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    F    34-       Air Unit Rhodesian Territorial Army
         3511-     Southern Rhodesia Air Section[SRAS]
                      "        "      "  Unit[SRAU]
         390919-   Southern Rhodesia AF[SRAF]
         -53
                   --------------------------
         4004-     RAF
                   44  410912-570716
                   237 400422-460101 [was No.1 SRAF; to 93]
                   266 410820-450731
                   Rodesian Air Training Group[RATG]
                   ----------------------------
    X    391001-   Southern Rhodesia Air Services[SRAS]
         -460724   [imp. Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways][RANA]
                   [combined airline & comm. sqd]
                   ------------------------------
         poWWII    Air Unit of Army
         471128-   Southern Rhodesian AF[SRAF]
         -53       (Rhodesian Air Training Group)
         53-       Royal Rhodesian AF[RRAF]
         5408-     [independent of army]
         541014-   Royal Rhodesian AF
         61-       RRAF Volunteer Reserve
         631021-   [MLW & ZAM split off] 631231-?
         651111-   Independence
         7005-     Rhodesian AF[RhAF]
         79-       Zimbabwe-Rhodesia still RhAF
         800418-   Zimbabwe AF[ZAF]
                   (AF of Zimbabwe)[AFZ]
    
                   [VP-Y,W(29-64),Z-]
    
    Aeritalia AM.3C Genet                     71/84     43
    Airspeed Oxford               {F}         45/58     87     *S
    Auster J/1 Autocrat            "          47/54     1      *S
     "     J/5 Aiglet              "          51/53     4      *S
     "     A.O.P.6                            51/61     a3
     "     A.O.P.7, T.7                       51/61     a
     "     ( ? )                              47/
    Avro Anson I                  {X}         45/46     5
     "     "   CorT.19            {F}         48/56     3      *S
     "     "   T.20                "          51/61     3      *SP
     "     "   47
    BAC Jet Provost T.52                      73/80     13     .
    BAe Hawk T.60                 {F}         82/04     8      *SP
     "   "   T.60A                 "          92/04     5      *SP
     "  146                        "          87/       1      *S
    Beech 95-C55 Baron             "          67/76     1      *SP
    Bell(Agt) AB205A Iroquois,     " Cheetah  78/90     11     *SP
     "    "   AB412 Griffon        "          83/04     12     *SP
    Boeing 720-025                {G}                   1      *S
    B-N. BN-2A Islander           {F}         76/04     5      *SP
     "(IAR) "     "                "          78/96     1      *S
    CASA C.212M Aviocar            "          83/04     14     *SP
    Cessna 182 Skylane                        79/80     few    .
     "     185 Skywagon           {F}         69/84     17     *SP  
     "     206                    {G}                   1      *S
     "     310                               70s/80     10     .
     "     320C                   {G}                   1      *S
     "     337, Super Skymaster   {F}  Lynx   95/98     2      *SP
     "(Reims) FTB.337G Milirole,   "    "     76/04     21     *SP
     "     402 Utililiner                     81/82     1      .
     "     421A,C Golden Eagle    {F}         75/84     1      *SP
    Dassault Mirage IIIE?                               6
     "         "    IIIR-22                             16
    deH. D.H.60G Moth Major       {X}         39/       2      *S
     "   D.H.82 Tiger Moth         "          38/54     12     *xP
     "(DHA)  "    "    "                                94     *x
     "       "    "    "          {X}         45/46     1
     "   D.H.84 Dragon             "          39/44     1      *S
     "   D.H.85 Leopard Moth       "          39/       4      *S
     "      "      "     "        {F}         46/54     2      *SP
     "   D.H.87 Hornet   "        {X}         39/44     3      *S
     "   D.H.89B Rapide            "          39/42     6      *Sd
     "   D.H.89    "              {F}         46/58     5      *SP
     "   D.H.100 Vampire FB.9      "          53/64     16     *SP  
     "      "       "    FB.52     "          74/81     13     *SP  
     "   D.H.115    "    T.11      "          55/86     16     *SP
     "      "       "    T.55      "          69/85     22     *SP  
    Douglas C-47 Dakota            "          47/92     22     *SP
     "      C-117A                            80/81     1
     "(Can) DC-4M North Star/     {F}Argonaut 59/64     4      *SP
     "      DC-7CF                 "          79/80     2      *SP
    EEC Canberra B.2               "          59/81     6      *SP
     "(Avro)   "  "                "          59/69     1      *S
     "(HP)     "  "                "          59/78     6      *SD
     "(Shorts) "  "                "          59/82     4      *S
     "         " T.4               "          61/81     3      *SP
     "(HP)     "  "                "          61/74     1      *SP
    Fairchild PT-26 Cornell                   43/       1+
    Gloster Gauntlet II           {X}         39/41     3      *SP?
    Harbin Y-12                   {G}                          .
    Hawker Audax I                            40/       4      *S
     "       "                    {X}         38/41     6      *Sd
     "     Harrier GR.3?                                12
     "     Hart                   {X}         37,40     6      *SPd
     "     Hartbees
     "     Hunter T.7             {F}         81/04     1      *SP
     "       "    FGA.9            "          62/04     22     *SPD
     "(AW)   "      "              "          63/82     3      *SPD
    Lockheed(AM) AL60-B2 Trojan,   "  Kudu    67/83     11     *SP
    Mik-Gur.(SAF)  MiG-17U(FT-5)   ", Fresco  86/91     2      *xP
     "(SAF) MiG-21F(F-7M), Fishbed," Airguard 86/04     48     *xP
     "  "   MiG-21U(FT-7), Mongol  " \Arrow\  91/04     2      *SP
     "      MiG-23MS, Flogger E   {F}         00/04     3      .    |   
    Mil Mi-8, Hip                  "          02/04     2      .    |
     "  Mi-24, Hind, Mi-25         "          98/04     2      .
     "  Mi-35,  "                  "          00/04     4      *xP
    NAA Harvard T.IIA              "          47/61     21     *SP
    Percival Pembroke C.1          "          54/64     2      *SP
     "       Provost               "          54/77     25+    *SP
     "       Vega Gull            {X}         39/44     1      *S
    Piaggio P.166                             67/       6-7
    SIAI SF260WC Warrior, Genet   {F}         78/04     14     *SP
     "   SF260C, MX         "      "          81/04     17     *SP
     "   SF260F             "      "          98/04     6      *P
     "   SF260TP Warrior    "      "          83/04     (12)   *xP
    SNIAS Alouette II              "          73/81     6      *SP
     "       "     III             "          62/04     95     *xP
     "(IAR)  "      "              "          74/       2      *S
     "    Puma, SA330                         72/79     :2     .
     "(IAR) ", IAR330?                                  a #
     "    Super Puma, AS.532      {F} Cougar  95/04     2      .
    Supermarine Spitfire F.22      "          51/58     22     *SPD
    Yakovlev Yak-40, Codling       "          96/97     3      .
    
    Books:
    
         Brent, W.A.
         Rhodesian Air Force: A Brief History 1947-1980
         1987, Freeworld, Kwambonambi, 36pp, Ill.
         
         Britain's Rebel Air Force
         War from the Air in Rhodesia 1965-1980
         1998, Grub 175pp. Ill
    
         Cowderoy & Nesbit
         War in the Air: Rhodesian Air Force 1935-1980
         1987, Galago, Alberton, 248pp, Ill.
    
    Articles:
    
         APic65DE416
             71OC388
             73MR97
             82JA8
    
         49SAFO11
    
         AFMo90AU18 [SN's]
    
         29WAPJ110
    
    ver 04C
    Links:
    Zimbabwean AF unofficial
    http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages.Gallport/

    Zimbabwean AF unofficial
    http://home.global.co.za/~davewest/afz/afz.htm

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