26]	-	8 armed variants ordered.[27] 2 arrived in December 2014,[28] and commissioned on August 17, 2015.[26] 6 more units commissioned on December 5, 2015, completing the entire order.
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender	United States	Armed scout Helicopter	MD-520MG	25[7]	-	First 22 units delivered in 1990 to 1991, plus additional orders delivered 6 more in 1992 to 1993 and 5 more in 1994 to 1995.[8]
PZL W-3 Sokół	Poland	SAR / Combat SAR helicopter	W-3A	7[29]	-	8 delivered in 2012 to 2013, initially operated by the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing as combat utility helicopters, but was transferred to the 505th Search and Rescue Group to become Search & Rescue helicopters.[30] 8 acquired, one crashed in 2014 and is currently undergoing repairs.
Sikorsky S-76	United States	Air ambulance Combat SAR helicopter	S-76A AUH-76A	10[7]	-	The PAF originally received 17 aircraft, composed of 12 AUH-76A gunships, 3 S-76A SAR variants, and 2 S-76A VIP variants. All SAR and VIP variants converted to gunships.[31] Several AUH-76A were re-converted back to Air Ambulance configuration starting in 2014.
Bell 205	United States	Search and Rescue helicopter	205A-1	8[7]	-	15 units delivered in 1983.[8]
Bell UH-1 Iroquois	United States	Combat utility helicopter	UH-1H UH-1HP Huey II	40[32] 2	- 1	More that 150 UH-1H received by the PAF starting in 1970.[8] Non-working units stored either waiting for reactivation or cannibalized as spares. PAF acquired license and was able to upgrade 3 units into Huey IIs in 2005. 46 units were counted to have been received by the PAF since the year 2000,[8] although several expected to be not operational. Huey II t/n 662 being recovered back to service after crashing in 2011.[33]
Dornier-Bell UH-1 Iroquois	West Germany	Combat utility helicopter	UH-1D[34] UH-1D "Super Delta"	6[35] 4		Only 7 out of 21 delivered as of 2015, contract terminated with supplier due to delivery delays.[36]1 unit lost in November 2015. 4 more UH-1D in Super Delta configuration were commissioned to the PAF on January 22, 2016.
Bell 412	United States	Combat utility helicopter VIP transport VIP transport	412EP-CUH 412EP 412HP[37]	5[26] 6[26][37] 2[37]	- - -	PAF originally received 2 Bell 412HP in March 1994 (t/n RP-1998 and -2000), and 4 Bell 412EP in July 1996 (t/n RP-1896, -1898, -1946, and -1986) configured as VIP helicopters for the Presidential Airlift Wing,[38] still unconfirmed if all were leased[39] or owned by PAF. Bell 412EP with t/n RP-1946 crashed in 2009.[40] 8 new Bell 412EP were ordered in March 2014,[41] in which 5 will be configured as combat utility helicopters, while 3 were in VVIP configuration but are to be reconfigured to combat utility helicopters after APEC.[42] All 8 were commissioned on August 17, 2015.[26]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk	United States	VIP transport	S-70A-5[43]	1	-	2 delivered in 1983-1984 (t/n 738 and 739), but 1 crashed & written-off (t/n 738) in May 1992.[44]

Former aircraft inventory

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	Number Acquired	Notes
Combat Aircraft
Vought F-8 Crusader	United States	Air superiority fighter / Interceptor aircraft	F-8H	35	Acquired in 1977 from ex-US Navy stocks, 25 refurbished by Vought and 10 used as spare parts.[45] Assigned with the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Modifications were made in 1984. Most aircraft were stored starting January 1988, with only a few kept flying, and was finally withdrawn in 1991 after suffering irreparable damage from Mt. Pinatubo's 1991 eruption.[46] 5 major accidents recorded resulting to loss of 2 pilots.
Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter	United States	Fighter Bomber	F-5A F-5B	37[47]	First acquired in 1964, with 19 new F-5A and 3 new F-5B from the US as part of US Military Assistance Program.[8] Upgraded in the 1970s to carry AN/APQ-153 radars. 4 more received from Taiwan in 1989, and 10 more from South Korea and Jordan in the 1990s. The 10 remaining F-5A/Bs were decommissioned in a ceremony in September 2005[47]
North American F-86 Sabre	United States	Fighter Bomber	F-86F	60	First 30 aircraft received on 31 August 1957, another 10 in July 1958. Remaining aircraft were retired stating 1978 until 1979 after being replaced by the Vought F-8H Crusader with the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron.[48]
North American F-86D Sabredog	United States	Air superiority fighter / Interceptor aircraft	F-86D Sabredog	20	Delivered in 1960 to 1961 as part of US Military Assistance Program.[8] Assigned as a night and weather interceptor capitalizing on built-in radar not found on the F-86F.
North American P-51 Mustang	United States	Fighter bomber	P-51D	103	More than 50 units delivered starting 1947 until 1950. 40 units delivered in 1953, and another 10 units in 1955.[8]
Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260	Italy	Trainer / Light strike aircraft	SF.260MP SF.260WP Warrior	30 16	First entered service in 1973, completed delivery by 1974.[8] Acquired as an addition to the T-28A (trainer) and AT-28D Trojans (light attack). Replaced by SF-260TP in the early 1990s, although several SF.260MP still operational until finally retired in 2011 upon arrival of new SF-260FH. Some SF.260WP light attack aircraft were reportedly sold to Burkina-Faso via Belgium.
North American T-28 Trojan	United States	Trainer / Light strike aircraft	T-28A AT-28D	20 24	First 20 T-28A trainer aircraft delivered in 1959-1960. 20 AT-28D attack version delivered in 1970-1971, another 4 AT-28D in 1972. Replaced by the OV-10A Bronco and retired in late 1992.[8]
Beechcraft-Fuji T-34 Mentor	United States / Japan	Trainer	T-34B	36	Acquired from Japan in 1958-1959 as part of War Reparations Program. Phased-out of the training curriculum in 1968, several were modified with more powerful engines and used as liaison aircraft into the 1970s.
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star	United States	Jet Trainer Reconnaissance aircraft	T-33A RT-33A	25 2	First 13 units entered service in 1955 from Japan, 5 more delivered between 1962 to 1965.[8] 7 more units passed by the US in 1988 following their retirement from the US Air Force at Clark Air Base.[49] Replaced by SIAI-Marchetti S.211 and retired in the mid 1990s. 2 RT-33A acquired in 1970.[8]
North American T-6 Texan	United States	Trainer	T-6G	38	Delivered in 1955-1956 as part of US Mutual Defense Assistance Program.
Boeing-Stearman Model 75	United States	Trainer	PT-13		First aircraft delivered to the Philippine Army Air Corps after World War 2 in 1945. Was carried over to the Philippine Air Force and served until 1959. Replaced by the Beechcraft-Fuji T-34B Mentor.
Transport and Utility aircraft
Douglas AC-47 Spooky	United States	Close air support aircraft	-	11	Delivered in 1973.[8]
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander	United Kingdom / Philippines	Military transport aircraft	BN-2A	22[50]	Produced in the Philippines by Philippine Aerospace Development Corp., first unit received in March 1976, second in April 1978, and the rest between 1980-1981.[48] Some where used as liaison assets, and at least 1 was assigned with the 15th Strike Wing. Several units were transferred to the Philippine Navy, and others sold to the civilian market.
Fairchild C-123 Provider	United States	Military transport aircraft	C-123K	17	10 ordered in 1972, delivered on 1973-1974. Additional 7 transferred to PAF in 1975.[8] Gradual retirement started in 1980 due to lack of spares,[48] although the type was withdrawn from service in 1982.
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver	Canada	Utility aircraft	L-20A Beaver	25	15 units delivered in 1963 as part of US Military Assistance Program, and another 10 units delivered in 1973.[8] 18 units were reported active in 1979.[51] Replaced by the BN-2A Islander.[48]
Cessna 185 Skywagon	United States	Utility aircraft	U-17A U-17B	20	First unit delivered in 1962, 6 more in 1964, and 13 more between 1965 to 1971.[8] Replaced by the BN-2A Islander
Cessna 0-1/L-19 Bird Dog	United States	Utility aircraft		10	First 2 units delivered in 1962, another 8 units delivered in 1963.[8]
Cessna 310	United States	Light utility aircraft	310K	4	First 3 units delivered in 1958.[8] Last operational aircraft retired in 1993.
Grumman HU-16 Albatross	United States	SAR / Seaplane utility aircraft	HU-16A HU-16B HU-16D HU-16E	13[52]	First 4 HU-16A units delivered in 1957 as part of US Military Assistance Program. Another 6 units delivered in 1976-1977 to replace older units.[8] Officially retired from PAF service in 1987.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain	United States	Military transport aircraft	-	55	Majority delivered in 1945 to the Philippine Army Air Corps and carried over to the Philippine Air Force. Additional 2 units delivered in 1951.[8] At least 30 were reported as operational in 1976.[53] Reported as withdrawn from use by 1991.[54]
Noorduyn C-64 Norseman	Canada	Utility aircraft	C-64A	2	Originally operated by Far East Air Transport Inc. (FEATI), transferred to the PAF in 1946, retired in 1952
Stinson L-5 Sentinel	United States	Liaison aircraft	?	9	Delivered in 1945, formerly operated by the Philippine Army Air Corps until formation of the Philippine Air Force in 1947.
Fixed Wing Presidential Aircraft
Lockheed JetStar	United States	VIP transport	L-1329 Jetstar-731	1	Owned by the Office of the President, operated by the PAF. Acquired 2nd hand in 1975, sold-off in 1978.[55]
Boeing 707	United States	VIP transport	?	1
BAC One-Eleven	United Kingdom	VIP transport	?	1	Operated from 1974 to 1984, replaced by Fokker F.28-2000
NAMC YS-11	Japan	VIP transport	?	4	One example displayed, tail no. RP-77 (c/n 2179) at Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum in Pasay City
Helicopters
Bell 214	United States	VIP helicopter	214ST	2	Replaced by Bell 412EP, relegated to secondary duties before retired.
Bell 212	United States	VIP helicopter	?	1	C/N 30788, Tail No. RP-C1788. Replaced by Bell 412HP, relegated to secondary duties before retired.
MBB BO-105	Germany	Gunship / Utility helicopter / SAR Helicopter	BO-105C	11	Assembled by the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporartion (PADC), first entered service in the 1970s. Gunships were installed with rack-mounted rocket launchers. Retired from service in the late 1980s in favor of more UH-1H, and remaining aircraft were distributed to different government agencies and to the Philippine Navy in 1994.[56]
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma	France	VIP helicopter	SA 330L[57]	2	Acquired in 1979 by the Central Bank of the Philippines.[19] Tail No. RP-C752 (c/n 1562), and Tail No. RP-C753 (c/n 1570). Nicknamed "Jonty" and "Giggy", respectively during the term of Pres. Corazon Aquino, after her grandchilden. Sold in the late 1990s and replaced by Bell 412EP. RP-C752's airframe was last seen in Taylor Airport, Texas in 2003.[58] RP-C753 last operated by Billings Air Services in Montana, USA.[59]
Hughes TH-55 Osage	United States	Trainer helicopter		2	Delivered in 1968 to 1969.[8]
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100	United States	Utility helicopter	FH-1100	8[53]	Delivered in 1967.[8]
Bell UH-1 Iroquois	United States	Combat utility helicopter	UH-1D		First 6 units delivered in 1968-1969.[8] At least 12 reported in 1976.[53] Replaced by UH-1H.
Bell 47	United States	Utility helicopter	Bell 47D		At least 1 reported in 1968 and 1971.[60][61]
Sikorsky S-62	United States Japan	Utility helicopter VIP helicopter	S-62A S-62J	1[62] 2[63]	S-62A delivered in 1962,[8] and 2 Mitsubishi-built units supplied by Japan later on. Replaced by the SA 330 Puma, although 1 was reported operational until 1982.[64]
Sikorsky H-34	United States	SAR Helicopter	UH-34D Seahorse	3	First 2 with tail no. 131 (C/N 58-1769) and tail no. 132 (C/N 58-1776) delivered in 1965-1966.[8][65] A 3rd one with tail no. 139 (C/N 58-1744) seen in PAF museum photos.
Sikorsky H-19	United States	SAR Helicopter	UH-19A Chickasaw	7	First 2 units delivered in 1954 as part of US Military Assistance Program, another 5 units delivered in 1957-1958.[8] At least 5 were reported active until 1976.[53]
Bell H-13 Sioux	United States	Utility helicopter	?	3	First unit entered service in 1954.[8] Considered as the first helicopter type operated by the Philippine Air Force.

See also

• List of active military aircraft of the Philippines
• Armed Forces of the Philippines
• Department of National Defense
• Government Arsenal
• Philippine Army
• Philippine Navy

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External links

• Philippine Air Force Official Website