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| Phnom Penh (VDPP) | ||||
RWY 05/23 POS 11°32'48"N 104°50'39"E ELEV 40 ft | ||||
| Force | Group | Timeline | Aircraft Type(s) | Fate |
| Aviation Royale Khmère |
- |
22Apr54 - 1958 | MS 500 Criquet Ce 170B Ce 180 DC-3 MS 733 Alcyon (Jan1955->) Fletcher FD-25A/B(1955->) |
Split up in Group and School |
| Groupement Aérien Tactique |
1ér Groupe d'Observation et d'Accompagnement au Combate |
1958 - 18Mar1970 | L-19A | renamed Khmer Air Force |
| Groupe d'Intervention |
Fletcher FD-25A/B (->61) T-6G (58->?) MiG 17F (Nov63->) MiG 15UTI (20Nov63-68) FT-5 (64->?) AD-4N (64-70?) T-28D (Aug62->) |
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| Groupe d'liaison et Transporte |
Ce 180 C-54B C-47 IL-14 (63-?) L-20 Beaver UTVA 60AT1 MD 315R (17Feb64-?) An 2 (63->) Y-5 (65->) |
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| Groupe d'Hélicoptèrse |
Mi 4 H-19 (63-?) H-34 (58->) SE 3130(60->) SA 316B |
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| Royal Flying School |
Escadron d'Entrainement Avancée |
1958 - Aug 1970 | MS 733 Alcyon BT-6 Yak 18 Gardan GY-80(69->) T-37B (Mar63->) CM.170R (Sep61->) |
renamed Khmer Air Force |
| The old name for this airbase is Pochentong airbase. | ||||
C-47A 42-108865 seen at Hong Kong/Kai Tak in March 1961.
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MiG 17F 022 leads a fourship taxiing.
Norodom Baley
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