List of aircraft used by Italian Air Force

The following is a list of aircraft used by Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) since its formation on June 18, 1946.

Aircraft

Aircraft Model	Name	Role	1st flight	Service entry	# Used	Refs
Aerfer Ariete	-	fighter	27 March 1958	evaluation	2	[1]
Aerfer Sagittario 2	-	fighter	19 May 1956	evaluation	2	[2]
Aeritalia F-104S	Starfighter	interceptor	22 December 1966	1969	205	[3]
Aeritalia G.222TM	-	transport	18 May 1970	April 1978	44	[4]
Aeritalia G.222RM	-	navigation aid calibration	18 May 1970	April 1978	4	[4]
Aeritalia G.222SAA	-	firefighting	18 May 1970	April 1978	5	[4]
Aeritalia G.222VS	-	electronic warfare	18 May 1970	April 1978	1	[4]
Aermacchi AL-60	-	utility	15 September 1959	1962	1	[3]
Aermacchi MB-326	-	trainer	10 December 1957	1961	135	[3][5]
Aermacchi MB-326G	-	trainer	10 December 1957	1961	2	[5]
Aermacchi MB-339A MLU	-	trainer	12 August 1976	1979	72	[6]
Aermacchi MB-339CD	-	trainer	12 August 1976	1979	30	[7]
Aermacchi MB-339PAN	-	aerobatic	12 August 1976	1979	21	[6]
Aermacchi MB-339RM	-	navigation aid calibration	12 August 1976	1979	3	[6]
Agusta A.101	-	transport helicopter	19 October 1964	1969	1	[3]
Agusta A.105	-	utility helicopter	October 1964	1964	2	[3]
Agusta A.109	Hirundo	utility helicopter	4 August 1971	1986	3	[3]
Agusta AZ.8L	-	transport	9 June 1958	1959	1	[3]
Agusta-Bell AB.47 G2	-	utility helicopter	8 December 1945	1954	35	[8][9]
Agusta-Bell AB.47J	-	utility helicopter	8 December 1945	1954	93	[9][10]
Agusta-Bell AB.204B	-	utility helicopter	22 October 1956	1963	48	[9][11]
Agusta-Bell AB.212	Twin Huey	utility helicopter	1968	1975	36	[12]
Agusta Sikorsky SH-3D/TS	Sea King	VIP transport	11 March 1959	1975	2	[9][13]
AgustaWestland HH-101A	Caesar	combat search and rescue	9 October 1987	25 February 2016	1 + 11 on order	[14][15]
AgustaWestland HH-139A	-	SAR / utility helicopter	3 February 2001	2012	11	[16]
AgustaWestland VH-139A	-	VIP transport	3 February 2001	2012	2	[17]
Airbus A319CJ	-	VIP transport	22 February 1987	2000	4	[9][18]
Airbus A340-541	-	VIP transport	11 February 2002	2 February 2016	1 on lease	[19]
Alaparma Baldo	-	utility	1949	1949	10	[3]
Alenia Aermacchi M-346	Master	trainer	15 July 2004	-	19	[20][21] [22]
Alenia C-27J	Spartan	transport	24 September 1999	October 2006	12	[23]
Alenia EC-27J JEDI	Spartan	electronic warfare	24 September 1999	2012	1	[24]
Ambrosini CVV.6	Canguro (Kangaroo)	glider	1941	1946	32	[3]
Ambrosini S.7	-	racing aircraft / trainer	July 1939	1946	154	[25]
Ambrosini S.1001	Grifo (Griffin)	utility	1947	1948	3	[3]
Ambrosini Sagittario	-	research aircraft	5 January 1953	1953	1	-
AMX A-11B	Ghibli (Sirocco)	ground attack	15 May 1984	1989	110	[26][27]
AMX A-11T	Ghibli (Sirocco)	trainer	15 May 1984	1989	26	[27][28]
ATR 72MP	-	maritime patrol	27 October 1988	2012	4	[29]
AVIA FL.3	-	utility	1939	1946	n/a	[3]
Beech C-45	Expeditor	trainer / utility	15 January 1937	1949	125	[3][9]
Bell P-39N/Q	Airacobra	fighter	6 April 1938	1946	102	[3]
Bell OH-13H	Sioux	observation helicopter	8 December 1945	1976	38	[3]
Boeing 707 T/T	-	tanker / transport	20 December 1957	1991	4	[3]
Boeing KC-767A	-	tanker / transport	21 May 2005	2011	4	[30]
Breda Nardi NH-500E	Defender	trainer / liaison / SAR	1976	1990	50	[31]
Breda-Pittoni BP.471	-	utility / transport	1950	1950	1	-
Breda-Zappata BZ.308	-	transport	27 August 1948	1949	1	[9][32]
Breguet Br-1150	Atlantic	maritime patrol / SAR	21 October 1961	1971	18	[33]
Canadair CL13 Sabre Mk.4	-	fighter	9 August 1950	1956	179	[34]
CANT Z.501	Gabbiano (Seagull)	patrol	1934	1946	1	[35]
CANT Z.506	Airone (Heron)	patrol	19 August 1935	1946	9	[35][36]
Caproni Ca.100	-	trainer	1928	1946	n/a	[37]
Caproni Ca.133	-	transport	1934	1946	n/a	[3]
Caproni Ca.164	-	trainer	17 November 1938	1946	n/a	[3]
Caproni Ca.309	Ghibli (Sirocco)	reconnaissance	1937	1946	n/a	[3]
Caproni Ca.313	-	bomber / reconnaissance	22 December 1939	1946	n/a	[3]
Caproni Ca.314	-	bomber	1940	1946	n/a	[3]
Caproni Trento F-5	-	trainer	20 May 1952	1952	1	[3]
Convair 440	Metropolitans	transport	16 March 1947	1957	4	[9]
Curtiss SB2C	Helldiver	antisom	18 December 1940	1950	40	[35]
Dassault Falcon 50	-	VIP transport	7 November 1976	1985	4	[9][38]
Dassault Falcon 900EX	-	VIP transport	21 September 1984	2000	5	[39]
de Havilland Vampire FB.5	-	fighter	20 September 1943	1950	5	[40]
de Havilland Vampire FB.52	-	fighter	20 September 1943	1950	201	[40]
de Havilland Vampire FB.52A	-	fighter	20 September 1943	1950	51	[40]
de Havilland Vampire FB.54	-	fighter	20 September 1943	1950	10	[40]
de Havilland Vampire NF.10	-	fighter	20 September 1943	1950	4	[40]
de havilland Venom FB.50	-	fighter / bomber	2 September 1949	1953	2	[3]
Douglas C-47	Dakota	transport	23 December 1941	1949	19	[3][9]
Douglas C-53	Skytrooper	transport	23 December 1941	1949	8	[3][9]
Douglas DC-6	-	VIP transport	15 February 1946	1952	6	[3][9]
Eurofighter 2000	-	fighter	24 March 1994	2004	96	[41]
Fairchild C-119G	Flying Boxcar	transport	17 November 1947	19 May 1953	45	[42][43]
Fairchild C-119J	Flying Boxcar	transport	17 November 1947	1953	25	[42][43]
Fairchild UC-61K	Argus	utility	1932	1947	4	[3]
Fiat G.8	-	utility	24 February 1934	1950	3	[3]
Fiat G.12	-	transport	15 October 1940	1946	n/a	[35]
Fiat G.46	-	trainer	25 February 1948	1949	141	[44][45]
Fiat G.49	-	trainer	September 1952	1952	3	[46]
Fiat G.59	-	trainer	12 September 1951	1951	74	[47]
Fiat G.80	-	trainer	9 December 1951	1952	3	[48]
Fiat G.82	-	trainer	23 May 1954	1954	4	[49]
Fiat G.91	-	fighter / bomber	9 August 1956	1958	31	[50]
Fiat G.91R	-	light attack / reconnaissance	14 November 1958	1959	98	[51][52]
Fiat G.91 PAN	-	aerobatic	31 May 1960	-	16	[53][54]
Fiat G.91T	-	trainer	31 May 1960	1964	105	[55][56]
Fiat G.91Y	-	fighter / bomber	27 December 1966	1970	65	[57]
Fiat G.212	-	transport	19 January 1947	1949	11	[58]
Fiat RS.14	-	maritime reconnaissance	May 1939	1946	6	[35]
General Atomics MQ-1C	Predator	remote piloted aircraft	3 July 1994	2003	6	[59]
General Atomics MQ-9A	Reaper	remote piloted aircraft	2 February 2001	2003	6	[60]
General Dynamics F-16A	Fighting Falcon	fighter	20 January 1974	2001	30	[61]
General Dynamics F-16B	Fighting Falcon	fighter	20 January 1974	2001	4	[61]
Grob G103	Twin Astir	glider	31 December 1976	1977	9	[62]
Grumman HU-16A	Albatross	SAR flying boat	24 October 1947	1958	13	[63]
Grumman S2F-1	Tracker	ASW aircraft	4 December 1952	1957	45	[64]
Gulfstream III	-	VIP transport	2 December 1979	1985	2	[3]
Helio H-395	Courier	liaison	14 April 1949	1961	1	[3][9]
IMAM Ro.41	-	fighter / trainer	16 June 1934	1946	n/a	[65]
LAK-17A	-	glider	n/a	n/a	n/a	[66]
LET L 13	Blaník	glider	1956	1977	2	[3]
Lockheed C-130H	Hercules	transport	23 August 1954	9 May 1972	14	[3]
Lockheed F-5	Lightning	reconnaissance	27 January 1939	1950	69	[3]
Lockheed F-104G	Starfighter	interceptor / fighter	7 June 1960	1963	124	[67]
Lockheed RF-104G	Starfighter	reconnaissance	7 June 1960	1963	124	[3]
Lockheed TF-104G	Starfighter	trainer	7 June 1960	1965	48	[3]
Lockheed P-38L	Lightning	heavy fighter	27 January 1939	1946	120	[35]
Lockheed PV-2	Harpoon	patrol bomber	31 July 1941	1953	22	[3][35]
Lockheed T-33A	Shooting Star	trainer	22 March 1948	1952	60	[68]
Lockheed RT-33A	Shooting Star	reconnaissance	22 March 1948	1952	14	[68]
Lockheed Martin C-130J	Hercules II	transport	5 April 1996	2000	12	[69][70]
Lockheed Martin C-130J-30	Hercules II	transport	5 April 1996	2000	10	[69][70]
Macchi C.200	Saetta (Arrow)	fighter / trainer	24 December 1937	1946	n/a	[71]
Macchi C.202	Folgore (Thunderbolt)	fighter	24 December 1937	1946	n/a	[72]
Macchi C.205	Veltro (Greyhound)	fighter	12 April 1942	1946	n/a	[73]
Macchi M.416	-	trainer	18 December 1947	1951	178	[74]
Macchi MB.308	-	utility	19 January 1947	1948	81	[75]
Macchi MB.323	-	trainer	1952	1952	2	[76]
Martin Baltimore	-	bomber	14 June 1941	1946	n/a	[35]
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30	-	VIP transport	25 February 1965	12 January 1974	2	[9]
Nardi FN.305	-	trainer / liaison	19 February 1935	1946	n/a	[77][78]
North American F-86K	Sabre	fighter	1 October 1947	November 1955	93	[79]
North American P-51D	Mustang	fighter	26 October 1940	1948	173	[3][80]
North American T-6G	Texan	trainer	1 April 1935	1950	238	[3][81]
Panavia Tornado ADV	-	interceptor	27 October 1979	1995	24	[82]
Panavia Tornado ECR	-	multirole / strike aircraft	14 August 1974	1998	16	[83]
Panavia Tornado IDS	-	multirole / strike aircraft	5 December 1975	1982	84	[83]
Percival Proctor	-	radio trainer	8 October 1939	1946	2	[3]
Piaggio P.136	Royal Gull	amphibian	29 August 1948	1951	22	[3]
Piaggio P.148	-	aerobatic trainer	12 February 1951	1951	61	[84]
Piaggio P.149	-	trainer / liaison	July 1953	1953	2	[3]
Piaggio P.150	-	trainer	1952	1952	1	[3]
Piaggio P.166M	-	trainer / utility	26 November 1957	1961	50	[3][85]
Piaggio P.166BL2	-	photo survey	26 November 1957	1968	2	[3][85]
Piaggio P.166DL3	-	photo survey	1978	1984	6	[3][85]
Piaggio P.180	Avanti	utility / liaison	26 September 1986	1994	17	[86]
Piaggio PD.808	-	VIP transport radio calibration electronic warfare / utility	29 August 1964	1970	22	[87]
Republic F-47D	Thunderbolt	fighter / bomber	6 May 1941	1950	77	[3]
Republic F-84F	Thunderstreak	fighter / bomber	3 June 1950	1956	194	[88]
Republic RF-84F	Thunderflash	fighter / bomber	3 June 1950	1956	78	[89]
Republic F-84G	Thunderjet	fighter / bomber	28 February 1946	May 1952	254	[90]
SAIMAN 202	-	liaison	1938	1946	n/a	[3]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.75	Marsupiale (Marsupial)	transport	1937	1946	n/a	[3]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79	Sparviero (Sparrow-hawk)	bomber	2 September 1935	1946	n/a	[91]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.82	Marsupiale (Marsupial)	bomber / transport	30 October 1939	1946	n/a	[92]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.84	-	bomber	5 June 1940	1946	1	[3]
Savoia-Marchetti SM.92	-	heavy fighter	October 1943	1944	n/a	-
Savoia-Marchetti SM.95	-	transport	8 May 1943	1946	7	[93]
Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4DM	-	glider	1990	1999	n/a	[94]
Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2	-	glider	1994	1999	n/a	[3]
SIAI-Marchetti S.208M	-	liaison	1965	1967	44	[95]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260AM	-	trainer	15 July 1964	1976	45	[96]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260EA	-	trainer	15 July 1964	2005	30	[97][98]
SIAI-Marchetti SM.102	-	transport	1949	1951	20	[99]
Sikorsky H-5	Dragonfly	utility helicopter	18 September 1943	1952	3	[100]
Sikorsky H-19A	Chickasaw	utility helicopter	10 November 1949	1954	2	[3][101]
Sikorsky H-19D	Chickasaw	utility helicopter	10 November 1949	1954	4	[101]
Sikorsky H-34G	-	helicopter	8 March 1954	1959	18	[102]
Sikorsky HH-3F	Pelican	transport / SAR	1959	77	35	[3][103]
Silvercraft SH-4	-	utility helicopter	1963	evaluation	1	[104][105]
Stinson L-5	Sentinel	liaison / observation / trainer	1942	1947	94	[106][107]
Supermarine Spitfire L.F Mk IX	-	fighter	5 March 1936	1946	152	[108][109]
Temco T-35	Buckaroo	trainer	1948	1950	1	[3]

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