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    F    13      
                   (Cuban Army Aero Corps)
         15
                   (Cuban Army AF)
         17        Cuerpo de Aviacion del Exercito de Cuba[CAEC]
                   (Cuba Aviation Corps)
         19        [1st Squadron]
    
         34        Aviation del Ejercito de Cuba
                   (Cuba Army Aviaton)
                   Cuerpo Aerea Ejercito de Cuba
                   (Cuban Armny Air Corps)
         520423    Fuerza Aerea del Ejercito de Cuba[FAEC]
         -590101   (Cuban Army AF)
                   ---------------
         580502-   Fuerza Aerea Rebelde
                   (Rebel AF)
         590101    Defensa Anti-Aerea y
                   Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria[DAAFAR][FAR]
                   (Cuban Revolutionary AF)
         72        [equal status with A, N]
    ===============
    N    2712-     Aviacion Naval, Marina de Guerra de Cuba
                   (            )
         34        Aviacion de la Marina de Guerra Constitucional
                   Fuerza Aerea Marina del Guerra
                   (Cuban Naval AF)
                   (  "     "   Air Arm)
         37        Aviacion Naval
                   (Naval Aviation) 
                   Fuerza Aerea Naval[FAN]
                   (Naval AF)
                   Fuerza Aerea Marina del Guerra
                   (                            )
         -55       [unified with FAEC]
                   -------------------
         50s       [FAN]
    ===============
    X    33        Southern Protectors Corp.
                   -------------------------
         59-       Fuerza Aerea de Liberacion
         -61       (Liberation Air Force) [CIA]
    ===============
    L    59-       Cubana
                   [adjunct to the FAR]
    ===============
    B              Tropas Guardafronteras
                   (Cuban Border Patrol)
    
    
                   [NM-, C-C, CL-, CM-, CU-]
    
    A.C. 560                      {F}         56/58     2      *S
    Aero L-29 Delfin?             {F}                          .    |
     "   L-39C Albatros            "          82/04     31     *SD  
    Aeronca C-3                    "          33/       1      .
     "      L-3B                   "          43/47     11     *SP
     "      65TC                   "          41/       4      .
    Antonov An-2M, Colt            "          60/04     50     *x
     "      An-12, Cub             "          66/67     1      .    |
     "      An-24, Coke            "          62/04     20     *x
     "      An-26, Curl            "          77/04     30     *xP
     "      An-30, Clank           "          93/04     1      *S
     "      An-32, Cline           "          83/04     2      .
    ATR-42-300                    {L}         88/01     6      .    |
     "  72S                       {L}         99/01     3      .    |
    Beech 17 Staggerwing          {F}         45,58     2      *xP
     "    18, C-45 Expeditor       "          47/61     1      *SP
     "    " , F2B                  "          47/       1      *S
     "    " , AT-7                 "          47/       2      *S
     "    " , AT-11                "          47/58     2      *SP
     "    "     "                 {X}                   1      .
     "    D18S                    {F}         58/61     1      .
     "    35 Bonanza               "          47/58     6      *SP
     "(CCF) 45, T-34A Mentor       "          59/       0      *xP  |
    Bell 47G-2 Sioux               "          56/74     6      *S
     "   47H     "                 "          59/74     1      *P   |
     "   47J Ranger                "          59/74     7      *xP
    Bellanca 66-75 Airbus          "          35/38     1      *SP  |
     "       Aircruiser                    34?37/47     2
    Bristsol Britannia            {L}         58/93     5      .    |
    Cessna UC-78 Bobcat           {F}         47/       2      .
     "     120                     "          58/59     1      .
     "     170                                50's      1
     "     172 Skyhawk            {F}         50's      1
     "     175                     "          58/       1      *S
     "     180 Skywagon            "          58/61     1      .
     "     182 Skylane             "          58/       1      .
     "     190                     "         50e/       1      *S
     "     195                     "          58/58     1      .
     "     310                     "          55/59     1      .
    Champion 7GC Challenger        "          58/59     2      .
    Con. PB4Y-1 Liberator          "          47/       1      *SP
     "   OA-10 Catalina            "          46/59     2      *SP
     "     "       "              {N}         54/       2      *S
     "   PBY-2     "               "          47/59     2      *S
     "   PBY-5A    "               "          52/59     1      *S
     "(Bo) PB2B-1  "               "          52/59     1      *SP
     "     "       "              {X}                   1      .
     "   PT-3 Husky               {F}         28/37     10     *SP
    Curtiss CW-19R-2               "          37/48     5      *SP
     "      C-46A Commando         "          47/63     4      *xP
     "        "      "            {X}         60/61     6      *x
     "      Cuban Hawk, F6C-4,P-6S{F}         30/31     5      *SP
     "             "   II, F11C-2  "          33/39     4      *SP
     "             "   III
     "      Fledgling             {N}         35/37     1      *S
     "      JN-4D Jenny           {F}         19/26     9      *x
     "      (Model F?)             "          13/       1      .
     "      Robin                  "          35/37     1      .
     "      SNC-1                  "          42/42     5      *x
     "      SO3C-2 Seagull        {N}         43/       3      .
    deH.(Bo) D.H.4M(B)            {F}         23/29     6      *S
     "   D.H.60GM Moth            {N}         35/37     1      *SP
    DHC DHC-2 Beaver Mk.I         {F}         51/67     11     *xP  |
    Douglas B-26B Invader          "          53/61            *P   |
     "      B-26C    "             "          56/61     19     *SP  |
     "        "      "            {X}         61/       24
     "      C-47 Dakota           {F}         46/67     14     *S   |
     "      C-54A Skymaster, DC-4  "          56/67     2      *xP  |
     "        "      "            {X}         60/       6      *x
     "      DC-8-43               {L}         76,85     4      .    |
    Fairchild C-82 Packet         {F}         57/       1      .
     "        24W                  "          58/       1      .
    Fokker(Atlantic) Universal    {N}         28/       1      *SP
     "     F.14                   {X}         33/       1      *S
     "     F.27-500 Friendship    {L}         94/01     6      .    |
    Ford 4-AT Tri-Motor           {N}         41/46     3      *x
    Grumman G-44A Widgeon          "          52/       4      .
     "      JRF-5 Goose            "          42/54     2      *SD  |
     "      TBM Avenger            "          56/60     7      *SP
    Hawker Sea Fury FB.11         {F}         58/61     16     *SP
     "      "   "   T.20           "          58/61     2      *S
    Hiller UH-12                   "          49/59     3      *S
    Howard DGA-8                  {N}         37/48     2
     "     DGA-15W                 "          40/43     1      *SP
    Ilyushin Il-14, Crate         {F}         61/92     20     *x
     "       Il-18, Coot          {L}         62/01            .    |
     "       Il-28, Beagle        {F}         62ca      a42    .
     "       Il-28U, Mascot        "          62ca      a
     "       Il-62, Classic       {L}         77/01     14     .    |
     "       Il-76, Candid         "          88/98     2      *SP  
    Kamov Ka-28, Helix                                         .    
    Keystone K-84 Commuter        {N}         35/37     1      *S
    Let L-200 Morava              {F}         61/63     11     *SP
    Lockheed 8A Sirius            {N}         36/45     1      *SP
     "       12 Electra Jr., C-40A            39/       1      .
     "       37, B-34 Ventura     {F}         47/       2      *SP
     "       18 Lodestar           "         50e/       3      *S
     "       049 Constellation    {L}         53/59     2      .    |
     "       1049      "          {L}         54/59     6      .    |
     "       P-38L Lightning      {F}         47/50     6      *SP
     "       T-33A                 "          54/68     8      *SP
    Mik-Gur. MiG-15, Fagot         "          61/88     20b60  .
     "   "   MiG-15bis  "                     66/91     15b    *PD  |
     "   "   MiG-15UTI, Midget    {F}         60/98     30     *xP
     "   "   MiG-17F, Fresco B/C   "          61/04     100    *xP
     "   "   MiG-17PF   "                     82
     "  MiG-19PF, Farmer C        {F}                   40     .
     "  MiG-19PM    "    D         "                           .
     "  MiG-19SF    "    C         "          61/95     65     *xPD
     "  MiG-21bis, Fishbed L,N     "          81/04     100    *xP
     "  MiG-21F-13    "    E                  62/04     50
     "  MiG-21MF      "    J      {F}         72/04     50     *x
     "  MiG-21PF      "    D
     "  MiG-21PFM     "    F                  82/04     34     *D   |
     "  MiG-21PFMA    "    J      {F}         82/91     40     *xP  |
     "  MiG-21R       "    H       "                           .
     "  MiG-21UTI, Mongol          "          63/04     20     *P
     "  MiG-21U      "             "                                |
     "  MiG-21UM     "             "                                |
     "  MiG-23BN, Flogger F        "          77/04     45     *xPD
     "  MiG-23MS     "    E        "          78/04     18     *P
     "  MiG-23MF     "    B                   81/91     3
     "  MiG-23ML     "    G       {F}                   1      *S
     "  MiG-23UM     "    C        "          78/04     4      *xP
     "  MiG-27       "    D                   78/87     15
     "  MiG-29B, Fulcrum A        {F}         89/04     10     *x
     "  MiG-29UB    "    B         "          91/04     2
    Mil Mi-1, Hare                 "          62/89     30     *x
     "   "     "                  {N}                   30     .
     "  Mi-2, Hoplite                         82/04     2+
     "(WSK)"     "?                           83/95     2      .
     "  Mi-4, Hound               {F}         61/92     60     *xP
     "   "      "                 {N}         74/89     25     .
     "  Mi-8, Hip C               {F}         84/04     20
     "   "     "  E                "          79/88     20
     "   "     "  F                "         E70/98     20     *x
     "  Mi-17  "  H                "          83/04     16     .
     "  Mi-14, Haze A             {N}         83/04     14     .
     "  Mi-24, Hind D             {F}         80/04     20+    *xP  |
     "  Mi-25,  "   K?             "          82/98     10     .
    M-S monoplane G                "          15/       1      *P   |
    NAF N3N                       {N}         43/L50    3      .
    Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman      {F}         51/       1      .
    NAA B-25 Mitchell              "          47/       6      *SP
     "  Navion                     "          52/54     1      .
     "(Ryan) "                     "          58/       2      *S
     "  P-51D Mustang              "          47/63     3      *SPD
     "  T-6 Texan                  "          42/63     21     *xP
     "   "    "                   {N}         59/       5      .
     "  T-28A Trojan              {F}         54ca      10     *SP
    Piper Pa-12 Super Cruiser      "          58/       2      *S
     "    Pa-18 Super Cub          "          53/       5      *S
     "    Pa-20 Pacer              "          53/58     8      *S
     "    Pa-22 Tripacer           "          55/61     7      *SP
     "    Pa-23 Apache             "          55/58     1      .
    PZL-104 Wilga                 {F}         01                    |
    Republic P-47D Thunderbolt     "          52/61     29     *SPD |
    Sikorsky(Wlnd) WS-55 Whirlwind "          58/82     3      *x
    Stearman A73B1                 "          39/47     7      *SP
     "       N2S-4 Kaydet          "          43/       3      *S
     "         "     "            {N}         43/       2      .
     "       PT-13   "             "          45/63     4
     "       PT-17   "   , A75N1   "          43/63     4
     "         "     "                        42/       6      *S
    Stinson SR-9 Reliant          {N}         37/37     1      *S
     "       "      "             {F}         37/       1      *S
     "      105                    "                    1      *SP
     "      108                    "                    1      *S
     "      ( ? )                             37        1
    Tupolev Tu-154, Careless      {L}
    Vickers Viscount              {L}         56/60     7      *P   |
    Vought O2U-1 Corsair          {F}         23/41     6      .
     "     O2U-2, V-99M
     "     O2U-3A                 {F}         29/41     14     *SP  |
     "     OS2U-3 Kingfisher      {N}         42/59     3      *SP  |
     "     QO-2                   {F}         24/29     12     *xP
    Vultee BT-13A Valiant          "          42/50     9      *SP
    Waco 9                         "         30e/       2      *x
     "   10                        "         30e/       2      *x
     "   CPF-6?                    "          36/       1      .
     "   PBF-2?                    "          34/       1      .
     "   PCF-2?                    "          31/       1      .
     "   S2HD                                 37/       1
     "   S3HD-A, SH3D             {F}         35/47     4      *xP
     "   Taperwing
     "   UBF-2?                   {F}         33/       1      .
     "   UMF-3                    {N}         38/       3      *P   |
     "   ZPF-6?                   {F}         36/       1      .
    Yakovlev Yak-18T               "                    12     .
     "       Yak-40, Codling       "          82/04     6      *S
    Zlin Z42, Z142                {B}         88/04     9      *xP
     "   Z226 Bohatir             {F}         61/86     :15    .
     "   Z326T Trener              "          74/04     60     *P   |
     "   Z526                      "          62/86     1+     *P
    
    Books:
    
         Ferrer, Edward B.
         Operation Puma: The Air Battle of the Bay of Pigs
         1982, IAC, Miami, 247pp. Ill.
    
    
    ver 04C
    Links:
    Cuban AF unofficial
    http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/almanac/english/cuba/cuba.html

    Cuban AF unofficial
    http://polis.home.mindspring.com/far_airforce.html

    Cuban AF unofficial Datasheet
    http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Battlefield/1564/afdata_cuba.html

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