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the Mustangs were replaced by T-28 Trojans from France. The T-28s were then replaced by O-2As in 1975. In the 1980s the Haitian Air Corps received its first jet aircraft: the SIAI-Machetti S-211 and these were accompanied by SF-260s to replace the O-2s which were sold for parts. In 1990 the SIAI-Machetti S-211s were sold, 2 were sold to United States private companies and the other two were sold to the Singapore Air Force. During operation Uphold Democracy the Haitian Air Corps played almost no role in Haitian defence, the Haitian inventory at the time included: Two
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was a secondary airfield. During World War 2 the Haitian Air Corps was engaged in the Caribbean anti submarine warfare campaign against the German Navy. In 1950 the Haitian Air Corps received its first combat aircraft: six F-51D Mustangs which were active during the Duvalier period. In October 1970
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transport plane. Almost all of the inventory at the time of the invasion dated back to World War Two and was in very poor condition at the time, the air corps was disband along with the rest of the armed forces in 1994.
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The formerly named Haitian Air Corps was founded in 1942 with aircraft supplied by the US. The main task for this new air force was transport and communication. The Haitian Air Corps was headquartered at
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jet trainer, retired and put up for sale on 23 April 1990, 2 sold to United States Private companies and 2 to Republic of Singapore Air Force
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Since the remobilization of the Armed Forces in 2017, the ranks are slowly being filled, and it has reclaimed its main
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Many of Haiti's air force aircraft were donated second hand from the United States and France:
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fighters – 6 delivered 1950 and the last retired 1973/74, sold to Dominican Republic for parts
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At the time of the disbandment of the Haitian Air Corps this was the inventory:
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with Haitian Corps d'Aviation Marchetti and crew, September 1990
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Haiti Air Corps
Emblem of the Aviation Corps of the Haitian Armed Forces
Air force
Aerial warfare
Armed Forces of Haiti
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Lt. Gen.
Lt. Col.
French
air force
Armed Forces of Haiti
Operation Uphold Democracy
garrison
Toussaint Louverture International Airport
Bowen Field
Môle-Saint-Nicolas Airport
O-57 Grasshopper
BT-13 Valiant
C-78 Bobcat
C-46 Commando

Lynn Garrison

Liaison
Taylorcraft O-57 Grasshopper
United States
Transport
Cessna C-78 Bobcat
United States

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