Modern
Austrian Air Force
1979

Austria

List Air9

by Mark Bevis

1. Air Force

Flying Regiment I

    Light Transport Squadron: 2x Skyvan 3M survey/transport planes
    12x Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter
    7x O-1E Bird Dog army OP planes
    1x Saab Safir

Flying Regiment II

    Surveillance (fighter) Wing: 2 Squadrons@ 8x Saab 105<\V>
    Training Wing: 2 Squadrons@ 10x Saab 91D Safir basic trainers

Flying Regiment III

    Fighter-Bomber Wing: 2 Squadrons@ 8x Saab 105

Helicopter Wing 1

    1 AOP Squadron: 12x OH-58B (1976+)
    1 Training/SAR Squadron: 13x AB-204A

Helicopter Wing 2

    2 Squadrons@ 11x Alouette III

Helicopter Wing 3

    2 Squadrons@ 11x AB-204B replacing by 12x AB212 (1980+)
    1 Flight: 2x S-65C-2 Sea Stallion

2. Notes

    a) Saab 105<\V> can carry 2x 18x 68mm RP pods or 8x 5" rockets or 4x 1000lb HE bombs or 2x AIM-9 Sidewinder, all options can also include 2x 30mm cannon pods.

    b) AB212 can carry 2x 8x 68mm RP pods or 2x 7.62mm minigun pods firing forward.


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