List of aircraft of the National People's Army
The list of aircraft of the National People's Army contains the aircraft of all branches of the National People's Army (NVA) since its creation in 1956. The list is arranged according to aircraft classes and types. For each type the use in the NVA and how many machines in which units were in service. The majority of the aircraft come from Soviet production, a different origin is indicated in the type. For more detailed information on the machines and their whereabouts, see the respective articles.
Explanation
- Type: gives the name of the machine. The country of manufacture is given in brackets if it is not the Soviet Union.
- Image: Here you can see a picture of the machine.
- Armed Forces: The armed forces to which the machines belonged.
- Period of service: From when to when the machines were in service with the NVA.
- Unit: The unit or squadron in which the machines were stationed.
- Number of pieces: The total number of machines that were in service with the NVA.
- Comments: States the main purpose of the machine in the NVA.
helicopter
Type | image | Armed forces | period of service | Unit | number of pieces | Remarks |
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Wed-1 |
LSK / LV border troops |
1957-1973 | Aviation School Grenzflieger |
25 (22?) |
Light multipurpose helicopter (Mi-1 Soviet production / SM-1 Polish production under license). 6 SM-1Sz were school helicopters, 4 Mi-1M / SM-1M were medical helicopters with external cabins for patient transport. | |
Wed-2 |
LSK / LV land forces border troops |
1972-1990 |
HG-34 HAG-35 HS-16 KHG-57 |
48 | Multipurpose helicopter; also used with armament | |
Wed-4 |
LSK / LV Volksmarine border troops |
1957-1979 | Border chain HG-31 (later 34) HKVM HSVM MHG-18 TAG-4 TFS |
48 46 Wed-4A 2 Wed-4MÄ |
Multipurpose helicopter; replaced by the Mi-8 | |
Wed-8 |
LSK / LV Land Forces People's Navy Border Troops |
1968-1990 | HAG-35 HG-18, 31, 34 HS-16 HSFA-5 KHG-3 , KHG-5 MHG-18 STS-29 TG-44 THG-34 UJHS |
109 25 Mi-8S 38 Mi-8T 38 Mi-8TB 8 Mi-9 |
Combat and multipurpose helicopters | |
Wed-14 | People's Navy | 1979-1990 | HG-18 MHG-18 |
15 6 Mi-14BT 9 Mi-14PL |
Anti-submarine and anti-mine helicopters | |
Wed-24 |
LSK / LV Land Forces |
1978-1990 | KHG-3 , KHG-5 | 54 42 Mi-24D 12 Mi-24P |
Attack helicopter |
Planes
Type | image | Armed forces | period of service | Unit | number of pieces | Remarks |
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Aero L-29 (ČSSR) |
LSK / LV | 1963-1980 |
FAG-25 ZDK-33 |
51 | Jet trainer; replaced by the L-39 Albatros. | |
Aero L-39 (ČSSR) |
LSK / LV | 1977-1990 |
FAG-25 ZDK-33 |
55 53 L-39ZO 2 L-39V |
Jet trainer; a version called the L-39V served as a tow plane for the KT-04 air target in target display chain 33 . | |
Aero Ae-45 (ČSSR) |
LSK / LV | 1956-1965 | VS-14 | 7th | Liaison aircraft | |
Aero L-60 (ČSSR) |
LSK / LV | 1960–1962 | VS-14 | 20th | Training and liaison aircraft; afterwards employment with GST and Interflug | |
An-2 | LSK / LV | 1956-1990 | VS-14 | 36 | Multipurpose aircraft; the only guy who was in the army from the beginning to the end of the NVA | |
An-14 | LSK / LV | 1966-1981 | VS-14 | 4th | Transport plane | |
An-26 | LSK / LV | 1980-1990 | TS-24 | 12 | Transport aircraft; Successor to the Il-14. | |
Il-14 | LSK / LV | 1956-1982 | TS-24 | 22nd | Transport aircraft; some machines designated as Il-14F served as photo planes | |
Il-18 | LSK / LV | 1960-1973 | TG-44 | 6 5 Il-18W 1 Il-18D |
Passenger aircraft; then in use at Interflug | |
Il-28 | LSK / LV | 1959-1982 | ZDK-33 | 10 7 Il-28 2 Il-28R 1 Il-28U |
Target display aircraft; There was also an Il-28U school machine. In the NVA, the Il-28 was never flown for its actual purpose as a bomber. | |
Il-62M | LSK / LV | 1978-1990 | TG-44 | 5 | Long-haul passenger aircraft, partly also used by Interflug. | |
Jak-11 | LSK / LV | 1956-1952 |
JG-1 , 2 , 3 , 7 , 8 , 9 , VS-14 , ZD-21 |
100 | Training fighter aircraft; Replaced around 1958 by the MiG-15 / MiG-17 and later only used as a target display aircraft. The Yak-11s used by the NVA came from Soviet stocks or were Czechoslovakian C-11s under license. | |
Jak-18 | LSK / LV | 1956-1974 |
FAG-1 JG-3 , 7 , 8 JAG-10, 25 VFK 1st LVD , 3rd LVD VFK OS VFK-31, 33, VS-14 |
62 | Training aircraft, used in the Jak-18 and Jak-18U versions, later replaced by the L-29 Delfin. | |
Let L-410 (ČSSR) |
LSK / LV | 1980-1990 | TAS-45 VS-14 |
12 | Liaison and transport aircraft. | |
MiG-15 | LSK / LV | 1956-1965 |
JG-1 , 2 , 3 , 7 , 8 , 9 JBG-37 Aviation School |
~ 100 MiG-15 to ~ 30 MiG-15UTI |
Fighter plane; from 1957/58 replaced by the MiG-17 and handed over to the flying schools. The two-seat school version UTI was replaced by the L-29 from 1964. | |
MiG-17 | LSK / LV | 1957-1984 |
JG-1 , 2 , 3 , 7 , 8 , 9 JBG-31 |
213 14 (?) MiG-17 smooth 159 MiG-17F 40 MiG-17PF |
Fighter plane; in this role replaced by the MiG-21 from 1962 or partially converted to a fighter-bomber in 1973; from 1979 replaced by the MiG-23BN. Most of the MiG-17s used by the NVA were Polish license builds Lim-5 (F) and Lim-5P (PF). | |
MiG-19 | LSK / LV | 1959-1969 | JG-3 | 24 12 MiG-19S 12 MiG-19PM |
Fighter plane; in the versions MiG-19S and MiG-19PM only used on the JG-3 and replaced by the MiG-21SPS in 1968. Due to the difficult handling, at least six machines were lost due to crashes. | |
MiG-21 | LSK / LV | 1962-1990 |
JG-1 , 2 , 3 , 7 , 8 , 9 JAG-15 AFS-31 / TAFS-47 |
567 76 MiG-21F-13 45 MiG-21U 17 MiG-21US 52 MiG-21PF 84 MiG-21PFM / SPS 55 MiG-21PFM / SPS-K 37 MiG-21UM 89 MiG-21M 66 MiG-21MF 46 MiG-21bis |
Fighter plane; used in several versions, also as a two-seat trainer. | |
MiG-23 | LSK / LV | 1978-1990 |
JG-9 JBG-37 |
78 11 MiG-23UB 32 MiG-23ML 12 MiG-23MF 22 MiG-23BN 1 MiG-23S |
Interceptor aircraft; there was also a BN fighter-bomber and a two-seat UB school version. A MiG-23S taken over by the Soviet armed forces in 1979 was only used as a technical teaching exhibit on the ground. | |
MiG-29 | LSK / LV | 1988-1990 | JG-3 | 24 20 MiG-29A 4 MiG-29UB |
Fighter plane; All 24 machines were taken over into the Air Force of the Federal Republic of Germany after the dissolution of the NVA (but since then passed on to Poland) | |
Su-22 |
LSK / LV Volksmarine |
1984-1990 |
JBG-77 MFG-28 |
56 48 Su-22M-4 8 Su-22UM-3K |
Bomb fighter plane; the two-seat training version was called the Su-22UM-3K. | |
Tu-124 | LSK / LV | 1965-1975 | TG-44 | 3 | Passenger aircraft; later given to Aeroflot. | |
Tu-134 | LSK / LV | 1969-1990 | TG-44 | 26 4 Tu-134 22 Tu-134A |
Airliner short haul | |
Tu-154 M. | LSK / LV | 1989-1990 | TG-44 | 2 | Medium-haul airliner | |
Zlín Z-43 (ČSSR) |
LSK / LV | 1973-1990 | TAS-45 VFK-31, 33 VS-14 |
12 | Courier and liaison aircraft, four-seat development of the Z-42. |
Others
Type | image | Armed forces | period of service | Unit | number of pieces | Remarks |
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Letov KT-04 | LSK / LV | 1980-1990 | ZDK-33 | approx. 70 | Unmanned tow target for target display. |
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See also
- List of technology and armament of the NVA
- List of ships of the National People's Army
- List of Bundeswehr aircraft
literature
- Michael Normann: NVA combat aircraft 1956–1990 (= type compass ). Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-613-03227-9 .
- Michael Normann: NVA transporters and helicopters 1956–1990 (= type compass ). Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-613-03336-8 .
- Michael Normann: NVA fighter planes . Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2019, ISBN 978-3-613-04168-4 .
- Wilfried Copenhagen : The Air Force of the NVA . Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02235-4 .
- Detlef Billig, Manfred Meyer: Airplanes of the GDR. Type book military and civil aviation. I volume until 1962 . Friedland 2002, ISBN 3-613-02197-8 .
- Detlef Billig, Manfred Meyer: Airplanes of the GDR. Type book military and civil aviation. II volume until 1972 . Friedland 2002, ISBN 3-613-02241-9 .
- Detlef Billig, Manfred Meyer: Airplanes of the GDR. Type book military and civil aviation. III volume until 1990 . Friedland 2003, ISBN 3-613-02285-0 .
- Detlef Billig, Manfred Meyer: Airplanes of the GDR. 1952 to 1990. Photos and documents. IV volume . Friedland 2004, ISBN 3-613-02374-1 .
Web links
Commons : Air force of the German Democratic Republic - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files