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Khmer Air Force
ទ័ពអាកាសខ្មែរ
Armée de l'air khmère
Khmer Air Force roundel
ActiveApril 22, 1954 — 1970 as the Royal Khmer Aviation
8 June 1971 – 17 April 1975
CountryKhmer Air Force First Kingdom of Cambodia
Khmer Air Force Khmer Republic (Cambodia)
Allegiance1st Kingdom of Cambodia (1954-1970)
Khmer Republic (1970-1975)
TypeAir force
Size10,000 personnel (at height)
309 aircraft (at height)
Part ofRoyal Khmer Armed Forces (1954-1970)
Khmer National Armed Forces (1970-1975)
HeadquartersPochentong Air Base, Phnom Penh
Nickname(s)KAF, KhAF (AAK in French)
ColorsBlue-gray
Anniversaries22 April – AVRK Day
8 June – KAF Day
EngagementsCambodian Civil War
Vietnam War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
So Satto
Penn Randa
Ea Chhong
Aircraft flown
AttackFouga Magister, T-6G, T-28D, AD-4N Skyraider, T-37, AU-24, AC-47, FD-25
Electronic
warfare
EC-47D
FighterJ-5, MiG-17
ReconnaissanceMS 500 Criquet, O-1 Bird Dog, U-6 (L-20), U-17
TrainerT-6G, T-28B, T-41, MS 733 Alcyon, Nanchang BT-6/PT-6, Yak-18 Max, Socata Horizon, MiG-15UTI, FT-5, Fouga Magister, T-37, FD-25B
TransportCessna 170, Cessna 180, Dassault MD 315 Flamant, UTVA-60, An-2, Il-14, C-47, Douglas C-54B, Curtiss C-46F, C-123K, Alouette II, Alouette III, H-19, H-34, UH-1, Mi-4

The Khmer Air Force (Khmer: ទ័ពអាកាសខ្មែរ; French: Armée de l'air khmère; AAK), commonly known by its americanized acronym KAF (or KhAF) was the air force component of the Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK), the official military of the Khmer Republic during the Cambodian Civil War between 1970 and 1975.

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