List of aircraft of the National People's Army

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National emblem of the aircraft of the NVA Air Force 1973–1990

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
Wed-1 Mi-1 Kbely.JPG 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 Mi-2S East Germany (22602397062) .jpg 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 Mi-4A East Germany (23246029452) .jpg 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 Mi-8PS 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 Mi-14PL People's Navy 1979-1990 HG-18
MHG-18 		15
6 Mi-14BT
9 Mi-14PL 		Anti-submarine and anti-mine helicopters
Wed-24 Mi-24D 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
Aero L-29
(ČSSR) 		L-29 East Germany (23271835161) .jpg LSK / LV 1963-1980 FAG-25
ZDK-33 		51 Jet trainer; replaced by the L-39 Albatros.
Aero L-39
(ČSSR) 		Aero L-39 Albatros Private RA-3424K, LUX Luxembourg (Findel), Luxembourg PP1270578742.jpg 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) 		Aero145 PICT0015.jpg LSK / LV 1956-1965 VS-14 7th Liaison aircraft
Aero L-60
(ČSSR) 		L60 Brigadyr PICT0014.JPG LSK / LV 1960–1962 VS-14 20th Training and liaison aircraft; afterwards employment with GST and Interflug
An-2 An-2 East Germany (12031616805) .jpg 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 An-14A East Germany (23246031732) .jpg LSK / LV 1966-1981 VS-14 4th Transport plane
An-26 East German Air Force Antonov An-26 Dresden Schleiffert.jpg LSK / LV 1980-1990 TS-24 12 Transport aircraft; Successor to the Il-14.
Il-14 Ilyushin Il-14 Interflug DM-SAB 02.JPG LSK / LV 1956-1982 TS-24 22nd Transport aircraft; some machines designated as Il-14F served as photo planes
Il-18 IL-18 East Germany (14175474199) .jpg LSK / LV 1960-1973 TG-44 6
5 Il-18W
1 Il-18D 		Passenger aircraft; then in use at Interflug
Il-28 208 (EDBG, 2016-08-23) .jpg 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 Interflug Ilyushin Il-62 Bidini.jpg LSK / LV 1978-1990 TG-44 5 Long-haul passenger aircraft, partly also used by Interflug.
Jak-11 Yak-11 (NPA) .JPG 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 Goraszka Air Picnic 2010 (16) .jpg 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) 		L-410UVP Strausberg (22456033359) .jpg LSK / LV 1980-1990 TAS-45
VS-14 		12 Liaison and transport aircraft.
MiG-15 MiG-15 RB1.jpg 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 MiG 17-AS.jpg 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 Mig-19.jpg 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 MiG-21MF 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 MiG-23UB 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 MiG-29 (12196698226) .jpg 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 Su-22 (12420898444) .jpg 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 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124V at Arlanda, April 1967.jpg LSK / LV 1965-1975 TG-44 3 Passenger aircraft; later given to Aeroflot.
Tu-134 East German Air Force Tupolev Tu-134 Wallner.jpg LSK / LV 1969-1990 TG-44 26
4 Tu-134
22 Tu-134A 		Airliner short haul
Tu-154 M. Interflug Tupolev Tu-154M Manteufel.jpg LSK / LV 1989-1990 TG-44 2 Medium-haul airliner
Zlín Z-43
(ČSSR) 		Zlin 43 (12196336533) .jpg 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
Letov KT-04 Letov KT-04 towed target 12-09 (8247535041) .jpg LSK / LV 1980-1990 ZDK-33 approx. 70 Unmanned tow target for target display.

Abbreviations

  • AFS = reconnaissance aircraft
  • FAG = flight training squadron
  • HAG = helicopter training squadron
  • HG = helicopter squadron
  • HKVM = Volksmarine helicopter chain
  • HS = helicopter squadron
  • HSVM = Volksmarine helicopter squadron
  • HSFA = helicopter squadron for guidance and reconnaissance
  • JG = fighter squadron
  • JAG = fighter pilot training squadron
  • JBG = fighter bomb squadron
  • KHG = Combat Helicopter Squadron
  • LVD = Air Defense Division
  • MFG = naval aviation squadron
  • MHG = naval helicopter squadron
  • STS = independent transport flight squadron
  • TAG = transport flight training squadron
  • TAFS = tactical reconnaissance squadron
  • TFS = transport flight squadron
  • TG = transport squadron
  • THG = transport helicopter squadron
  • TS = transport flight squadron
  • UJHS = submarine fighter helicopter squadron
  • VFK = Liaison Aviation Chain
  • VFS = liaison squadron (outdated)
  • VS = liaison squadron
  • ZD = target presentation scale
  • ZDK = target presentation chain

See also

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

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