National Insignia:
Current --- Historical

Aircraft Serial Numbering System(s):
Between 1948 and about 1975 Union of Burma Air Force aircraft received serial numbers in the sequences UB-100 to UB-999, and later UB-1000 to UB-9999. The numbers did not run consecutively, but were allocated in blocks to each aircraft type, e.g. Vampire serials UB-501 to UB-508. Some aircraft types received an additional letter in the serial prefix, eg. UBT-xxx for C-47s and UBC-xxx for some Oxfords. The significance of this is not known.
Circa 1975 the 'UB-' prefix appears to have been dropped. With most in-service aircraft carrying four-digit serials, the practice of displaying the serial number either side of the fuselage national insignia appears to have been introduced around this time, eg xx ^ xx. In recent years some aircraft types have been carrying their serial number in Burmese characters, as shown below:

Unit/Base Aircraft Code System(s):
Not used.

Aircraft Designation System(s):
None 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

Aircraft Losses and Incidents:
No information.

Main Headquarters:
Yangon.

Current Organisational Structure:
The TL is organised RAF-style into individual Squadrons of 12-16 aircraft each plus a Flying Training School.

Current Order of Battle:
Table of Current Order of Battle

Historical Orders of Battle:
May 1948
1958
1977

All-Time Flying Units List:
No.1 Fighter Squadron
No.4 Fighter Squadron
No.41 Fighter Squadron
No.? Fighter Squadron (MiG-29)
No.? Attack Squadron (T-37/A-5M)
No.? Attack Squadron (A-5M)
No.? Attack Squadron (Vampire, AT-33)
No.? Attack Squadron (Oxford)
No.? Attack Squadron (Provost)
No.? Attack Squadron (Provost/SF.260)
No.? Helicopter Squadron (current)
No.? Helicopter Squadron (HH-43)
No.? Helicopter Squadron (KB 47G)
No.? Liaison Squadron
No.? Transport Squadron
Flying Training School

Current Air Bases:
The TL is based at seven main air bases but operates into a number of smaller airports and airfields around the country. See listing below for details.

All-Time Air Bases Used List:
Apart from a small number of main military air bases, there are also a several smaller airports and airfields around the country which have been frequently used by the Air Force to support anti-rebel operations.
Airports and Airfields Listing

Books:

See aircraft details pages.

Magazines:

World Air Power Journal Vol.8 Spring 1992

Websites:

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