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495:The Military Balance 2011
465:The World Air Power Guide
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443:(Report). FlightGlobal
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89:Part of
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1233:South Sudan
1228:South Korea
1153:Philippines
1118:North Korea
1103:New Zealand
1098:Netherlands
973:Ivory Coast
853:El Salvador
643:Afghanistan
529:3 September
447:3 September
410:3 September
362:3 September
286:Alouette II
267:Cessna 208B
256:of the FAGB
181:left three
165:arm of the
1388:Categories
1348:Uzbekistan
1278:Tajikistan
1083:Mozambique
1073:Montenegro
1053:Mauritania
1033:Madagascar
1003:Kyrgyzstan
988:Kazakhstan
703:Bangladesh
688:Azerbaijan
627:air forces
324:References
312:Skytrain,
308:, Douglas
211:MiG-15UTIs
193:, and two
155:Portuguese
139:Cessna 208
1353:Venezuela
1243:Sri Lanka
1203:Singapore
1108:Nicaragua
1028:Lithuania
943:Indonesia
908:Guatemala
678:Australia
668:Argentina
302:T-6 Texan
223:MiG-21bis
219:Mil Mi-8T
185:Gs, nine
163:air force
161:) is the
134:Transport
73:Air force
1373:Zimbabwe
1288:Thailand
1283:Tanzania
1253:Suriname
1213:Slovenia
1208:Slovakia
1163:Portugal
1143:Paraguay
1138:Pakistan
1068:Mongolia
1038:Malaysia
923:Honduras
868:Ethiopia
833:Djibouti
803:Congo DR
793:Colombia
763:Cameroon
758:Cambodia
753:Bulgaria
738:Botswana
638:Abkhazia
492:(2011).
244:Aircraft
209:and two
207:MiG-17Fs
201:and the
109:Insignia
1358:Vietnam
1343:Uruguay
1323:Ukraine
1303:Tunisia
1218:Somalia
1193:Senegal
1173:Romania
1113:Nigeria
1093:Namibia
1088:Myanmar
1078:Morocco
1063:Moldova
1018:Lebanon
958:Ireland
933:Iceland
928:Hungary
893:Germany
888:Georgia
873:Finland
863:Estonia
858:Eritrea
843:Ecuador
828:Denmark
823:Czechia
808:Croatia
728:Bolivia
713:Belgium
708:Belarus
698:Bahrain
693:Bahamas
683:Austria
673:Armenia
653:Algeria
648:Albania
624:List of
173:History
115:Roundel
51:Country
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33:Founded
1368:Zambia
1318:Uganda
1308:Turkey
1273:Taiwan
1258:Sweden
1198:Serbia
1183:Rwanda
1178:Russia
1158:Poland
1128:Norway
1058:Mexico
1013:Latvia
998:Kuwait
983:Jordan
963:Israel
903:Greece
878:France
818:Cyprus
768:Canada
748:Brunei
743:Brazil
718:Belize
658:Angola
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282:MiG-21
278:MiG-17
274:MiG-15
189:, two
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1298:Tonga
1268:Syria
1248:Sudan
1238:Spain
1168:Qatar
1048:Malta
1023:Libya
993:Kenya
978:Japan
968:Italy
938:India
918:Haiti
898:Ghana
883:Gabon
848:Egypt
798:Congo
788:China
783:Chile
723:Benin
441:(PDF)
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1148:Peru
1133:Oman
1043:Mali
1008:Laos
953:Iraq
948:Iran
813:Cuba
778:Chad
580:ISBN
557:2015
531:2023
500:ISBN
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412:2023
364:2023
351:ISBN
318:Mi-8
310:C-47
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