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                                             Thai
     

         120118-   [3 Off. to FRA for flight training]
    
         1311-
                   (Aviation Section of Army Engineering Div.)
    F    140323or27-
                   (Royal Siamese Flying Corps)[RSFC]
                   (Army Flying Battalion)
         190319- 
                   (Royal Siamese Aeronautical Service)[RSAS]
                   (Aeronautical Dept. of Army)
         211201-
                   (Royal Aeronautical Service)/
                   (Dept. of Aeronautical Service)
         3610-     [Independent Status]
    
         3704-
                   (Royal Siamese AF)[RSAF]
         390624-   Kongtap Agard Thai
                   (Royal Thai AF)[RTAF]
                   ---------------------
                   RF Royal Flight
    ===============
    N    380601-
                   [ordered 2 cruisers with catapults for recee
                   floatplanes, from ITL.  Both requisitioned by
                   ITL N and scuttled in 1943.  Were too have 
                   been named Taksin and Naresuan]
         51-       Kongbin Tha Han Lur
         -62       (Royal Thai Navy-Air Arm)[RTNAD]
                   -------------------------
         9703-     RTNS/HTMS Chakri Naruebet 911 [Carrier]
    ===============
    M              Marine
                   (    )
    ===============
    A    52-       Kongbin Tha Han Bo
                   (Royal Thai Army-Air Arm)
    ===============
    P    54-  
                   (Thai Border Police-Air Wing)[RTBPA]
    
                   [H-S(-29), HS-(29-)]
    
    Aeritalia G.222                         {F}      95/05  6    *SP  |
    Aero L-39ZA Albatross                   {F}      93/04  40   *xP
    A.C. 500A Commander                     {A}      63/70  1    *S   |
     "   685      "                         {F}     /92/97  1    *S
     "   690A     "                         {AF}     77/88  1    *S   |
    AESL CT/4A Airtrainer Niyom             {F}      74/04  54   *xP  |
     "(PAC) "      "        "               {F}      92/04  6    *SP
     "      "      "        "               {P}      72/83  1    *S   |
     "   T6/24 Airtourer                    {P}      72/    1    *SP  |
    Aichi E13A, Jake, Type 3                {N}     42?/    3    *P
    Airbus A310                             {F}      91/04  1    *SP
     "     A319ACJ                          {F}      04/05  1    *SP  |
    Airtech(Nur) CN-235                     {P}      96/05  1    *SP  |
     "       "      "                       {G}      98/04  2    *SP  |
    ASW Boripatra                           {F} *27  27/40  <12  *P   |
     "  Prachadhipok                        {F} *29  29/    1    *P   |
    Auster D5/180 Husky                     {P}      67/    1    *SP  | 
    Avro 504N                               {F}      30/48  20   *S   |
     "(RTASW) 504N                          {F} *    30/48  50+  .    |
     "         "                            {N}      39/    1    *D   |
    BAe Jetstream 32                        {G}      92/    1    *S
     "      "     41                        {A}      95/05  2    *SP
    Beech 18, C-45F Expeditor               {F}      47/71  7    *SP  |
     "    35 Bonanza                        {N}      48/51  3    *SP  |
     "          "                           {F}      51/62  3    *S   |
     "    65 Queen Air                      {F}      71/89  3    *S   |
     "         "    "                       {G}      81/86  1    *S   |
     "    65   "    "                       {A}      64/82  4    *S   |
     "    99A                               {A}      70/83  1    *S   |
     "    King Air E90                      {A}      72/82  1    *S   |
     "     "   "    "                       {F}      82/89  3    *S   |
     "     "   "   200                      {FR}     93/05  3    *S
     "     "   "    "                       {A}      84/04  2    *S   |
     "     "   "   350                      {G}      97/04  2    *SP  |
     "    1900C-1                           {A}      91/05  2    *SP
    Bell 47G Sioux                          {F}      72/73  9    *P   |
     "   OH-13  "                           {A}      68/02  24   *x   |
     "   47J                                {P}      69/94  12   *x
     "(Kaw) KH-4                            {A}      64/82  28   *xPD |
     "  "    "                              {F}      82/85  1    *S   |
     "  "    "                              {P}      65/87  20   *S   |
     "   204,UH-1 Iroquois                  {P}      63/79  10   *S   |
     "    "   "      "                      {A}      68/98  120  *P
     "   205, UH-1H  "                      {A}      68/04  139  *x   |
     "    "     "    "                      {F}      68/04  130  *SP
     "    "     "    "                      {N}      75/04  4    *SP
     "    "     "    "                      {P}      70/05  34   *SP  |
     "   206 Jet Ranger                     {A}      69/04  34   *x   |
     "    "   "    "                        {F}      95/04  7    *S
     "    "   "    "                        {G}      82/05  6    *S   |
     "    "   "    "                        {P}      82/05  14   *SP  |
     "   206L Long Ranger                   {P}      83/05  2    *S   |
     "   209, AH-1F Cobra                   {A}      90/04  4    *SP  |
     "   212, UH-1N                         {F}      76/99  2    *S   |
     "    "     "                           {P}      83/05  16   *SP  |
     "    "     "                           {A}      76/04  56   *x   |
     "    "     "                           {N}      78/04  8    *SP
     "   214                                {P}      97/05  9    *S   |
     "    "                                 {A}      79/96  4    *SP  |
     "    "                                 {N}      86/04  7    *SP  |
     "   412                                {F}      82/04  11   *S   |
     "   412SP                              {A}      95/98  56   *P
     "    " EP                              {P}      81/97  2    *SP
     "    "                                 {G}      97/05  1    *S   |
    Boeing 100E, P-12E                      {F}      31/49  2    *SP
     "     737-200                          {R}      83/05  1    *SP
     "      " -300                          {F}      83/93  1    *S   |   
     "      " -400                          {F}      95/04  1    *SP  |
    B.V. CH-47 Chinook                      {A}      72/04  10   *SP  |
     "(Kaw) KV-107/II Sea Knight            {A}      63/76  4    *SP  |
    Brequet Biplane III,1913,J,U1,L1        {F}      13/15  4    *P   |    
     "(lm)     "                            {F} *15  15/    1    .
     "      Bre.14A2                        {F}      19/37  8    *xP
     "      Bre.14B2                        {F}      19/37  1    .
     "      Bre.14 Sanitaire                {F}      26/31  1    .
     "      Bre.14T                         {F}      19/23       .
     "(ASW) Bre.14                          {F} *    24/33  32   .
    Bristol Bulldog IIA                     {F}      30/40  2    *S
    B-N. BN-2A Islander                     {G}      68/99  1    *SP  |
    Canadair CL-215                         {N}      78/04  2    *SPD
    CASA C.212-100 Aviocar                  {G}      79/98  4    *S   |
     "      " -200    "                     {G}      82/05  1    *S   |
     "      " -300    "                     {G}      96/05  6    *S   | 
     "      " -300    "                     {A}      95/05  2    *SP  |
    Cessna 150                              {F}      71/04  6    *xP
     "     170H                             {F}      54/59  9    *SP  |
     "      "                               {G}      64/70  4    *S   |
     "     R172, T-41 Mescalero             {F}      68/04  20   *xP  |
     "      "      "      "                 {A}      67/04  36   *xP
     "     180                              {G}      71/04  11   *S   |
     "      "                               {P}      53/96  2    *S   |
     "     185, U-17B                       {A}      71/04  11   *SP
     "      "   U-17A,B                     {N}      76/04  8    *SP  |
     "     195?                             {P}      53/    1    *S   |
     "     TU206                            {G}      73/99  4    *SP  |
     "     208, U-27A Caravan               {G}      92/04  8    *SP  |
     "     305, O-1 Bird Dog, L-19A         {A}      56/99  124  *xP  |
     "      "    "   "    "                 {N}      75/04  8    *SP  |
     "      "    "   "    "                 {F}      67/90  54   *xPD |
     "     310F                             {P}      61/80  2    *SP  |
     "     310Q                             {G}      73/98  2    *x   |
     "     318, A-37B Dragonfly             {F}      72/94  20   *SP  |
     "      "   T-37 Tweety Bird            {F}      61/96  30   *SP  |
     "(Summit) O2-337 Sentry                {N}      80/04  11   *SPD
     "     411A                             {F}      82/89  2    *S
     "      "                               {A}      66/82  2    *S
    Con. PT-1                               {F}      28/39  4    *xPd |
    Curtiss Hawk II                         {F}      34/49  12   *SP
     "       "   III                        {F}      35/49  24   *SP
     "(ASW)  "   IIIC                       {F} *39? 37/49  :50  .
      "       "   75N                       {F}      38/49  12   *SP
     "      SB2C-5 Helldiver                {N}      51/55  6    *SPD |
     "        "        "                    {F}      51/55  6    *S   | 
    DBD Alpha Jet                           {F}      00/05  25   *xP  |
    deH. D.H.82A Tiger Moth                 {F}      51/61  34   *P   |
     "       "     "    "                   {N}      50/51  30   *D   |
    DHC DHC-1 Chipmunk                      {F}      50/89  66   *xP  |
     "(RTAF-4) "(Chandra) "                 {F} *74  74/89  (14) *xP  |
     "  DHC-2 Beaver                        {A}      61/81  4    *SD  |
     "  DHC-3 Otter                         {F}             2    *S
     "  DHC-4A Caribou                      {P}      66/94  3    *SP  |
    Dornier Do 28D Skyservant               {P}      70/85  1    *SP  |
     "      228                             {N}      91/04  7    *SP  |
    Douglas C-47 Dakota                     {F}      48/98  71   *SP
     "     EC-47D   "                       {F}      64/66  1    *S   |
     "(Basler) "    "                       {F}      98/04  9    *xP  |
     "         "    "                       {N}      78/99  13   *xP  |
     "         "    "                       {A}      66/84  7    *S   |
     "         "    "                       {P}      54/70  4    *SD  |
     "      C-54 Skymaster                  {F}      59/66  2    *S   |
     "      DC-8                            {F}      79/89  3    *SPD
    Enstrom F-28F                           {G}      86/97  4    *SP  |
    Eurocopter EC155B-1                     {P}      04/05  2    *S   |
    Fairchild F24J Forwarder                {F}      38/50  3    *x   |
     "        24W40                         {F}      40/50  10   *xP  |
     "        C-123 Provider                {F}      64/95  47   *SP
     "        C-123T    "                   {F}      80/84  (1)  *P   |
     "          "       "                   {H}             1    *S
     "       -Hiller FH-1100                {P}      67/79  16   *SP  |
    Fairey Firefly F.R.1                    {F}      51/55  10   *SP
     "        "    T.2                      {F}      51/55  2    *SP
    Fletcher FU.24A-950                     {G}      70/03  6    *xP  |
    Fokker F.27-200MPA Maritime             {N}      84/04  4    *SP
     "     F.27-400M                        {N}      86/04  2    *SP
     "     50                               {P}      92/05  1    *SPD |
    G.D. F-16A Fighting Falcon              {F}      88/04  45   *SP  |
     "   F-16B    "       "                 {F}      88/04  14   *SP  |
    GAF N22 Nomad Missionmaster             {F}      82/04  25   *SP  |
     "  N.24A Searchmaster                  {N}      84/04  5    *SP
    Grob G-109                              {F}      89/94  2    *SP  |
    Grumman F8F-1B Bearcat                  {F}      51/60  29b204*P  |
     "      F8F-1D    "                     {F}      53/60  100b *xP
     "      HU-16B Albatross                {N}      62/81  3    *SPD |
     "      S-2F Tracker                    {N}      52/04  12   *SPD |
     "      US-2C   "                       {N}      52/98  2    *x
     "      J4F Widgeon, G-44A              {F}      51/56  5    *xPD |
     "       "     "   , Gosling            {N}      51/51  5    *x   |
    Hawker AV-8A Harrier 55                 {N}      96/04  7    *SPD |
     "    TAV-8A    "    56                 {N}      96/05  2    *SP
    H.S. HS.748                             {R}      65/94  2    *SP
     "      "                               {F}      65/04  7    *SP  |
    Heinkel He 43D                          {F}      30/40  2    *SP
    Helio U-10 Super Courier                {F}      63/86  30+  *xP  |
    Hiller 360 Raven                        {F}      50/52  1    *S   |
     "      "     "                         {P}      50/    1    *S   |
     "     UH-12B "                         {F}      52/62  4    *S   |
     "       "    "                         {P}      53/66  14   *S   |
     "     UH-12E "                         {P}      64/87  8    *S   |
     "       "    "                         {A}      71/84  6    *x
     "       "    "                         {G}      72/93  8    *S   | 
    Hoffman H-36 Dimona                     {F}      83/94  14   *xP
    Hughes(Sch) TH-300C                     {A}      86/04  48   *xP
     "     369HS/D, 500                     {G}      77/97  4    *SP  |
     "     269A, TH-55A                     {A}      74/86  25   *x   |
     "     269C                             {G}             2    *S   |
    IAI 201 Arava                           {F}      80/04  3    *SP  |
    Junkers F 13?                           {F}      26/         .
    KAAI 2K-1                                        40/    a #
    Kaman HH-43B Huskie                     {F}      63/94  4    *SP  |
    Lake La-4-200                           {P}      60/68  3    *SP  |
    Learjet 35A                             {F}      88/04  3    *SP
    Lockheed C-130H Hercules                {F}      80/04  8    *SP
     "       C-130H-30 "                    {F}      83/04  4    *SP
     "       P-3T Orion                     {N}      93/04  5    *SPD
     "       T-33A                          {F}      55/94  46   *xP  |
     "      RT-33A                          {F}      55/96  8    *P   | 
    Martin 139-WSM                          {F}      37/49  6    *P
     "     139                              {F}      42/49  3    .
     "     166                              {F}      43/49  6    .
    Maule MX-7-235                          {A}      91/04  21   *S   |
    Miles Magister                          {F}      47/52  20   *x   |
     "       "                              {N}        /51  some .    |
    Mitsubishi(Nak) Ki.21, Sally            {F}      40/49  9    *P   |
     "         Ki.30 Nagoya, Ann            {F}      40/51  24   *P   |
    Nakajima Ki.27, Nate, Abdul             {F}      42/45  12   *P
     "(lm)      "    "      "               {F} *    WWII        .
     "       Ki.43 Hayabusa, Oscar          {F}      43/49  24   *P
     "       Ki.49, Helen                   {F}      45     1    .
     "       E8N2, Dave                     {N}      40/45  18   *PD  |
    Nieuport IIN                            {F}      13/18  4    *P
     "       IVG                            {F}      13/14  1    *P
     "(lm)   Penguion                       {F} *NF         1
     "       11                             {F}      18/27  2    *d   |
     "       12                             {F}        /33  1    .
     "(lm)   15                             {F} *                .
     "       17C1                           {F}             1    .
     "(lm)    "                             {F} *    22/         .
     "       18 Baby                        {F}      18/35  :12  .    |
     "       21C1                           {F}                  .    |
     "       23 Baby                        {F}      18/35  :12  .    |
     "       24C1                           {F}                  .
     "       27C1                           {F}                  .    |
     "      -Delage NiD29C1                 {F}      23/36  2    *xP
     "(lm)     "       "                    {F} *24  24/36  :10  .    |
    Nihon Kogata Tobi [primary]             {F}      41/    1    *P   |
     "      "    Hato [elementary]          {F}      41/    1    .    |
     "      "    Ootori [soarer]            {F}      41/    1    .    |
    NAA F-86F Sabre                         {F}      61/73  54   *P   |
     "  F-86L   "                           {F}      62/67  20   *P   |
     "  NA-44;NA-69 [in mkgs]                        40ca   0    *P
     "  NA-50;NA-68 [in mkgs]                        40ca   0    *P
     "  AT-6 Texan                          {N}     E50/         *D   |
     "  T-6    "  , Harvard                 {F}      48/74  210+ *xP  |
     "  T-28D Trojan                        {F}      62/84  45   *xP  |
     " AT-28D   "                           {F}      62/88  88   .    |
    NAR OV-10C Bronco                       {F}      71/04  32   *SPD |
    Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter           {F}      67/04  20   *SP
     "      RF-5A    "       "              {F}      70/04  4    *SD
     "       F-5B    "       "              {F}      66/04  6    *SP
     "       F-5E Tiger II                  {F}      78/04  40   *xP
     "       F-5F Tiger II                  {F}      78/04  6    *S
    Pazmany(RTAF) PL-2                      {F} *    74/74  2    *P   |
    Percival Prince 3A                      {A?F}    52/62  1    *SPD |
    Pilatus PC-6/B Turbo Porter             {A}      77/91  8    *SPD |
     "(F-H)   "    "     "                  {P}      69/04  9    *SD  |
     "  "     "    "     "                  {G}      75/04  7    *S   |
     "(Frchld) AU-23A Peacemaker            {F}      72/04  36   *SPD
     "      PC-9                            {F}      91/04  26   *xP
    Piper L-4J Cub                          {F}      47/59  42   *P   |
     "     "    "                           {A}      52/    22   .
     "     "    "                           {N}     E50/         *D
     "    Pa-11                             {N}      49/51  2    *S   |
     "      "                               {F}      51/62  2    *S   |
    Rearwin 8500 Sportster                  {F}      38/47  2    *SP  |
    Republic F-84G Thunderjet               {F}      56/63  31   *SP  | 
    RFB Fantrainer 400                      {F}      84/94  1    .
     "       "     600                      {F}      84/94  1    .
     "(RTAF) "     400, AWI-2               {F} *    88/94  30   *xP  |
     "  "    "     600                      {F} *    88/94  17   .    |
    Robinson R-22B                          {A}      91/98  2    *S   |
     "       R-44                           {A}     91?/96  1    *S   |
    RTAF-2                                  {F} *    57/58  1    .    |
     "  -5                                  {F} *84  84/85  2    *P
    Short Skyvan                            {P}      72/05  3    *SP  |
     "    330/UTT                           {P}      84/05  2    *SP  |
     "       "                              {A}      84/04  5    *SPD
     "       "                              {G}      88/93  4    *S   |
    SIAI SF.260MT Warrior                   {F}      73/99  13   *SP  |
     "   SF.260W                            {F}      78/99  8    *SP
    Sik. S-48, H-5A                         {F}      53/54  1    *SP  |
     "(Wlnd) WS-51 Dragonfly 1A             {F}      50/54  3    *S   |
     "   S-55                               {P}      62     3    *D   |
     "     "                                {A}      58/59  5    *S   |
     "     " , UH-19 Chickasaw              {F}      54/65  11   *P
     "   S-58, CH-34C Choctaw               {F}      62/80  63   *xP
     "(Thai-Am) S-58T, "   "                {F}      78/03  20   *SP
     "    "       "    "   "                {G}      87/97  2    *SP  |
     "(Mit) S-62A                           {F}      62/89  4    *S
     "  "     "                             {A}             1    *S   |
     "  "     "                             {P}      72/74  2    *P
     "   S-62C                              {G}      67/04  2    *S   |
     "   S-70C, UH-60A Black Hawk?          {A}      01/05  9    *x   |
     "   S-70B     "   SeaHawk              {N}      97/05  6    *SPD |
     "   S-76B                              {N}      96/05  6    *SPD |
    SNIAS AS350B Ecureuil                   {G}      95/05  16   *SP  | 
     "    AS332L2 Super Puma                {F}      96/04  3    *P
    Spad S.7C1                              {F}      19/31  1?   *xP
     "(lm) "                                {F} *    23/    30   .    |
     "   S.13C1                             {F}      19/31  2?   *x
    Stinson L-5B Sentinel                   {F}      47/59  10   *SP  |
     "        "     "                       {A}      52/    5    .
    Supermarine Spitfire FR.14              {F}      50/55  30   *SP
     "             "     PR.19              {F}      54/55  1    *SP  |
    Swearingen Merlin IIIB                  {F}      83/91  1    *S   |
     "   SA226-AT "   IVA                   {F}      78/92  5    *SP
    Tachikawa Ki.55 Ida                     {F}      42/50  24   *P   |
    Transavia PL-12 Airtruk                 {F}      71/94  14   *SP  |
    Vought V-93S, O3U-3 Corsair             {F}      34/45  9    *P
     "     V-93SA          "                {F}      34/45  3    .
     "(ASW)  "             "                {F} *36  36/50  72   *P   |
     "     A-7E Corsair II                  {N}      95/05  17   *SPD |
     "    TA-7C    "                        {N}      95/05  4    *SP
    Watanabe WS-103-S Amagasi, E9W1         {N}      38/40  6    *PD  |
    Westland Super Lynx 300 Mk110           {N}      04/05  2    *SP  |
    Wren 460 (Cessna?)                      {A}     74?/    1    *S   |
    
    Books:
    
         Lumholdt & Warren
         The History of Aviation in Thailand
         1987, Travel, Hong Kong, 100pp. Ill.
    
         Young, Edward M.
         Aerial Nationalism
         1995, Smithsonian, Wash. D.C. 330pp. Ill.
    
     Articles:
    
         APic86NO423 {N}
    
         13FRI57NO13
    
         19AI80JL14
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         49  95DE364
    
         AFMo95JN22 {F}
             97SE27 {P}
    
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    ver 05C
    Links:
    Thai AF OFFICIAL
    http://rtaf.mi.th/english/index.html

    Thai AF unofficial (404 not found)
    http://inet.co.th/cyberclub/somsri/somsri1.htm

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