Latin: Alæ Præsidio Patriæ "Our wings are the fortress of the nation"
Engagements
Mozambican Civil War
Second Congo War
Commanders
Chief of the Air Force
Air Marshal Elson Moyo[2]
Notable commanders
Air Chief Marshal Azim Daudpota Air Chief Marshal Josiah Tungamirai
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
Fighter
Chengdu J-7, Mig-23
Attack helicopter
Mi-35P
Multirole helicopter
Mil Mi-17, Mi-24
Reconnaissance
Cessna Skymaster
Trainer
Aermacchi F-260, Nanchang K-8, BAE Hawk
Transport
Ilyushin Il-76, Antonov An-12, CASA C212 Aviocar, Britten-Norman Islander, Bell 412
Military unit
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is the air force of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. It was known as the Rhodesian Air Force until 1980. The Air Force of Zimbabwe saw service in the Mozambican Civil War in 1985 and the Second Congo War of 1998–2001.
^Flightglobal – World Air Forces 2015 (PDF), Flightglobal.com
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