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Bangladesh Biman Bahini
| BAF Base Paharkanchanpur |
| Bogra |
| Chittagong/M.A. Hannan Intl |
| Cox's Bazar |
| Dhaka/Hazrat Shahjalal Intl |
| Jessore |
| Tejgaon |
Pride and joy of the Bangladesh air force is the MiG-29 in a stunning multi-tone blue colour scheme.
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BAF Base Paharkanchanpur (--) |
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RWY HEL POS 24°15'19"N 090°09'14"E ELEV 75 ft | |||
| Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| no permanent based aircraft (heliport) |
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Bogra (VGBG) |
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RWY 12/30 POS 24°51'60"N 089°18'59"E ELEV 68ft | |||
| Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| Flying Instructor School |
PT-6 (CJ-6) | Aurulia Bogura |  |
| The FIS uses aircraft from the Air Force Academy at Jessore. | |||
The PT-6, or CJ6 in Chinese parlour, is used for basic training with the Bangladesh Biman Bahini.
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Chittagong/M.A. Hannan Intl (VGEG) Zahurul-Haque AB |
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RWY 05/23 POS 22°14'59"N 091°48'48"E ELEV 12 ft | |||
| Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| 1sq |
Mi-17 Mi-171 Bell 212 AW139 |
The Pioneers |  |
| 3sq |
An-32A An-32B |
Unicorns |  |
| 21sq |
Yak-130 | The Avengers |  |
| 25sq |
F-7MB FT-7B L-39ZA (wfu) |
Trendsetters |  |
| 105sq 105 Advanced Jet Training Unit (AJTU) |
Yak-130 | Trident |  |
Advanced training is done with the Yak-130 that were delivered in 2015/16.
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Like many other countries Bangladesh operates variants of the Mi-8/17 family. Like this Mi-171 serial 748.
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Cox's Bazar (VGCB) |
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RWY 17/35 POS 21°27'06"N 091°57'52"E ELEV 13 ft | |||
| Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| no permanently based aircraft | |
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| Cox's Bazar airport is used as a Forward Operating Base. | |||
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Dhaka/Hazrat Shahjalal Intl (VGHS) Kurmitola (Bangabandhu AB) |
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RWY 14/32 POS 23°50'36"N 090°23'52"E ELEV 27 ft | |||
| Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| 5sq |
F-7BG FT-7BG |
Supersonics Defenders |
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| 8sq |
MiG-29 MiG-29UB |
Vigilance Valour Victory |  |
| 35sq |
F-7BGI FT-7BGI |
ThunderCat |  |
| Dhaka/Hazrat Shahjalal Intl (VGHS) is also known as Kurmitola (Bangabandhu AB) | |||
Backbone of the fighter force is the F7, made in China. Seen here is a 5sq FT-7.
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Jessore (VGJR) Matiur Rahman AB |
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RWY 16/34 POS 23°11'02"N 089°09'39"E ELEV 20 ft | |||
| Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| 11sq |
PT-6 (CJ-6) |  |
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| 12sq |
G120TP | Eaglets | |
| 15sq |
K-8W |  |
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| 18sq |
AW119Kx Bell 206L-1/L-4 |
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| 11, 12, 15 and 18sq belong to the Air Force Academy / Flying Training Wing. | |||
The L-39 is operated by 25sq.
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Apart from Russian-made helicopters, many Bells like these model 212s are used as well.
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Tejgaon (VGTJ) (Bashar AB) |
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RWY 17/35 POS 23°46'44"N 090°22'58"E ELEV 24 ft | |||
| Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Badge |
| 9sq |
Bell 212 |  |
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| 31sq |
Mi-17 Mi-171 |
Beyond the call of duty |  |
| 101sq 101 Special Flying Unit (SFU) |
C-130B C-130J Mi-17 Mi-171 |
Excellence & Beyond |  |
| 103sq 103 Air Transport Training Unit (ATTU) |
L-410 |  |
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Newest transport aircraft is the L-410UVP-E20 three of which arrived in 2015.
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Bangladesh acquired four C-130B from the USA through foreign Military Sales.
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