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Description The Aero L-39 Albatros trainer designed in the Czech Republic, entered service in 1971 and production continued until 1999.  It was replaced in the Czech Air Force by the L-59 Super Albatros.

More than 30 air forces used or still use the L-39 along with many civilian owners and aerobatic teams round the world.  There are around 2,800 L-39s still in use today.

There are two main versions: The L-39C which is unarmed but had 2 x pylons for tanks or practice weapons, and the L-39Z with 4 x pylons and a twin-barrel 23mm cannon.

This example is an L-39ZO of the Syrian Air Force 1980.
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Comments: 4

DennisAJones [2014-04-08 19:08:35 +0000 UTC]

That fin flash is Yemeni, unless the stars have faded.

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dashinvaine [2014-03-21 20:05:42 +0000 UTC]

Missing two stars on the flag, isn't it? Otherwise nice work.

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Claveworks In reply to dashinvaine [2014-03-23 03:11:42 +0000 UTC]

I know that by all rights they *should * be there, but photographic evidence show they are not... a mystery to me as well.

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dashinvaine In reply to Claveworks [2014-03-23 19:24:16 +0000 UTC]

Odd. They appear to be present in some images, for example

www.haaretz.com/news/middle-ea…


I see the Turks are shooting them down now...

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