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Libyan aircraft – what is still flying?

This list was taken from Wikipedia for my sins. However, its not a bad one overall.

What planes does this forum believe are still flying? and which does it think that Libya will upgrade?

* Combat aircraft (most aircraft are grounded and considered withdrawn from service)
o 25 Mirage F-1AD/BD/ED-all aircraft are grounded, 22-24 to be refubished and return to service
o 25 MiG-21bis Fishbed
o 125 MiG-23BN/MS/ML/UM Flogger
o 40 Su-22M3/UM-3K Fitter
o 12 Su-24MK Fencer -all grounded

* Trainers
o 110 Aero L-39ZO Albatross
o 20 SF-260WL
o 80 G-2 Galeb and J-21 Jastreb

* Transport aircraft
o 10 An-26 Curl
o 3 Falcon 20
o 1 Falcon 50
o 3 Gulfstream II
o 15 Il-76 Candid
o 15 L-410
o 2 JetStar
o 10 C-130H

* Refuellers
o 4 Il-78 MidasE

* Attack helicopters
o 4 Bell 206
o 12 Mi-14 Haze
o 43 Mi-24 Hind – 13 of them modernised in South Africa

* Transport helicopters
o 2 Bell 212
o 8 CH-47 Chinook – another 12 sold to U.A.E
o 25 Mi-8 including Mi-17
o ? Mi-17

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