Tanzania Air Force

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Jeshi la Anga la Wananchi wa Tanzania

Dar Es-Salaam/Julius Nyerere
Mwanza
Ngerengere

Two Shaanxi Y-8's fulfill the heavy transport role in the Transport Squadron at Dar es Salaam airport.

Timothy Brandt

About seven H215 Cougar/H225M Caracal helicopter are operational in the Helicopter Squadron at Dar es Salaam airport

Luis Drumond (JetPhotos)

Dar Es-Salaam/Julius Nyerere (HTDA)

RWY 05/23, 14/32     POS 06°52'41"S 039°12'10"E     ELEV 182 ft

Air Base Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Badge
Dar-es-Salaam Air Base

Transport Squadron C-27J (o/o)
Ce402C
Y8F-200
Y12-II


Helicopter Squadron AB205A
AB412EP
H125
H155B1
H215
H225

The Tanzania Air Force also operates several camouflaged H215s Caracals for special operations from Dar es Salaam airport.

Matthis Arrivet

Two Harbin Y-12 Panda light tranport aircraft are flying in the Transport Squadron at Dar es Salaam airport.

Richard Vandervord

Mwanza (HTMW)

RWY 12/30     POS 02°26'39"S 032°55'55"E     ELEV 3763 ft

Air Base Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Badge
Mwanza Air Base

Fighter Squadron MiG-21MF (wfu)
MiG-21UM (wfu)

The sole fighter unit of the TAF operates one Fighter Squadron flying Chengdu F-7TG from Ngerengere airbase.

Internet

Withdrawn from use and stored since 2015, but still interesting are the former Shenyang F-6C's from Ngerengere airbase.

Ben Wilhelmi

Ngerengere (HTNG)

RWY 02/20     POS 06°43'13"S 038°09'11"E     ELEV 752 ft

Air Base Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Badge
Ngerengere Air Base

Fighter Squadron F-6A (wfu)
F-6C (wfu)
F-7TG


Jet Training Squadron FT-5
FT-6C
FT-7TG


Basic Training Squadron PT-6
SB7L-360A

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