Belize Defence Force Air Wing
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The Belize Defence Force Air Wing was formed in 1983 and based at the Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport in Ladyville.[1] It is the air arm of the Belize Defence Force.
Aircraft
Current inventory
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes | |
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Counter-insurgency | ||||||
Britten-Norman Defender | United Kingdom | Counter-insurgency | BN-2B-21 | 1[2] | In service since 1983 | |
Trainers | ||||||
Slingsby T-67 Firefly | United Kingdom | Trainer | T67M-260 | 1[2] | In service since 1996 | |
Transports | ||||||
Britten-Norman Islander | United Kingdom | Utility transport | BN-2A | 1[2] | In service since 2001 | |
Cessna 182J | United States | Utility transport | 182J | 1[2] | In service since 1996 | |
Helicopters | ||||||
Bell UH-1 Iroquois | United States | Utility helicopter | UH-1H | 2[3] | In service since 2016 | |
Bell 407 | United States | Utility helicopter | 407 | 1[3] | In service since 2015 |
Retired aircraft
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Notes |
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Britten-Norman Defender | United Kingdom | Counter-insurgency | BN-2B-21 | 1 crashed in 1998[2] |
Dornier Do 27 | Germany | Utility transport | Do 27 | 1 in service from 1987 to 1990 |
Beechcraft King Air | United States | Utility transport | A90 | 1 in service from 2004 to 2006 |
Ayres Thrush | United States | Agricultural | S-2R | 2 in service from 1990 (US DEA) |
Bell UH-1 Iroquois | United States | Utility helicopter | UH-1 | 1 in service from 1990 to 2000 (US DEA) |
Cessna 208 Caravan | United States | Utility transport | 208 | 1 in service from 1996 (US DEA) |