List of retired Paraguayan military aircraft

The List of retired Paraguayan military aircraft is a list of historic military aircraft that have served with the Armed Forces of Paraguay since the acquisition of its first airplanes in the late 1910s.

Aircraft Origin Years Number Role Note Image
Ansaldo SVA 5  Italy 1922–? 2 Fighter/Reconnaissance Used in the 1922 Civil War primarily in reconnaissance duties; protagonist of the first dogfight in South America.[1]
Ansaldo SVA 10  Italy 1922–? 1 Fighter/Reconnaissance Used in the 1922 Civil War primarily in reconnaissance duties.[1]
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8  United Kingdom 1921–1922 1 Bomber/Reconnaissance Used in the 1922 Civil War primarily in reconnaissance duties; one unit only, shot down during the conflict.
SAML S.1  Italy 1922-? 2 Reconnaissance Used in the 1922 Civil War primarily in reconnaissance duties.[1] After the conflict, they were employed as trainers.
T-6 Texan  United States 1943–1991 48[2] Trainer Mostly bought from South African and Brazilian stocks. 3 units used by the naval aviation.
Breda Ba.65  Italy 1938–? 3[3] Light bomber
Bréguet 14  France 1922 1 Bomber Used in the 1922 Civil War.[4]
CANT 26  Italy 1932-1933 1 Liaison Used in the Chaco War as a liaison aircraft; one unit only, lost in an accident.[5]
Caproni AP.1  Italy 1939–1949 7 Fighter/bomber Used in the 1947 Civil War.[6]
Caproni Ca.309  Italy 1939-1945 2[7] Transport
PBY Catalina  United States 1955–1956 2 River patrol Later transferred to national air transport service
Douglas C-47  United States 1954–2003 34[8] Transport
Fairchild PT-19  United States 1940–1972 29 Light attack/Trainer Used in the 1947 Civil War.[4]
Fiat CR.20bis  Italy 1927-1939 5[9] Fighter Used in the Chaco War.
Hanriot HD.1  France 1923–1926 3 Fighter
Junkers A50  Germany 1930–1937 2 ? Active during the Chaco War.
Muniz M-9  Brazil 1939–? 2 Trainer
Piper Cub  United States 1940–1975 4 Trainer
Potez 25  France 1928–1940 14 Bomber Used in the Chaco War.
SPAD S.20  France 1922–1925 1 Light attack/Reconnaissance Active during the 1922 Civil War. Used as a trainer after the conflict.
Vultee BT-13  United States 1942–1968 15 Trainer/river patrol Three units used by naval aviation.
Wibault 7  France 1929–? 7 Fighter/Reconnaissance Used in the Chaco War.
Lockheed T-33  United States 1991–1998[10] 6 Fighter Aircraft donated by Taiwan.
Hiller UH-12  United States 1962–1993 8 Utility Mostly donated by Chile.
Fokker S-11  Netherlands 1970–1978 8 Trainer Former Brazilian aircraft.
Douglas DC-6  United States 1975–1988 3 Transport
de Havilland Canada DHC-6  Canada 1968–2004 1 Utility
Cessna T-41  United States 1973–1989 5 Trainer
Boeing 707  United States 1994–2004 1 VIP Transport Used as presidential aircraft.
H-13 Sioux  United States 1955–1986 10 Scout helicopter
Super King Air  United States 1991–1994 1 VIP Transport Used as presidential transport.
Aerotec Uirapuru  Brazil 1975–1998 14 Trainer
Aermacchi MB-326  Italy 1979–2007 10 Light attack Manufactured by Embraer.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Adrian English. "La Guerra Civil Parguaya 1922–1923". Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ^ "North American AT-6 Texan – Aeroflight". April 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "All-Time Aircraft Used List Paraguayan Air Force – Aeroflight". February 26, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Sapienza, Antonio (2019). Aerial Operations in the Revolutions of 1922 and 1947 in Paraguay: The First Dogfights in South America. United States of America: Helion and Company. ISBN 978-1912390588.
  5. ^ Sapienza, Antonio (2007). La Contribución Italiana en la Aviación Paraguaya. Paraguay.
  6. ^ Tincopa, Amaru; Rivas, Santiago (2016). Axis Aircraft in Latin America. ISBN 978-1-90210-949-7.
  7. ^ Sapienza, Antonio Luis (June 2000). "Les premiers avions de transport commercial au Paraguay" [The First Commercial Transport Aircraft in Paraguay]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (87): 45–47. ISSN 1243-8650.
  8. ^ "TAM Paraguay y las operaciones de los Douglas C-47/DC-3 – TAM Paraguay and the operations of the Douglas C-47 / DC-3". November 27, 2020.
  9. ^ Aceto, Guy (July 15, 2021). "Air War Over A Green Hell: Biplanes Battle for Supremacy in South America". HistoryNet.
  10. ^ "La historia de los Lockheed AT-33A de la Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya". April 9, 2017.
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