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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
The Congolese Air Force (French: Force Aérienne Congolaise) is the air branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo, in the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville). Former Cold War air force
Kamina Air Base (ICAO: FZSA) is a military airport located near Kamina in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] It was built as part of the Belgian near-national-redoubt concept after World War II. [2] It accommodated ONUC military aircraft during the Congo Crisis.
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]
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.
Kitona Air Base (ICAO: FZAI) is a military airport located near Kitona in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [1] Up until 2007, it was commanded by Major General Rigobert Massamba Musungu of the DR Congolese Air Force. [2]
From September 1953 to 1960, the Advanced Pilots' School of the Belgian Air Force operated some 60 North American Harvards from the base. [6] When the Congo gained independence in June 1960, Belgium initially retained control of Kamina, under agreement with the Congolese government, but in October 1960 control of the base was taken over by the ...
Kotakoli Air Base (IATA: KLI, ICAO: FZFP) is a military airport at Kotakoli, a town in the Nord-Ubangi Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Kotakoli non-directional beacon (Ident: KOT ) is 6.0 nautical miles (11.1 km) east of the airport.