Royal Cambodian Air Force history
| Phnom Penh |
Although given a new roundel, flying the MiG had already stopped in the RCAF.
Phnom Penh, 7 March 2000, Dick Lohuis
| Phnom Penh (VDPP) | ||||
RWY 05/23 POS 11°32'48"N 104°50'39"E ELEV 40 ft | ||||
| Force | Squadron | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
| Royal Cambodian Air Force |
Helicopter Squadron |
Sep 1993 - present | Mi 8 Mi 8S Mi 17 Mi 26 (1998->?) Z-9 (2013->) Z-9WZ AW119 (Nov19->) |
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VIP Squadron |
Sep 1993 - 1997 | An 24RV Be 200 Ce 402 BN-2A-21 (93->) Y-12 II (93->) |
split up into a Transport and VIP squadron |
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| Reconnaissance Squadron |
1995 - present | P-92 Echo 3 |
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| Fighter Squadron |
1996 - present | MiG 21bis MiG 21UM L-39C |
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| Transport Squadron |
1997 - present | An 24RV BN-2A-21 Y-12 II MA-60 (2012->) |
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| Council of Ministers |
VIP Squadron |
1997 - present | AS 350B2 SA 365N (->Mar00) Falcon 20E (?-Nov02) Ce 421C (?-Apr04) EC 135 (Jan13->) A320 |
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| The old name for this airbase is Pochentong airbase. | ||||
Beech 200 XU-008.
Langkawi, December 1993, Dick Lohuis
Mi 8 XU-811.
Phnom Penh, 9 March 2000, Dick Lohuis
Cambodia operated two examples of the heaviest and most powerful helicopters in the world, the Mi 26.
Phnom Penh, 9 March 2000, Dick Lohuis
Antonov 24RV XU-312 is an ex Kampuchean Airlines example.
Phnom Penh, 7 March 2000, Dick Lohuis
Cessna 421C XU-012 of the Council of Ministers VIP Squadron.
Phnom Penh, 7 March 2000, Dick Lohuis