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This alphabetically arranged list of air forces identifies the current and historical names and roundels for the military aviation arms of countries fielding an air component, whether an independent air force, a naval air arm, army aviation unit, or coast guard. At the end is a separate list of no longer extant nations that once operated air forces. Country names in italics indicate that they are not generally recognized internationally as independent states but which nonetheless managed to field an active air service. For information on the size of air forces, see list of countries by size of armed forces.
Air and Air Defense Force of the Islamic State of Afghanistan (Mujahideen)[2]
Army Air Force of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban)[3]
Air and Air Defense Force of the Islamic State of Afghanistan[4]
Afghan Republican Air Force De Afghan Hanoi Quirah
Afghan Army Air Force[5] De Afghan Hawa-e Quvah
Royal Afghan Air Force
Afghan Air Force Afghan Hawa-e Ourdou
Afghan Military Air Arm
Albanian Air Force Forcat Ajrore Shqiptare
Albanian People's Army Air Force
Royal Albanian Air Corps
Angolan People's Air Force & Anti-Aircraft Defence Força Aérea Popular de Angola / Defesa Anti-Aérea
Army Aeronautical Service Servicio Aeronáutico del Ejército
Australian squadrons of the RAF. Nos. 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 466, 467
Royal Australian Air Force
Australian Air Corps
Australian Flying Corps
1st Aviation Regiment (Australia)
Luftwaffen Kommando Österreich
Austrian Air Force Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte
Heimwehr, Flying Corps
| Bahamas |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Royal Bahamas Defence Force Air Wing |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1981 |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" |rowspan="5"| Bahrain |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Royal Bahraini Air Force |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 2002 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Bahrain Ameri Air Force |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1987-2002 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Bahrain Defence Force Air Wing |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1977-1987 |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Royal Bahrain Naval Force, Aviation |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Public Security Forces |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" |rowspan="4"| Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Bangladesh Air Force বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী Bangladesh Biman Bahini |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1971 |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Bangladesh Navy, Aviation |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Bangladesh Army, Aviation |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Bangladesh Coast Guard, Aviation Service |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" | Barbados |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Barbados Defence Force |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1981[8] |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" |rowspan="2"| Belarus |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Belarusian Air Force |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| post 1995 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Belarus Air Force |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1991-1995 |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" |rowspan="8"| Belgium |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| COMOPSAIR[9] Luchtcomponent, Composante Air |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 2002 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Belgische Luchtmacht, Force Aerienne Belge |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1946-2001 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Belgian squadrons of the RAF. Nos. 349 and 350 |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1941-1946 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Militair Vliegwezen, Aviation Militaire |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1915-1940 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Compagnie des Ouvries et Aérostiers |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1910-1915 |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Belgian Navy, Naval Flight |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1962-2002 |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Belgian Army, Light Aviation Group |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1954-2002 |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Gendarmerie (Belgium), Air Support Unit |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| -2001 |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" | Belize (formerly British Honduras) |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Belize Defence Force Air Wing |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1983 |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" |rowspan="3"| Benin (formerly Dahomery) |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Benin Air Force Force Aérienne Populaire de Benin |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1990 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| People's Republic of Benin air force |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1975-1990 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Dahomey Air Force Force Aérienne de Dahomey |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1961-1975 |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" | Bhutan |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Royal Bhutan Army air arm |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1972 |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" |rowspan="4"| Bolivia |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Bolivian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Boliviana |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1944 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Bolivian Military Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1923-1944 |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Bolivian Navy, Naval Aviation |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Bolivian Army, Aviation |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" |rowspan="4"| Bosnia and Herzegovina |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ваздухопловство и ПВО Zrakoplovstvo i PZO |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 2007 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Force Zračne Snage Armije Federacije BiH |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1996-2006 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Republika Srpska Air Force Ратно Ваздухопловство и ПВО ВРС Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i PVO VRS |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1992-2006 |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Force Zračne Snage Armije Republike BiH |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1992-1996 |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" | Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland) |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Botswana Defence Force Air Wing |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1977 |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" |rowspan="10"| Brazil |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Brazilian Air Force Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB) |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1941 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| (Roundel used during World War II) |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1941-1945 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| National Air Forces Forças Aéreas Nacionais |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1941 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Military Aviation Service Serviço de Aviação Militar (AvM) |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1918-1941 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Brazilian Army Balloon Corps |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1908 |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Brazilian Naval Aviation Força Aeronaval |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1952 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Naval Aviation Service Serviço de Aviação Naval (AvN) |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1922-1941 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Naval Aviation School |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1916-1922 |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Brazilian Army Aviation Command Comando de Aviação do Exército Brasileiro |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1986 |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Military Police (Brazil) aviation |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" |rowspan="3"| Brunei |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Royal Brunei Air Force Angkatan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1991 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Royal Brunei Armed Forces Air Wing |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1984-1991 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Royal Brunei Malay Regiment Air Wing |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1965-1984 |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" |rowspan="17"| Bulgaria |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Bulgarian Air Force Български Военновъздушни Сили Balgarski Voennovazdushni Sili (BVVS) |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1992 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Bulgarian Air Defense and Air Force Противовъздушна отбрана и Военновъздушни сили Protivovazdushna Otbrana i Voennovazdushni Sili (PVOiVVS) |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1961-1992 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Bulgarian Military Air Force Български Военновъздушни Сили Balgarski Voennovazdushni Sili (BVVS) |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1952-1961 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Bulgarian Military Air Force Български Военновъздушни Сили Balgarski Voennovazdushni Sily (VVS) |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1949-1952 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Air Army Въздушни Войски Vazdusni Voiski (VV) |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1945-1949 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1941-1944 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Royal Bulgarian Air Force[10] Vazhdushnite na Negovo Velichestvo Voiski (VNVV) |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1937-1941 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Department of Aeronautics under Ministry of Railways, Posts and Telegraphs |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1924-1937 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Section of Aeronautics under Ministry of Railways, Posts and Telegraphs[11] |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1920-1924 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Gendarmery Aeroplane Detachment Zhandarmeriisko Aeroplanno Otdelenie |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1919-1920 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Aeroplane Group |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1918-1919 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Army Aviation Corps[12] |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1915-1918 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Aeronautical Battalion |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1914-1915 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Aeronautical Detachment[13] |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1906-1914 |- |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Bulgarian Naval Aviation Aviatsia Na Bulgarskiya Voennomorski Flot (AnBVMF) |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1992 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Independent ASW Squadron of the Navy Otdelna Protivolodachna Eskadrila na VMF (OPLEV-VMF) |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1959-1990 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Bulgarian Naval Aviation |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1915-1918 |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" |rowspan="2"| Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Burkina Faso Air Force Force Aérienne de Burkina Faso |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1984 |- |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none;padding-right:0.5em; text-align:right;"| Upper Volta Air Force |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-top:none; border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1964-1984 |- |- style="border-top:2px solid #a9a9a9;" | Burundi |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; padding-left:0.5em;"| Burundi Army Aviation Force Armée du Burundi |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| |style="border-bottom:none; text-align:center;"| 1966 |- |}
Cambodian People's Air Force
Kampuchean People's Air Force
Air Force of the Kampuchean Liberation Army
Khmer Air Force Armée de l'Air Khmère
Royal Khmer Air Force Aviation Royale Khmere
Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) Commandement de la Force aérienne du Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Canadian squadrons of the RAF. Nos. 400-443 and 664-666 squadrons
Air Board (Canada)
Canadian Air Force
Royal Flying Corps Canada
Canadian Aviation Corps
Royal Canadian Naval Air Service
Central African Empire Air Force
Central African Republic Air Force
Chilean Military Aviation Service Servicio de Aviación Militar de Chile
Chilean Naval Aviation Service Servicio de Aviación Naval de Chile
Nanyuan Flying Group 南苑航空队[20]
Red Army of China Air Force 中国工农红军空军
People’s Republic of Congo Air Force
Congolese Air Force
Zaire Air Force
Air Section of the Costa Rica Ministry of Public Security Sección Aérea del Ministerio de Seguridad Pública
Air Section of the Costa Rica Civil Guard Sección Aérea de la Guardia Civil
Costa Rican Air Force Fuerza Aérea Costarricense
Costa Rican Military Air Force Fuerza Aérea Militar
Croatian Air Force Legion Kroatische Luftwaffen Legion[25]
Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia Zrakoplovstov Nezavisne Države Hrvatske
Cuban Rebel Air Force[27] Fuerza Aérea Rebelde
Cuban Army Air Force Fuerza Aérea del Ejército de Cuba
Cuban Army Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación del Ejército de Cuba
Cuban Army Air Corps Cuerpo Aéreo del Ejército de Cuba
Royal Danish Army Air Corps Hærens Flyvertropper
Royal Danish Naval Aviation Marinens Flyvevæsen
Royal Danish Navy Flying Service Søværnets Flyvetjeneste (SVF)
Dominican Military Aviation Aviación Militar Dominicana (AMD)
Dominican Air Force Fuerza Aérea Dominicana (FAD)
Dominican Military Aviation Corps (DMAC) El Cuerpo de Aviación Militar Dominicana (CAMD/AMD)
Air Transport Cavalry Brigade Brigada de Caballería Aerotransportada
Aviation Company of the National Army Compañía de Aviación del Ejército Nacional
Dominican Army Aviation Company Compañía de Aviación del Ejército Dominicano
Aviation Detachment of the National Army Destacamento de Aviación del Ejército Nacional
National Air Transport Company, Aviation Arm Compañía Nacional de Transporte Aérea, Arma de Aviación
Aviation Company Compañía de Aviación
Aviation Arm of the National Army Arma de Aviación del Ejército Nacional
Coastguard Search and Rescue Squadron Escuadrón de Vigilancia y Rescate de Guardacostas
Ecuadorian Army Air Force Fuerza Aérea del Ejército Equatoriana (FAEE)
Army Military Aviator Corps Cuerpo de Aviadores Militares del Ejército
Army Aviation Company Compañia de Aviación del Ejército
Military Aviation School Escuela Militar de Aviación
Ecuadorian Army Air Service Servicio Aéreo del Ejército (SAE)
United Arab Republic Air Force
Egyptian Air Force
Royal Egyptian Air Force
Egyptian Army Air Force
Salvadoran Army Air Force Fuerza Aérea Ejército de Salvador (FAES)
Salvadoran Aviation Corps Cuerpo de la Aviación Salvadoreña
Salvadoran Air Flotilla Flotilla Aérea Salvadoreña
El Salvador Military Aviation Service Servicio de Aviación Militar de Salvador
Luftwaffe units[34]
Sonderstaffel Buschmann[35]
Aircraft Squadron of the 22nd Territorial Corps of the Soviet Army
Aviation Regiment
Aviation Company
Imperial Ethiopian Air Force
Imperial Ethiopian Aviation
Air Wing, Republic of Fiji Military Forces
Roundel variant on some aircraft
Finnish Coast Guard Merivartiolaitos Sjöbevakningssektionen
Normandie-Niémen squadron Groupe de Chasse Normandie-Niémen
Free French squadrons of the RAF. Nos. 326, 327, 328, 329 and 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347
Free French Air Force[37][38] Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres
Vichy French Air Force Armée de l'air de l'armistice
French Air Force Armée de l'Air
French Army Aviation Aéronautique militaire
French Aerostatic Corps
Free French Naval Air Service Aéronavale Francaise Libre
French Naval Air Arm
Democratic Republic of Georgia People's Guard air detachment
Air Forces of the National People's Army Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee
Volkspolizei-Luft (of the former East Germany)
German Air Force Luftwaffe
Marineluftschiffe-Abteilung
Die Marinefliegerabteilung des deutschen Kaiserreiches
Imperial German Army Air Service Luftstreitkräfte (Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches)
Heeresluftschiffe-Abteilung
National Socialist Flyers Corps Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps
The German Air Sports Association Deutscher Luftsportverband was the military air wing of the Nazi Party.
East German Navy, Naval Air Force
Greek squadrons of the RAF. Nos. 335 and 336
Hellenic Army Air Service
Hellenic Naval Air Service
Military Aeronautical Corps Cuerpo de Aeronáutica Militar (CAM)
Guatemalan Military Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación Militar de Guatemala (CAM)
Guatemalan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (FAG)
Army Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación de Ejército
Honduran Air Force & Aviation Military School Fuerza Aérea Hondureña y Escuela Militar de Aviación
Aviation Military School Escuela Militar de Aviación (EMA)
National Aviation School Escuela Nacional de Aviación (ENA)
Air Force of the Hungarian People's Army Magyar Néphadsereg légiereje
Royal Hungarian National Defense Air Force Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő
Insignia variant
Royal Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force
Republic of Indonesia Air Force Angkatan Udara Republik Indonesia (AURI)
Dutch East Indies squadrons of the RAAF. Nos. 18, 19, 119 and 120
Indonesian Naval Aviation Service Dinas Penerbangan Angkatan Laut RI (ALRI)
Indonesian Army Aviation Service Dinas Penerbangan Angkatan Darat RI (DINAS PENERBAD)
Imperial Iranian Air Force Nirou Havai Shahanshahiye Iran
Imperial Iranian Army Aviation
Iraqi Air Force Al Quwwa al-Jawwiya al-Iraqiya
Royal Iraqi Air Force
Irish National Army, Air Service
Air Service (Haganah) Sherut Avir
Air Company (Palmach) Palavir
Italian Co-Belligerent Air Force Aviazione Cobelligerante ed Aeronautica Militare Italiana
Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana [44]
Royal Italian Air Force Regia Aeronautica [45]
Royal Italian Air Force Regia Aeronautica [46]
Royal Naval Aviation Aviazione della Regia Marina
Military Air Corps [47] Corpo Aeronautico Militare
Royal Army Air Service Servizio Aeronautico
Jamaica Air Squadron
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service[50] 大日本帝国海軍航空隊 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun Kōkū tai
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service 大日本帝国陸軍航空隊 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun Kōkū tai
Arab Legion Air Force
Kuwait Air Force and Air Defense
Royal Lao Air Force Aviation Royale Laotienne[53][54]
Aviation Laotienne
Luftwaffen-Legion Lettland - Foreign volunteer unit of the Luftwaffe
Guard organization Aizsargu organizācija
Libyan Arab Jamahiriyya Air Force
Libyan Arab Republic Air Force
Royal Libyan Air Force Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiya al Libiyya
Malawi Young Pioneers Air Arm[56]
Royal Malayan Air Force Tentera Udara Diraja Persekutuan
Malayan Auxiliary Air Force/RAF
Malayan Volunteer Air Force/RAF
Straits Settlement Volunteer Air Force
Mauritius Police Force Marine Wing
Mongolian People's Army Aviation Монголын Ардын Армийн Нисэх Хүчин
Sherifan Royal Aviation Aviation Royale Chérifienne
People's Liberation Air Force of Mozambique Força Populare Aérea de Libertação de Moçambique
Namibia Defence Force Air Wing
Royal Nepal Army Air Wing
Royal Nepal Army Air Service
Dutch squadrons of the RAF. 320, 321 and 322
Luchtvaartafdeling
Dutch squadrons of the British Fleet Air Arm. Nos. 860 and 861
New Zealand Squadrons of the RAF Nos. 75, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490
New Zealand Territorial Air Force
New Zealand Permanent Air Force
New Zealand Army Flying Corps
Nicaraguan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Nicaraguënse
Sandinista Air Force Fuerza Aérea Sandinista
Air Force of Nicaragua Fuerza Aérea de Nicaragua
Guard Air Force of Nicaragua Fuerza Aérea Guardia de Nicaragua
Air Force of the National Guard Fuerza Aérea de la Guardia Nacional
Air Corps of the National Guard Cuerpo de Aviación de la Guardia Nacional
Military Aviation Corps Cuerpo Militar de Aviación
National Guard Guardia Nacional
Niger Air Force Force Aérienne du Niger
Norwegian squadrons of the RAF. Nos. 330, 331, 332, 333 and 334
Norwegian Army Air Service Hærens Flyvevesen
Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service Marinens Flyvevesen
Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF)
Royal Pakistan Air Force
Peruvian Aeronautical Corps Cuerpo Aeronáutico del Perú
Peruvian Aviation Corps Cuerpo de Aviación del Perú
Aeronaval Service Servicio Aeronaval
Army Light Aviation Group Grupo de Aviación Ligera del Ejército
Philippine Army Air Corps
Philippine Constabulary Air Corps
Philippine National Guard aviation
Air and Air Defence Forces Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej
Air Force Wojska Lotnicze
Air Defence Force of Country Wojska Obrony Powietrznej Kraju
Air and Air Defence Forces of Country Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Przeciwlotniczej Obszaru Kraju
Air Force of the Polish Army Lotnictwo Wojska Polskiego
Polish squadrons of the RAF. Nos. 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309 and 315, 316, 317, 318 and 663
I/145 Polish Fighter Squadron of the Forces Aerienes Polonaises
Military Aeronautics Arm Arma da Aeronáutica Militar
Military Aeronautical Service Serviço Aeronáutico Militar
Balloon Company Companhia de Aerosteiros
Aeronaval Forces Forças Aeronavais
Navy Air Forces Forças Aéreas da Armada
Naval Aeronautics Service Serviço da Aeronáutica Naval
Navy Aviation Service Serviço de Aviação da Armada
Qatar Public Security Forces Air Wing
Air Force of the Socialist Republic of Romania Forţele Aeriene ale Republicii Socialiste România
Forţele Aeriene ale Republicii Populare Române
Forţele Aeriene ale Republicii Populare Romîne
Air Force of the People's Republic of Romania Forţele Aeriene ale Republicii Populare Române
Royal Romanian Air Force Forţele Aeriene Regale ale României
Romanian Royal Aeronautics Aeronautica Regală Română
Soviet Air Forces Военно-воздушные силы Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily
Imperial Russian Air Service Императорский военно-воздушный флот Pre-reform Russian:Императорскiй военно-воздушный флотъ
Soviet Naval Aviation
Soviet Army Aviation
Soviet Border Guards aviation
Senegambia Air Force
Senegalese Air Force
Српска Авијатика Srpska Avijatika
Ваздухопловна Команда Vazduhoplovna Komanda
Seychelles Defence Force Air Wing
Singapore Air Defence Command
Slovak Air Force Slovenske Vzdusne Zbrane
15th Aviation Brigade (Slovenian Armed Forces)
15th Aviation Brigade of the Slovenian Territorial Defence Force
Slovenian Air Force upon the break-away from the Habsburg Empire
Somali Air Force[69]
Somali Aeronautical Corps Ciidamada Cirka Soomaaliyeed Corpo di Sicurezza della Somalia
South African Air Force
No. 26 Squadron (South African) RFC
South African Aviation Corps
Blue Squadron - Foreign volunteer unit of the Luftwaffe.
Nationalist Air Force[70] Aviación Nacional
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Spanish Republican Air Force Fuerzas Aéreas de la República Española (FARE)
Military Aviation Aeronáutica Militar Española
Military Aerostatics Service Servicio Militar de Aerostacion
Army Light Air Force Aviacion Ligera del Ejercito de Tierra
Naval Aviation Aeronáutica Naval
Royal Ceylon Air Force රාජකීය ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව Rajakeeya Lanka Guwan Hamudawa
Swedish Air Force Svenska Flygvapnet
Defence Helicopter Wing[71] Försvarsmaktens Helikopterflottilj
Swedish Army Aviation Arméflyget
Aircraft Coy of the Signal Corps Flygkompaniet
Swedish Naval Aviation Marinflyget
Naval Air Service Marinens Flygväsen
Independent service under the Swiss Federal Military Department Schweizerische Flugwaffe
Swiss Army Aviation Schweizerische Fliegertruppe
Syrian Air Force
Nationalist Chinese Air Force (Central Government)[72]
Chinese Aviation Ministry
Chinese Aviation Service
Chinese Army Air Arm
Airplane Corps of the Chinese Army
Army Paratroops and Special Forces Command
Army Aviation Command[73]
Naval Anti-Submarine Group
Fleet Helicopter Squadron
Chinese Naval Air Service
Former marking
Royal Siamese Air Force Division กรมทหารอากาศ Krom Tahan Akat
Royal Siamese Air Division กรมอากาศยาน Krom Akatsayan
Siamese Army Aviation Division กรมอากาศยานทหารบก Krom Akatsayan Tahan Bok
Siamese Army Aviation Unit กองบินทหารบก Kong Bin Tahan Bok
former marking
Turkish Ministry of Defense, Undersecretariat of Military Aviation Hava Müsteşarlığı
Turkish Air Force Inspectorate Hava Kuvvetleri Müfettişliği
Turkish Air Force General Directorate Kuva-yı Havaiye Müdüriyet-i Umumiyesi
Turkish Army Air Service Kuva-yı Havaiye Şubesi
Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers
School of Ballooning
Fleet Air Arm of the RAF
Royal Naval Air Service
Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps
Nos. 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666 Air Observation Post squadrons of the RAF
United States Army Air Forces
United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Service
Division of Military Aeronautics
Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps
Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps
Union Army Balloon Corps
Army Aviation
Naval Flying Corps
component of the United States National Guard
NACA
Military Air Force Fuerza Aérea Militar
Uruguayan Military Aviation Aeronáutica Militar Uruguaya
Military School of Aeronautics Escuela Militar de Aeronáutica
Military Aviation School Escuela de Aviación Militar
Naval Air Service Servicio Aeronáutico
Venezuelan Air Force Fuerza Aérea Venezolana
Venezuelan Military Air Service
Military Aviation Regiment Regimiento de Aviacion
Naval Aviation Centre
North Vietnam Democratic Republic Air Force
South Vietnam Air Force Không lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa
Cochin China Air Force
North Yemen Air Force
South Yemen Air Force
Zambia Air Wing
Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland Air Force
Zimbabwe-Rhodesian Air Force
Rhodesian Air Force
Royal Rhodesian Air Force
Southern Rhodesian Air Force
Rhodesian squadrons of the RAF. Nos. 44, 237 and 266
Rhodesian Regiment Air Unit
Abu Dhabi Defence Forces, Air Wing
Imperial and Royal Aviation Service KuK. Militär-Aeronautische Anstalt
Bophuthatswana Defence Force, Air Wing
Czechoslovak Air Force[86] Československé Vojenské Letectvo
Slovak Insurgent Air Force
Czechoslovakian squadrons of the RAF. Nos. 310, 311, 312 and 313
1st Czech Fighter Regiment of the Soviet Air Forces
Czechoslovak Army Air Force Československé Letectvo
Union Defence Force, Air Wing
Volkspolizei-Luft
Hejaz Flying Corps
Air Force of the Kampuchean liberation Army
Khmer Air Force
Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force/RAF
Dutch East Indies squadrons of the RAAF. Nos 18, 19, 119 and 120
Ottoman Aviation Affairs Inspectorate Umur-u Havaiye Müfettişliği
Ottoman Aviation Organization Inspectorate Teşkilat-ı Havaiye Müfettişliği
Ottoman Aviation Commission Havacılık Komisyonu
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Air Force
Vietnam National Army, Air Force
Federation of South Arabia Air Force
Workers' and Peasants' Air Fleet Рабоче-крестьянский воздушный флот
Imperial Russian Air Service
FR Yugoslavia Air Force Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана Војске Југославије Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana Vojske Jugoslavije
SFR Yugoslav Air Force[91] Југословенско Ратно Ваздухопловство и Противваздушна Одбрана Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protivvazdušna Odbrana
Yugoslav squadrons of the RAF. Nos. 351 and 352
Yugoslav Partisans Air Force
Royal Yugoslav Air Force Југословенско Краљевско Ратно Ваздухопловство и Поморска Авиацијса Jugoslovensko Kraljevsko Ratno VAzduhoplovstvo i Pomorska Aviacija
Yugoslav Royal Army Aviation Department Авиацијско Одељење Југословенске Краљевске Армије Aviacijsko Odeljenje Jugoslovenske Kraljevske Armije
Serbian Military Air Service
Croatian Air Force Legion - Foreign volunteer unit of the Luftwaffe
Congolese Air Force Force Aeriennes Congolaises
Force Publique Aviation
Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force
Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force/RAF
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps – Air Arm/RAF
Eurofighter Typhoon, Royal Navy, Malta, Afghanistan, World War I
World War II, Soviet Union, Spanish Civil War, Royal Air Force, Hermann Göring
Cold War, Battle of Stalingrad, Nazi Germany, Battle of the Atlantic, Second Sino-Japanese War
Soviet Union, Tajikistan, Russian Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force, Royal Air Force
Russia, Czech Republic, Russian Air Force, Tbilisi, Ukraine
Russia, Russian Air Force, Tashkent, Ukraine, Commonwealth of Independent States
Russia, Belarus, Russian Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force, Romanian Air Force
Aerial warfare, American Civil War, World War II, World War I, Fighter aircraft