Global InformationList of retired Paraguayan military aircraft information
The List of retired Paraguayan military aircraft is a list of historic military aircraft that have served with the Armed Forces of Paraguay since the acquisition of its first airplanes in the late 1910s.
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| Aircraft | Origin | Years | Number | Role | Note | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 |  United Kingdom
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1921–1922 | 1 | Bomber/Reconnaissance | Used in the 1922 Civil War primarily in reconnaissance duties; one unit only, shot down during the conflict. |  |
| T-6 Texan |  United States
|
1943–1991 | 48[1] | Trainer | Mostly bought from South African and Brazilian stocks. 3 units used by the naval aviation. |  |
| Breda Ba.65 |  Italy
|
1938–? | 3[2] | Light bomber |  | |
| Bréguet 14 |  France
|
1922 | 1 | Bomber | Used in the 1922 Civil War.[3] |  |
| CANT 26 | Italy
|
1932-1933 | 1 | Liaison | Used in the Chaco War as a liaison aircraft; one unit only, lost in an accident.[4] |  |
| Caproni AP.1 | Italy
|
1939–1949 | 7 | Fighter/bomber | Used in the 1947 Civil War.[5] |  |
| Caproni Ca.309 | Italy
|
1939-1945 | 2[6] | Transport |  | |
| PBY Catalina | United States
|
1955–1956 | 2 | River patrol | Later transferred to national air transport service |  |
| Douglas C-47 | United States
|
1954–2003 | 34[7] | Transport |  | |
| Fairchild PT-19 | United States
|
1940–1972 | 29 | Light attack/Trainer | Used in the 1947 Civil War.[8] |  |
| Fiat CR.20bis | Italy
|
1927-1939 | 5[9] | Fighter | Used in the Chaco War. |  |
| Hanriot HD.1 | France
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1923–1926 | 3 | Fighter |  | |
| Junkers A50 |  Germany
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1930–1937 | 2 | ? | Active during the Chaco War. |  |
| Muniz M-9 |  Brazil
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1939–? | 2 | Trainer |  | |
| Piper Cub | United States
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1940–1975 | 4 | Trainer |  | |
| Potez 25 | France
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1928–1940 | 14 | Bomber | Used in the Chaco War. |  |
| SPAD S.20 | France
|
1922–? | ~01 | Light attack/Reconnaissance | Active during the 1922 Civil War. |  |
| Vultee BT-13 | United States
|
1942–1968 | 15 | Trainer/river patrol | Three units used by naval aviation. |  |
| Wibault 7 | France
|
1929–? | 7 | Fighter/Reconnaissance | Used in the Chaco War. |  |
| Lockheed T-33 | United States
|
1991–1998[10] | 6 | Fighter | Aircraft donated by Taiwan. |  |
| Hiller UH-12 | United States
|
1962–1993 | 8 | Utility | Mostly donated by Chile. |  |
| Fokker S-11 |  Netherlands
|
1970–1978 | 8 | Trainer | Former Brazilian aircraft. |  |
| Douglas DC-6 | United States
|
1975–1988 | 3 | Transport |  | |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 |  Canada
|
1968–2004 | 1 | Utility |  | |
| Cessna T-41 | United States
|
1973–1989 | 5 | Trainer |  | |
| Boeing 707 | United States
|
1994–2004 | 1 | VIP Transport | Used as presidential aircraft. |  |
| H-13 Sioux | United States
|
1955–1986 | 10 | Scout helicopter |  | |
| Super King Air | United States
|
1991–1994 | 1 | VIP Transport | Used as presidential transport. |  |
| Aerotec Uirapuru | Brazil
|
1975–1998 | 14 | Trainer |  | |
| Aermacchi MB-326 | Italy
|
1979–2007 | 10 | Light attack | Manufactured by Embraer. |  |
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- ^ Tincopa, Amaru; Rivas, Santiago (2016). Axis Aircraft in Latin America. ISBN 978-1-90210-949-7.
- ^ Sapienza, Antonio Luis (June 2000). "Les premiers avions de transport commercial au Paraguay" [The First Commercial Transport Aircraft in Paraguay]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (87): 45–47. ISSN 1243-8650.
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