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The GHF (Ghana Air Force) started on 24 July 1959 as a Flying
Training School with Israeli instructors and technicians, under the command of Lt. Col. Adam Shatkay of the IAF. The School was established as a cradle of a service to complement the Army and the Navy. Later that year a headquarters was
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came into being soon after the Royal Air Force (RAF) had taken over the administration from the Indian and
Israeli Air Force officers at the beginning of 1961. The station was housed at No 3 hangar at the Accra Airport (Kotoka International Airport) with hardly any aircraft. The Unit had four main
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The role of the Ghana Air Force, as defined in the
National Defence Policy, is to provide "Air Transport and Offensive Air Support to the Ghana Armed Forces and to protect the territorial air space of Ghana". The National Defense Policy states certain specific tasks which the Ghana Air Force is
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sub-units, i.e. the
Administration Wing, Flying Wing, Technical Wing and Equipment Wing. The School of Technical Training was also located at this station. The Station moved from No 3 hangar to its present location in Burma Camp towards the end of 1965.
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Takoradi, then became Ghana Air Force Station Sekondi-Takoradi on 1 March 1961. The Chipmunk Basic Trainer Aircraft was the first aircraft used at the Station with an all Rank Air Force
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who was appointed as the first Chief of Air Staff (CAS). In 1960
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Ghanaian CAS was appointed, with the first being
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of the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF). The GHF, along with the
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To provide transport support to the Ghana Armed Forces.
1959:"Immediate Past Chief of Air Staff – Ghana Air Force"
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In 1962 the national School of Gliding was set up by
1947:. Washington, D.C. : Embassy of Ghana: 3. 1979.
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1965:. Ghana Armed Forces. 22 April 2005. Archived from
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1995:. Ghana Armed Forces. 21 May 2005. Archived from
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397:Accra, which shares the same runway with the
1822:"Ghana Air Force to get six L-39NG aircraft"
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1241:The GHF's rank structure is similar to the
1194:Air Vice Marshal Maxwell Mantsebi-Tei Nagai
366:helicopters and a squadron of Italian-made
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2064:. Ghana Air Force. 2018. Archived from
1617:Noble, Kenneth B. (17 September 1990).
1170:Air Vice Marshal Julius Otchere Boateng
393:and the main transport airfield is the
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1989:"Chief of Air Staff – Ghana Air Force"
1218:Air Vice Marshal Frederick Asare Bekoe
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16:Air warfare branch of Ghana's military
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973:Air Commodore J.E.S. de Graft-Hayford
2239:Order of the Star and Eagles (OOTSE)
1865:"Historical Listings: Ghana, (GHA)."
1655:"Legacy of Ghav's pioneers of peace"
998:Air Commodore N. Y. R. Ashley-Larsen
1824:. Air Recognition. 21 December 2021
1158:Air Vice Marshal Edward Apau Mantey
505:
409:, which shares its runway with the
389:The GHF headquarters is located at
299:(GAF), which are controlled by the
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2106:Defence Equipment & Technology
2031:. Multimedia Group. Archived from
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1084:Air Commodore J. E. Odaate- Barnor
1048:Air Vice Marshal George Yaw Boakye
960:Air Commodore John N. H. Whitworth
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479:To provide VIP flight capability.
401:. Other GHF airfields include:
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1120:Air Vice Marshal J. E. A. Kotei
446:inspecting the Ghana Air Force
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1844:"World Air Forces 2004 pg, 59"
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1144:Air Marshal John Asamoah Bruce
1108:Group Captain E. A. A. Awuviri
1040:December 1972 – November 1976
932:Air Commodore K. Jaswant-Singh
416:GHF Air Force Station Sekondi-
1:
1590:
1210:January 2019 – January 2023
1206:Air Vice Marshal Frank Hanson
1198:January 2016 – January 2019
1186:31 March 2009 – January 2016
1162:February 2001 – January 2005
1112:January 1982 – December 1982
1072:Group Captain F. W. K. Klutse
1060:Wing Commander Samuel Gyabaah
1027:December 1971 – January 1972
1014:January 1971 – December 1971
3156:1959 establishments in Ghana
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316:under the command of Indian
301:Ghanaian Ministry of Defence
221:Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano
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3151:Military aviation in Africa
1096:Air Commodore K. K. Pumpuni
977:September 1962 – July 1963
500:
350:trainers, and squadrons of
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2319:Military Intelligence Unit
2192:Chief of the Defence Staff
1888:"Past Chiefs of Air Staff"
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1124:December 1982 – June 1988
1076:July 1979 – December 1979
1052:November 1976 – June 1979
1002:March 1968 – January 1971
907:Chief of Air Staff (Ghana)
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2234:Order of the Star (OOTS)
1558:Warrant officer class II
1259:General / flag officers
1100:May 1980 – January 1982
915:GHF Chiefs of Air Staff
329:Royal Canadian Air Force
149:Second Ivorian Civil War
145:First Liberian Civil War
1941:"Ghana News, Volumes 8"
1877:Retrieved: 19 May 2011.
1799:"World Air Forces 2023"
1553:Warrant officer class I
1237:Military ranks of Ghana
1222:January 2023 – present
990:July 1963 – March 1968
936:May 1959 – August 1960
471:Exclusive Economic Zone
341:J.E.S. de Graft-Hayford
2470:Bosnia and Herzegovina
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1928:thestatesmanonline.com
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1136:June 1988 – June 1992
1064:June 1979 – July 1979
1023:N. Y. R. Ashley-Larsen
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455:
424:GHF Air Force station
233:Diamond DA42 Twin Star
165:Chief of the Air Staff
46:; 65 years ago
3141:Air forces by country
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1604:World Air Forces 2014
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905:Further information:
836:Fokker F27 Friendship
804:multi engine trainer
513:
459:expected to perform:
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297:Ghanaian Armed Forces
261:Fokker F28 Fellowship
171:Frederick Asare Bekoe
3065:United Arab Emirates
2138:at Wikimedia Commons
1578:Leading aircraftsman
1150:(? – 16 March 2001)
684:utility / transport
630:utility / transport
444:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
245:Hongdu K-8 Karakorum
2400:Antigua and Barbuda
2197:Minister of Defence
2111:26 January 2013 at
1661:. 22 November 2017.
980:First Ghanaian CAS
920:Chief of Air Staff
916:
901:Chiefs of Air Staff
516:special forces team
2575:Dominican Republic
2211:
2187:President of Ghana
2173:Ghana Armed Forces
2068:on 21 January 2018
1870:2011-07-20 at the
1643:. 17 October 2005.
1036:Charles Beausoliel
914:
840:de Havilland Heron
524:
487:medical evacuation
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364:Westland Whirlwind
295:(GN), make up the
109:Ghana Armed Forces
3146:Aviation in Ghana
3136:Military of Ghana
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2303:Border Guard Unit
2134:Media related to
1999:on 27 August 2007
1969:on 7 January 2008
1875:World Air Forces.
1726:African Aerospace
1677:African Aerospace
1659:African Aerospace
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