Libyan Air Force - Adwas Alibyan Ujnna

The Libyan Air Force (Adwas Alibyan Ujnna) is the air force of Libya, with an air force personnel estimated at 18,000–22,000 and an inventory of 374 combat capable aircraft.^[1] There are 13 military airbases in Libya.

After U.S. forces had left Libya in 1970, Wheelus Air Base, a previous U.S. facility about seven miles from Tripoli, became a Libyan Air Force installation and was renamed Okba Ben Nafi Air Base. OBN AB housed the LPAF's headquarters and a large share of its major training facilities.

LPAF Soviet-made MiG-17/19/25 fighters and Tu-22 bombers were based at Okba Ben Nafi Air Base. Of the combat aircraft, the United States Department of State estimated in 1983 that 50 percent remained in storage, including most of the MiG fighters and Tu-22 bombers.

Libyan Military airports

Military airforce bases include:

• Mitiga, (near Tripoli): formerly USAF Wheelus Air Base, later Okba Ben Nafi when used by Soviet Union forces.
• Maaten al-Sarra Air Base south of Libya
• Benina (near Benghazi) under anti-Ghadafi forces
• Misurata (see also: Misurata Airport)
• Sirt, controlled by forces loyal to Colonel Ghadafi, bombed by anti-Ghadafi rebels on March 15 and 16
• Ghadames
• Sabha
• Al Bayda, under anti-Ghadafi forces control
• Tobruk, under anti-Ghadafi forces control
• El Ademe, under anti-Ghadafi forces control
• Ghat

Libyan air force equipment

Aircraft	Origin	Type	In service	Notes
Dassault Mirage F1	France	Multi role fighter	1 (2 in Malta)	32 delivered in the seventies, most of them have disappeared. Some are based at Gamal Abdul El Nasser Air Base, south of Tobruk. In 2007, Dassault Aviation was awarded a contract to put 12 remaining airframes back into flying condition. Only four have been refitted.[ Two were flown to Malta on 21 February 2011 by pilots who, after being instructed to bomb protesters, chose instead to apply for asylum. One shot down on 3 March 2011.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21	Soviet Union	Trainer/interceptor	23	Most are grounded. On 15 March 2011, one MiG-21bis and one MiG-21UM landed at Benina airport flown by defector libyan air force pilot who joined the rebellion. On 17 March 2011, a "Free Libya Air Force" MiG-21UM crashed after take off from Benina airport due to technical problems. It was flown from Ghurdabiya AB (near Syrte) to Benina by a defecting pilot, on previous day.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23	Soviet Union	Ground attack/interceptor/trainer	109	Most are grounded. 2011 civil war in February and March: at least 4 captured by rebels in air base in Benghazi February and March 2011. Four captured by rebels at Tobruk air base. Four captured by rebels in hangar at Misratah. One captured by rebels at Al-Abrak. On 15 March 2011, a rebel website reported that opposition forces started using a captured MiG-23 and a helicopter to sink 2 loyalist ships and bombing some tank positions. On 19 March 2011, a rebel Free Libyan Air Force MiG-23BN was shot down over Benghazi.
Sukhoi Su-22	Soviet Union	Ground attack	38	One lost on 23 February 2011 as the crew of two refused to follow an order to attack protesters and ejected out of their plane, which crashed near Ajdabiya, 100 miles west of Benghazi. A number of other Su-22 are claimed as shot down by the rebels One shot down over Benghazi on March 17th
Sukhoi Su-24	Soviet Union	Long range bomber	2	One lost in a fire, One reported to have been shot down outside Ra's Lanuf on 5 March 2011 by anti-Gaddafi rebels.
Soko J-21 Jastreb	Yugoslavia	Light ground attack	13
Aero L-39 Albatros	Czechoslovakia	Light attack/trainer	110
Aermacchi SF.260	Italy	Basic trainer	19	One SF.260ML crushed under a tank at Misratah airport on February 23rd, 2011.
Soko G-2 Galeb	Yugoslavia	Light attack/trainer	116	2011 civil war in February and March: Four captured by rebels in hangar at Misratah airport.
Yakovlev Yak-130	Russia	Jet trainer	6	On order (2010); Status up in balance after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announces ban on arms sales to Libya.
Dassault Falcon 20	France	Light transport	3
Antonov An-26	Soviet Union	Medium transport	10	17 February 2011. One An-26 captured by protesters in Kufra
Gulfstream II	USA	Light transport	1
Dassault Falcon 50	France	Light transport	1
Ilyushin Il-76	Soviet Union	Heavy transport	17
Let L-410 Turbolet	Czechoslovakia	Light utility transport	15
Lockheed C-130H Hercules	USA	Heavy transport	10	Fuck Cunt Bollocks!
Antonov An-124	Soviet Union	Heavy transport	2
Ilyushin Il-78	Soviet Union	Air to air refueller	4
Mil Mi-24 Hind	Russia	Heavy attack helicopter	37	Three captured by Chadian rebels in the 80s and sent to France and US for evaluation. Some source considers Mi-35; anyway, #853 destroyed by fire on the ground on 23 Feb 2011 or days before #854 captured by rebels. Mi-24 shot down by anti-Gaddafi rebels in Misrata, 28 Feb 2011. Mi-24 shot down anti-Gaddafi rebels in Ra's Lanuf, 6 March 2011
Mil Mi-14	Russia	Medium utility helicopter	12	2011 civil war in February and March: One captured by rebels at Benghazi
Bell 206 JetRanger	USA	Training helicopter	4
Bell 212 Twin Huey	USA	Light transport helicopter	2	Delivered from Italy
Boeing CH-47 Chinook	USA	Heavy transport helicopter	8	Delivered from Italy
Mil Mi-8 Hip	Russia	Medium transport helicopter	25
Mil Mi-17	Russia	Medium transport helicopter	?	Status up in balance after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announces ban on arms sales to Libya.
Lavochkin SA-2	Soviet Union	Air defence SAM	88	At least 2 have been reported captured by anti-government protesters and defected military units in Tobruk.
Isayev SA-3	Soviet Union	Air defence SAM	10
SA-6	Soviet Union	Air defence SAM	43