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The Philippine Air Force Blue Diamonds "Sabre" emblem on a F-86F Sabre, circa 1962. The Philippine Air Force had a number of aerobatic teams among which the PAF Blue Diamonds was the first to be founded, and was one of the oldest formal aerobatics teams in the world.
This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Air Force (PAF), the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that specializes in aerial warfare.It covers active equipment, such as aircraft, ordnances, air defenses, and retired aircraft inventory.
Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force (CGPAF) Appointed Branch Lieutenant General Stephen P. Parreño [13] December 20, 2022 (2 years, 18 days) Philippine Air Force: Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps (CMDT-PMC) Appointed Branch Major General Arturo G. Rojas [14] May 10, 2023 (1 year, 242 days) Philippine Marine Corps
March 17 - 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash - Mount Pinatubo, a Douglas C-47 carrying President Ramon Magsaysay, Education Secretary Gregorio Hernandez Jr., former Senator Tomas Cabili, Congressman Pedro Lopez and Philippine Air Force Commanding General Benito Ebuen to Manila from a visit to Cebu, crashed into Mount Manunggal in Balamban, Cebu killing 25 of the 26 people on board.
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes Maritime patrol; Beechcraft King Air: United States: utility / patrol TC-90 5 [12]: ex-JMSDFBritten-Norman BN-2: United Kingdom
The Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force is the overall commander and senior general of the Philippine Air Force, the aerial warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is normally held by a three-star rank of Lieutenant General .
Pages in category "Philippine Air Force" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Since 2002, the Philippine Air Force has taken control of the area for their bombing range. The base also host the PAF's special operations unit 710th Special Operations Wing. [6] US and Philippine Marines conducting live fire exercises. In recent news, Crow Valley was also laid claim by some 508 Aeta families as ancestral domain.