Current Title:	-
Title in English:	Cyprus Police Air Wing
Abbreviation:	CP

Narrative Summary:
The Cyprus Police operates a small fleet of Bell helicopters, together with a Britten-Norman Islander fixed-wing aircraft. Unlike the National Guard, the police force contains no mainland Greeks.

Key Dates:
June 1989		Police Air Wing first established.

Current Status:
Cyprus Police aircraft and helicopters are primarily used by the Ministry of the Interior for various tasks: VIP transport, transport of various cargo and special police units, border monitoring, SAR missions, medevac and traffic surveillance.

Future Plans:
Four more Bell 412EP/SP helicopters were ordered in 2000 but were embargoed.

National Insignia:
The national flag is carried as a fin flash. The service titles 'POLICE' are carried on the fuselage sides.

Aircraft Serial Numbering System(s):
All police aircraft carry serial numbers with the prefix 'CP', for Cyprus Police, eg: CP-4.

Unit/Base Aircraft Code System(s):
Coding system not used

Aircraft Designation System(s):
None - Manufacturers designations used

Current Aircraft Inventory:
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Aircraft Type	Total Del'd	Total Now	Role	Origin
Bell 412SP/EP	1/1	1/1	Policing	USA
Britten-Norman BN.2T Islander	1	1	Policing	UK

All-Time Aircraft Used List:
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Aircraft Type	Quantity	Service Entry	Retirement	Origin
Bell 412SP/EP	1/1	1992	current	USA
Britten-Norman BN.2T Islander	1	1990	current	UK

Main Headquarters:
Nicosia.

Current Organisational Structure:
All aircraft and helicopters are based at Larnaca.

Current Order of Battle:
Not applicable.

Historical Orders of Battle:
Not applicable.

All-Time Flying Units List:
Not applicable.

Current Air Bases:
All aircraft and helicopters are based at Larnaca.

All-Time Air Bases Used List:
Larnaca is the only base used.

Books:

Aerospace Encyclopedia of World Air Forces (Aerospace, 1999) p.170

Magazines:

World Air Power Journal No.5 p.142
Air Forces Monthly August 1996

Websites:

To be added