Number of fighter types in service at the same time

Which air force had the most frontline fighter airplane types in service at the same time after the WWII? Multi role aircraft did not appear but only at the second part of the Cold War, so fielding more types of aircraft was rather typical. But who had the most at the same time? I suppose the undisputed champion would be USAF or the VVS but what about the rest?

The worst time for Greece, the definition of logistics’ nightmare was as I recall at the second part of the eighties. At that time HAF had in service at the same time:

1) F-5A/B as well as the recon version, RF-5.
2) F-16C/D block 30, first examples delivered in 1988.
3) Mirage 2000EGM/BGM, also delivered in 1988 onwards
4) Mirage F-1CG (but no dual seaters!!!)
5) F-4E as well as the recon version, RF-4E.
6) T/A-7H. After Desert Storm, we received more A-7Es.
7) T/F-104G

The situation did not get any better, since only F-104s were retired a few years after. A-7Es were ex US Navy examples with much different equipment, F-5s were retired only in 1999 and Mirage F-1s in 2004. What’s more, the subsequent F-16s were Block 52s, with P&W engines rather than GE, as in the first 80…

The situation today is not much better, according to HAF there are still too many types in service:

* F-16C/D Blk30,50 Fighting Falcon
* F-16C/D Blk52+ Fighting Falcon
* Mirage 2000E/BGM
* Mirage 2000-5
* F-4E Phantom II
* RF-4E Phantom
* A-7H/Ε Corsair

It’s four basic types actually rather than seven but, A-7s are scheduled for withdrawal though they will stay around for a while, F-4Es will also stay around, probably more than expected, while Block 30/50 and Block 52+/52M are vastly different planes, just as M2Ks and M2K-5s.

Some decisions were rather short sighted and not very wise obviously. To my mind, a fleet of just two basic types would be ideal for an air force today, or just one for small size (2 sqn or less) air forces.