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The Congolese Air Force (French: Force Aérienne Congolaise, or FAC) is the air force branch of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa). From 1971 to 1997, it was known as the Zairian Air Force (Force Aérienne Zaïroise, or FAZA).
After achieving independence from France in 1960, the Congolese air force (Force Aerienne Congolaise) was started with equipment such as the Douglas C-47s, Broussards and Bell 47Gs, these were followed by Nord Noratlas tactical transports and Sud Alouette helicopter. In the 1970s the air force switched to Soviet equipment.
The People's Republic of Congo Air Force was the air force of the Republic of the Congo from 1970-1992. Aircraft. Inventory from 1960-1992. Aircraft Origin Type ...
Roundel of the Congolese Air Force. After achieving independence from France in 1960, the Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise) was started with equipment such as the Douglas C-47s, Broussards and Bell 47Gs, these were followed by Nord Noratlas tactical transports and Sud Alouette helicopter.
Congolese soldiers of the colonial-era Force Publique pictured in 1928. The first organised Congolese troops, known as the Force Publique, were created in 1888 when King Leopold II of Belgium, who held the Congo Free State as his private property, ordered his Secretary of the Interior to create military and police forces for the state. [13]
A squadron of F-86F Sabre of the Philippine Air Force. The UN Operations in the Congo would be the first international mission for the Philippine Air Force since it was founded in 1947. This was in response to the United Nations' call for member-states to support the on-going UN Operations in the Congo.
Enoch Numbi Ngoie is a Congolese major general who is serving as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since 2014. [1] Formerly he served as the Deputy Chief of Air Force Staff for operations since at least 2007. [citation needed] In July 2018 he was promoted from brigadier general to major general. [2]
Rigobert Massamba Musungu is a major general in the Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Massamba commanded the Kitona Air Base [1] until June 2007, when he was appointed as the chief of air force staff of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]