List of aircraft of the South African Air Force

The following is a list of aircraft of the South African Air Force, past, present, and future.

Current aircraft

Current and future aircraft
Maker	Aircraft	Country of Origin	Year
Agusta	A109LUH	Italy	2004
Atlas	Oryx	South AfricaFrance	1990
BAE Systems	Hawk Mk 120	United Kingdom	2006
Beechcraft	Super King Air 200	United States	1983
Boeing	737-7ED BBJ	United States	2001
CASA	C212 Aviocar	Spain	1994
Cessna	208 Caravan	United States	1988
Cessna	550/551 Citation II	United States	1983
Dassault	Falcon 50	France	1982
Dassault	Falcon 900B	France	1992
Denel	Rooivalk Mk I	South Africa	1999
Douglas	DC-3/C-47 Dakota III & IV	United States	1943
Douglas	C-47TP Turbo Dakota	United States	1991
Lockheed	C-130B Hercules	United States	1964
Lockheed	C-130BZ Hercules	United States	1997
MBB/Kawasaki	BK117A	Germany Japan	1994
Pilatus	PC-7 MkII	Swiss	1994
Pilatus	PC-12	Swiss	1997
Saab	Gripen C/D	Sweden	2008.
Westland	Super Lynx	United Kingdom	4 entered service July 2007 - stationed on South African Navy Valour class frigates

Historic aircraft

No longer in service
Maker	Aircraft	Years in service
Aeritalia	AM.3C BosbokItaly	1973–1992
Aeronca Aircraft	KCA	?
Aeronca Aircraft	50C Chief	1940-?
Aeronca Aircraft	65C Chief	?
Aérospatiale	SA365N Dauphin	1994–1998
Airspeed Ltd.	AS-6J Envoy	1936–1940
Airspeed Ltd.	AS-10 Oxford Mk I	1940-?
Airspeed Ltd.	AS-10 Oxford Mk II	?-1950
Atlas	Cheetah E	1986–1992
Atlas	MB-326M Impala I	1966–2005
Atlas	MB-326K Impala II	1974–2005
Atlas	Cheetah C & D	1992–2008
Auster	AOP-3	?
Auster	AOP-5	1945–1961
Auster	AOP-6	1953–1966
Auster	AOP-9	1957–1967
Avro	504K	1919–1930
Avro	504N	1927-?
Avro	594 Avian IIIA	?-1935
Avro	616 Avian IVM	1929–1936
Avro	616 Sport Avian	?
Avro	621 Tutor	1930–1938
Avro	652A Anson GR1	1940–1947
Avro	652A Anson T1	?
Avro	685 York C1	1944–1952
Avro	696 Shackleton	1957–1984
Beechcraft	C-45 Expeditor	1945
Beechcraft	B-80 Queen Air	1975–1992
Bristol	Boxkite	1911-?
Boeing	Boeing 707	1986–2007
Bristol	142 Blenheim I	1939–1940
Bristol	149 Blenheim Mk IV	1939–1942
Bristol	160 Blenheim V	1941–1943
Bristol	152 Beaufort I	1941–1944
Bristol	152 Beaufort Mk IA/II/IIA	1943–1944
Bristol	156 Beaufighter Mk II/VI/X	1943–1944
British Aircraft	BA-4 Double Eagle	1939–1940
Britten-Norman	BN-2A Islander	1994-?
Bücker	Bü 131A/B/D Jungman	1936–1939
Bücker	Bü 133 Jungmeister	1939-?
Canadair	CL-13B Sabre Mk 6	1956–1980
CASA	CN-235	1994-2012
Cessna	C-34 Airmaster	?
Cessna	180D	?
Cessna	320 Skynight	1965–1967
Cessna	336 Skymaster	?
Cessna	411	?
Consolidated	PBY-5 Catalina IB/III	1943–1946
Consolidated	B-24J Liberator BIV	1944–1945
Curtiss	H-75A-4 Mohawk	1941–1942
Curtiss	P-40B Tomahawk	1941
Curtiss	P-40C Tomahawk IIB	1940–1942
Curtiss	P-40E Kittyhawk IA	1942–1944
Curtiss	P-40 Kittyhawk III	?
Curtiss	P-40M Kittyhawk IV	1942–1948
Curtiss	P-40N Warhawk	1943–1948
Dassault	Mystere Falcon 20	?
Dassault-Breguet	Mirage IIIBZ	1964–1990
Dassault-Breguet	Mirage IIICZ	1963–1990
Dassault-Breguet	Mirage IIIDZ	1967–1986
Dassault-Breguet	Mirage IIID2Z	1974–1986
Dassault-Breguet	Mirage IIIEZ	1965–1986
Dassault-Breguet	Mirage IIIRZ	1967–1990
Dassault-Breguet	Mirage IIIR2Z	1974–1990
Dassault-Breguet	Mirage F1AZ	1975–1997
Dassault-Breguet	Mirage F1CZ	1975–1992
de Havilland	DH-4	1919–1927
de Havilland	DH.9	1919–1942
de Havilland	DH.9J	1920–1937
de Havilland	DH.60 Moth/DH.60G Gypsy Moth/DH.60G III Moth Major	1939-?
de Havilland	DH.66 Hercules	1934–1943
de Havilland	DH.80A Puss Moth	1939-?
de Havilland	DH.82A Tiger Moth	1939–1958
de Havilland	DH.83 Fox Moth	1939-?
de Havilland	DH.84 Dragon	1939-?
de Havilland	DH.85 Leopard Moth	1939–1943
de Havilland	DH.87B Hornet Moth	1939–1940
de Havilland	DH.89A Dragon Rapide	1939-?
de Havilland	DH.89B Dominie	1941-?
de Havilland	DH.90 Dragonfly	1939-?
de Havilland	DH-94 Moth Minor	1939-?
de Havilland	DH-98 Mosquito F Mk II	1943–1945
de Havilland	DH-98 Mosquito PR Mk IV/F Mk VI/PR Mk IX/PR Mk XVI	1944–1945
de Havilland	DH-100 Vampire FB-5	1950–1960
de Havilland	DH.100 Vampire FB-6	1951–1978
de Havilland	DH.100 Vampire FB-52	1953–1978
de Havilland	DH.115 Vampire T-11/T-55	1953–1978
de Havilland	DH.104 Dove 5	1949–1965
de Havilland	DH.114 Heron 2	1955–1962
Desoutter	Mk II	?
Dornier	Do-27B	1958–1975
Douglas	DB-7 Boston III	1941–1943
Douglas	DC-4/C-54 Skymaster	1966–1994
English Electric	Canberra B(I) 12	1963–1991
English Electric	Canberra T Mk 4	1964–1991
Fairey	Battle B, T, TT	1939–1942
Fairchild	F-24G, R Argus III	1939-?
Gloster	Gauntlet	1939–1943
Gloster	Gladiator Mk I	1939–1940
Gloster	Gladiator Mk II	1940–1941
Gloster	AS.31 Survey	1933–1942
Gloster	Meteor F.3	1946–1949
Hawker	Hartbees Mk I	1935–1940
Hawker	Hart B/T	1936–1943
Hawker	Hind B/T	1938–1944
Hawker	Audax	1937–1944
Hawker	Fury Mk I	1936–1942
Hawker	Fury Mk II	1939-?
Hawker	Hurricane Mk. I	1939–1940
Hawker	Hurricane Mk IIA/B/C/D	1939–1945
Hawker Siddeley	HS-125 400B Mercurius	1970–1999
Hawker Siddeley	Buccaneer S Mk50	1965–1991
Henry Farman	F-27	1915-?
Junkers	A-50 Junior	?
Junkers	F-13	?-1944
Junkers	Ju52/3m	1939–1953
Junkers	Ju86 K-3	1939–1941
Junkers	Ju86 Z	1939–1945
Klemm	Kl 25	?
Koolhaven	FK-46	?
Lockheed	14 Super Electra	?
Lockheed	18-08 Lodestar	1940–1944
Lockheed	414 Hudson	1940-?
Lockheed	B-34 Ventura I/II	1942–1960
Lockheed	PV-1 Ventura GR-5	1943–1960
Lockheed	C-130F Hercules	1997–1998
Martin	167 Maryland Mk I	1940-?
Martin	167 Maryland Mk II	1940–1942
Martin	Baltimore I	1942-?
Martin	Baltimore II	1942–1943
Martin	Baltimore IIA	1943
Martin	Baltimore III	1941-?
Martin	Baltimore IIIA	1943
Martin	Baltimore IV	1943–1945
Martin	Baltimore V	1944
Martin	B-26A Marauder I	1942-?
Martin	B-26C Marauder II	1943–1944
Martin	B-26G Marauder III	1943–1945
Miles Aircraft	M.2H Hawk	1943-?
Miles	M.5 Sparrowhawk	1939–1941
Miles	M.14A Magister	1940-?
Miles	M.19 Master II	1941–1945
Miles	M.33 Falcon	?
General Aircraft	ST-4 II	?
General Aircraft	ST-25 Universal	?
North American	NA-88 Harvard 1/IIA/III, T-6G Texan	1942–1995
North American	P-51C Mustang IIIB/P-51D Mustang IV/P-51K Mustang IVA	1945
Northrop	8A-5 Nomad I	1941–1944
Paterson	No 2 Biplane	1913
Percival	P3 Gull VI	1940-?
Piaggio	P-166S Albatross	1969–1993
Pilatus	PC-6 Porter	1994–1998
Pilatus	PC-7	1994–1996
Piper	J-3 Cub	?
Piper	J-4 Cub Coupe	?
Piper	PA-23 Aztec 250	1981–1992
Piper	PA-28 Cherokee 140	1981–1992
Rearwin	6000M Speedster	1939-?
Rearwin	7000/8500/9000L Sportster	1939-?
RAF	BE-2C	1915–1917
RAF	BE-2E	1915–1921
RAF	SE-5A	1919–1931
Ryan	ST-A	1939-?
Shorts	S-25 Sunderland GR-5	1945–1957
Sikorsky	S-51	1948–1968
Sikorsky	S-55C Whirlwind	1956–1968
Simmonds	Spartan	1925
Stinson	HW-75	?
Stinson	SR-5A/10C Reliant	?
Sud Aviation	SE-3130 Alouette II	1960–1973
Sud Aviation	SE-3160/B Alouette III	1962–2006
Sud Aviation	SA-321L Super Frelon	1967–1990
Sud Aviation	SA-330C/H/L Puma	1969–1997
Supermarine	Spitfire Vc	1942–1944
Supermarine	Spitfire VIII	1943–1944
Supermarine	Spitfire IXb/c/e	1943–1954
Supermarine	Spitfire PR IXe	1947–1954
Swearington	Merlin IVA	1975–1985
Taylorcraft	BC/BL/BL-65	1939-?
Tipsey	S-2 Trainer	1939-?
Transall	C-160Z	1969–1993
Vickers Armstrong	264 Valentia	1940–1943
Vickers Armstrong	Wellesley	1940–1941
Vickers Armstrong	417 Wellington MkIII/429 Wellington MkVIII	?
Vickers Armstrong	440 Wellington MkX/458 Wellington MkXI	1942–1945
Vickers Armstrong	455 Wellington MkXII/466 Wellington MkXIII	?
Vickers Armstrong	474 Warwick MkV	1945–1946
Vickers Armstrong	781D Viscount	1958–1991
WACO	various	?
Westland	Scout	1976–1990
Westland	Wapiti	1931–1943
Westland	Wasp HAS 1	1963–1990