| Senegalese Air Force |
Senegal became independent in 1960 and the
Air Force was established in 1960. The first aircraft Senegal receieved
were C-47's and MH1521M from the French Air Force.
During the eighties the country made a pact with Gambia and was referred to as Senegambia. During this time the Air Force also operated out of Gambia which has no Air Force of his own.
Today the Air Force operates a few F-27s and some other light aircraft. A visit in early 2000 revealed that allmost all CM170's are withdrawn from use. The Senegelase Air Force operates from the International Airport at Dakar but is known to have detachments all over the country. The French Air Force usually has one or two aircraft (mostly C-160) detached at Dakar. New acquirements over the last years were two Mi-35P, two Mi-171SH. Spain donated two UH-1H and CN212 in 2008 to the Senegalese Air Force.
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You can find more about the Senegale Air Force on these pages. On the Order of Battle page we show you where the
main bases are. A map of Senegal is available. Click on an airbase to see what's there to be found. Also we present links to
Microsoft's Expediamaps services: with each airbase you can find a link to a map of the airbases' neighbourhood .
Order of Battle
The Database
Links to Related Websites
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