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Latvian Air Force (Post-WW2)

Operator Profile


Contents

  1. History
    1. Narrative Summary
    2. Key Dates
    3. Current Status
    4. Future Plans
  2. Markings
    1. National Insignia
    2. Aircraft Serial Numbers
    3. Unit/Base Codes
  3. Aircraft
    1. Aircraft Designations
    2. Current Aircraft Inventory
    3. All-Time Aircraft Used List
    4. Aircraft NOT Used
  4. Organisation
    1. Main Headquarters
    2. Organisational Structure
    3. Current Order of Battle
    4. Historical Orders of Battle
    5. All-Time Flying Units List
  5. Air Bases
    1. Current Air Bases
    2. All-Time Air Bases Used List
  6. More Information
    1. Books
    2. Magazines
    3. Websites
 

Key Facts

Current Title:
Latvijas Gaisaspeki
English Title:
Latvian Air Force
Abbreviation:
LG
First Established:
1992
ICAO Code:
(none)
Country:
Latvia
Status:
Active

History

Narrative Summary

Narrative history of the Latvian Air Force

Key Dates

LG Chronology

Current Status

To be added

Future Plans

Acquisition of a total of six Mi-8MTV-1 transport helicopters to replace Mi-2.
Acquisition of some jet training aircraft.
Possible joint purchase with Estonia & Lithuania of some medium-range transport aircraft.

Markings

National Insignia

Current — Historical

Aircraft Serial Numbers

Latvian military aircraft carry three-digit numerical serials, with the first number being ‘1’ for the Air Force, e.g. Antonov An-2 ‘148’.

Unit/Base Codes

Coding system not used.

Aircraft

Aircraft Designations

None – Manufacturers designations used.

Current Aircraft Inventory

Table of Current Service Aircraft

All-Time Aircraft Used List

Alphabetical Order — Chronological Order

Aircraft NOT Used

False reports of aircraft on order or in service

Organisation

Main Headquarters

Riga.

Organisational Structure

The Aviacijas Eskadrila (Aviation Squadron) of the Latvian Air Force is divided into one Helicopter Flight and one Transport Flight. The main base is at Lielvarde.

Current Order of Battle

Table of Current Order of Battle

Historical Orders of Battle

List of Historical Orders of Battle – to be added.

All-Time Flying Units List

To be added.

Air Bases

Current Air Bases

The main air base is Lielvarde.

All-Time Air Bases Used List

In addition to the main base, here are also a number of smaller airports and airfields around the country which are sometimes used by the Air Force.
Military Air Bases Listing – to be added.

More Information

Books

Latvian Military Aviation Bibliography – to be added.

Magazines

World Air Power Journal No.28 P.30
Air International December 1998
Air Forces Monthly March 1995

Websites

wikipedia: Latvian Air Force

PlanePictures.net

Airliners.net

Air-Britain Photos: Latvian Air Force

http://www.scramblemagazine.nl/orbats/latvia/overview

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