The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 is a medium-sized turboprop

Turboprop

A turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear.The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller...

 airliner

Airliner

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 originally designed by the British firm Avro

Avro

Avro was a British aircraft manufacturer, with numerous landmark designs such as the Avro 504 trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the delta wing Avro Vulcan, a stalwart of the Cold War.-Early history:One of the world's...

 in the late 1950s as a replacement for the now-aged DC-3s then in widespread service as feederliners. Avro concentrated on performance, notably for STOL

STOL

STOL is an acronym for short take-off and landing, a term used to describe aircraft with very short runway requirements.-Definitions:There is no one accepted definition of STOL and many different definitions have been used by different authorities and nations at various times and for a myriad of...

 operations, and found a dedicated market. 380 aircraft were built by Hawker Siddeley. A larger development, the BAe ATP, attempted to compete with the de Havilland Canada Dash 8 but saw a limited production run.

Development

The original 748 design started in 1958 after the infamous Duncan Sandys

Duncan Sandys

Edwin Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys CH PC was a British politician and a minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s...

 1957 Defence White Paper

1957 Defence White Paper

The 1957 White Paper on Defence was a British white paper setting forth the perceived future of the British military. It had profound effects on all aspects of the defence industry but probably the most affected was the British aircraft industry...

 ended most military manned aircraft development in the UK, and Avro decided to re-enter the civilian market.

The Vickers Viscount

Vickers Viscount

The Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world...

 had the larger end of the short-haul market neatly wrapped up, so Avro decided to design to a smaller regional airliner

Regional airliner

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 powered by two Rolls-Royce Dart

Rolls-Royce Dart

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 turboprop engines and intended to replace the many DC-3 Dakotas that were now reaching the end of their lifespan.

Avro was not the only company to see the potential for a DC-3 replacement, and by this point the Fokker F27

Fokker F27

The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:Design of the Fokker F27 started in the 1950s as a replacement to the successful Douglas DC-3 airliner...

 Friendship was well advanced. Avro therefore decided to compete by producing a design with better short-field performance, allowing it to operate from smaller airports and those with rough surfaces.

The first Avro 748 flew from the company's Woodford, Cheshire plant on 24 June 1960, and the two prototypes quickly proved the type's short field performance. 18 Avro 748 Series 1 aircraft were produced, the first for Skyways Coach-Air being delivered in April 1962. However, the majority of the series 1 were delivered to Aerolíneas Argentinas

Aerolíneas Argentinas

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. By this point, Avro's individual identity within the Hawker Siddeley Group had ended and the design became known as the HS 748.

The 748 Series 1 and Series 2 was licence-produced in India

India

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 by Hindustan Aeronautics as the HAL-748. HAL built 89 aircraft in India, 72 for the Indian Air Force

Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...

 and 17 for the Indian Airlines Corporation.

The ICAO designator as used in flight plan

Flight plan

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s is A748.

Media appearance

The BAe

British Aerospace

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 (successor company to Hawker Siddeley) company demonstrator HS 748 appears in the first episode of the 1978 Yorkshire Television

Yorkshire Television

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 TV series The Sandbaggers

The Sandbaggers

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, where it is used to drop agents into the Kola Peninsula

Kola Peninsula

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.

Variants

• 748 Series 1 – Twin-engined short / medium-range airliner, powered by two Rolls-Royce Dart 514 turboprop engines.
• 748 Series 2 – The Series 2 entered production in 1961 with a higher take-off weight, and 198 were built, making it one of the most popular post-war British designs.
• 748 Series 2a – The more powerful Series 2A followed with another 71 built.
• 748 Series 2b – The main production model after Hawker-Siddeley was absorbed by British Aerospace, 25 built.
• Super 748 – Fitted with hush kits on the Rolls-Royce Dart engines
• Hawker Siddeley HS780 Andover – Fitted with kneeling undercarriage, raised tail unit and rear loading ramp

• Coastguarder – A maritime patrol version.
• 748 Andover – Military passenger transport versions of the 748.
• HAL 748 – Licence production by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited at Bangalore India. Indian aircraft were later modified for a variety of roles including a trials aircraft for an Airborne Early Warning
  Airborne Early Warning
  An airborne early warning and control system is an airborne radar system designed to detect aircraft at long ranges and control and command the battle space in an air engagement by directing fighter and attack plane strikes...
  
   version fitted with a large radome
  Radome
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  , known as the Airborne Surveillance Platform
  Airborne Surveillance Platform
  The Airborne Surveillance Platform is an Indian defense project, initiated by the Defence Research and Development Organization, which aimed to produce an Airborne Early Warning System. Two prototypes were developed and flight tested for three years. The project was cancelled in 1999 after the...
  
   (ASP). A total of 89 HAL 748's were built.
• HAL 748 Series 2M – Production for the Indian Air Force (the last 20 built) were Series 2M aircraft with a Large Freight Door.

Accidents and incidents

There have been 21 notable accidents involving the 748:

• On 10 July 1965, Avro 748-101 Series 1 G-ARMV of Skyways Coach-Air was written off in a landing accident
  1965 Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crash
  The 1965 Skyways Coach-Air Avro 748 crash occurred on 10 July 1965 when Avro 748-101 Series 1 G-ARMV, flown during a scheduled international passenger flight from Beauvais Airport, Oise, France, crashed on landing at its intended destination of Lympne Airport, Kent, United Kingdom...
  
   at Lympne Airport
  Lympne Airport
  Lympne Airport , , was a military and later civil airfield at Lympne, Kent, United Kingdom, which operated from 1916 to 1984. RFC Lympne was originally an acceptance point for aircraft being delivered to, and returning from, France during the First World War...
  
  . All 51 people on board survived. This was the first accident that resulted in a write-off on an Avro 748 / HS748.
• On 4 February 1970, Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707
  Aerolineas Argentinas Flight 707
  Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 707 was an international Asunción–Formosa–Corrientes–Rosario–Buenos Aires passenger service operated with an Avro 748-105 Srs...
  
  , an Avro 748-105 crashed into the ground after the pilots lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft crashed at Loma Alta, Argentina
  Argentina
  Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
  
   and killed all 37 passengers and crew on board.
• 31 July 1979 at Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland Islands,Scotland; Flight 0034, a Hawker Siddeley 748 series 1 (registration G-BEKF) operating an oil industry support flight crashed. The aircraft failed to become airborne and crashed into the sea. The accident was due to the elevator gust-lock having become re-engaged, preventing the aircraft from rotating into a flying attitude. The aircraft was destroyed and 17 persons died of drowning
• 22 August 1979 – An aircraft mechanic (a former non-commissioned officer
  Non-commissioned officer
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   of the Colombian Air Force
  Colombian Air Force
  The Colombian Air Force or FAC is the Air Force of the Republic of Colombia.The Colombian Air Force is one of the three institutions of the Armed Forces of Colombia, charge according to the 1991 Constitution of the work to exercise and maintain control of Colombia's airspace to defend the...
  
  ) stole a military HS 748 (FAC-1101) from a military hangar at the Eldorado International Airport in Bogotá
  Bogotá
  Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
  
  , Colombia. According to the news, this person stole the plane with the intention of crashing it against his parents' house. After some minutes in the air, the plane ran out of fuel and crashed, killing the impromptu pilot and three more people on the ground.
• On 19 August 1981, Indian Airlines Flight 557, operated by HAL 748 VT-DXF overshot the runway at Mangalore-Bajpe Airport
  Mangalore International Airport
  Mangalore Airport, formerly known as Bajpe Airport, is a domestic and customs airport serving the coastal city of Mangalore, India...
  
   in wet weather. The aircraft came to a halt just beyond the runway edge. While there were no fatalities the aircraft damaged beyond repair and was written off. One of the passengers on board was Veerappa Moily
  Veerappa Moily
  Moodbidri Veerappa Moily is the current Minister of Corporate Affairs in the Indian government. Moily was elected as MP of the Chickballapur district by a wide margin in 2009. He currently serves as the All India Congress Committee General Secretary in charge of Andhra Pradesh...
  
   current Cabinet Minister for Law, Justice and Company Affairs in the Government of India.
• 11 October 1983 – Air Illinois
  Air Illinois
  Air Illinois was a commuter airline based in Carbondale, Illinois.-History:Founded in 1970 in Carbondale, Illinois, Air Illinois primarily operated small twin turboprop aircraft such as the DeHavilland Twin Otter...
  
   Flight 710 carrying 10 people plunged from the night in a thunderstorm between Pinckneyville and Tamaroa, IL. The flight originated at Chicago's Meig's Field and had stopped at Springfield, IL. A transcript revealed the left generator had failed after takeoff and the first officer had mistakenly isolated the right generator. Attempts to restore the right generator were unsuccessful. “The captain elected to continue to the destination rather than return to the nearby airport. The cloud bases were at 2000 feet MSL, but ATC could not provide an IFR below 3,000 feet just before crashing. ‘“The crew indicated a total loss of electrical power. The left generator drive shaft had sheared. The reason for the right generator not to reset was not determined.
• 27 June 1987 – Philippine Airlines Flight 206
  Philippine Airlines Flight 206
  Philippine Airlines Flight 206 was the route designator of a domestic flight from the Manila Domestic Airport, Metro Manila, Philippines to Loakan Airport, Baguio City...
  
   crashed onto a mountain after poor visibility hampered the pilot's attempt to land at Loakan Airport
  Loakan Airport
  Loakan Airport is an airport serving the general area of Baguio City, located in the province of Benguet in the Philippines...
  
   in Baguio City
  Baguio City
  The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...
  
  , Philippines. All 50 passengers and crew died in the crash.
• 28 April 1995 – A Sri Lanka Air Force HS 748 was hit by an SA-7 missile while on approach to Palaly/KKS/Jaffna.
• 5 September 1999 - Necon Air Flight 128 from Pokhara to Kathmandu, an BAe 748-501 Super 2B (9N-AEG), collided with a communication tower of Nepal Telecommunication Corporation and crashed in a wooded area 25 km west of Kathmandu, while approaching Tribhuvan International Airport. All 10 passengers and 5 crew were killed.[9]
• 1 June 2002 – Former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje
  Hansie Cronje
  Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje was a South African cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s...
  
  's scheduled flight home from Bloemfontein
  Bloemfontein
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   to George had been grounded, so he hitched a ride as the only passenger on a cargo flight in an HS 748. Near George airport, the pilots lost visibility in cloud, and were unable to land, partly due to unserviceable navigational equipment. While circling, the plane crashed into the Outeniqua mountains northeast of the airport. Cronje, aged 32, and the two pilots were killed instantly. An inquest by South Africa's High Court reached the conclusion that "the death of the deceased Wessel Johannes (Hansie) Cronje was brought about by an act or omission prima facie
  Prima facie
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   amounting to an offence on the part of pilots." However, with Cronje's involvement in match-fixing, theories that Cronje was murdered on the orders of a cricket betting syndicate have flourished since his death.

Civil operators

In January 2010 a total of 44 Avro 748 aircraft (all variants) remain in airline service. Current operators are:

 Bangladesh

• Bismillah Airlines
  Bismillah Airlines
  Bismillah Airlines is an airline based in Bangladesh. It is an enterprise within the Mollah Group of Industries, an industrial and export house of Bangladesh and is the first private sector international airline holding AOC/ATO Licenses to operate regular freighter services as an international...
  
   (2) [S2-ADW & S2-AEE]
• Z Airways (1)

 Brazil

• Varig
  Varig
  VARIG was the first airline founded in Brazil, in 1927. From 1965 until 1990 it was Brazil's leading and almost only international airline...
  
   (11) [one Avro 748 Series 2 prototype and 10 production aircraft]

 Canada

• Air Creebec
  Air Creebec
  Air Creebec Inc. is a regional airline based in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. It operates scheduled and charter services to 16 destinations in Quebec and Ontario. Its main base is Val-d'Or Airport, with a hub at Timmins/Victor M. Power Airport.- History :...
  
   (3)
• Air Inuit
  Air Inuit
  Air Inuit Ltd is an airline based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in Nunavik and Nunavut. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport.-History:...
  
   (4)
• Air North
  Air North
  Air North Charter and Training Ltd., operating as Air North, Yukon's Airline is a Canadian airline based in Whitehorse, Yukon. It operates scheduled passenger, charter, cargo and ground handling services throughout the Yukon, with flights to the Northwest Territories, Alaska, British Columbia, and...
  
   (4)
• Calm Air
  Calm Air
  Calm Air International LP. is an airline based in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada and is presently owned by the Exchange Income Corporation. It operates services in northern Manitoba and the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. Charter and freight services are also undertaken. Its main base is Thompson Airport.-...
  
   (2)
• First Air
  First Air
  Bradley Air Services Limited, operating as First Air, is an airline headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. It operates services to 30 communities in Nunavut, Nunavik, and the Northwest Territories. The majority of its fleet is available for charters worldwide...
  
   (2)
• Wasaya Airways
  Wasaya Airways
  Wasaya Airways LP is a 100% First Nations owned domestic airline with its headquarters in Thunder Bay, Northern Ontario...
  
   (5)

 Democratic Republic of the Congo

• International Trans Air Business (1)

 Guinea

• Guinee Air Cargo (1)

 Mexico

• Aerocaribe
  Aerocaribe
  Aerocaribe was an airline based in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. It was a regional affiliate of Mexicana operating services under the Mexicana Inter banner and codeshares with its parent company. It operated almost 120 flights a day...
  
   (1) (Bought From Atlantic Airlines de Honduras
  Atlantic Airlines de Honduras
  Atlantic Airlines de Honduras was an airline based in La Ceiba, Honduras, which operated domestic and regional passenger flights, mostly out of Goloson International Airport and Toncontin International Airport. The company was established in 2001...
  
  )

 Indonesia

• Bali Air
  Bali Air
  Bali Air was an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Currently, it has ceased operations.The Transportation Ministry in February 2007 delayed license revocation of 11 idle airlines, including Bali Air, to give restructuring opportunities to the operators...
  
   (now defunct) (4)

 Kenya

• 748 Air Services
  748 Air Services
  - Fleet :The 748 Air Services fleet consists of the following aircraft :*3 Hawker Siddeley HS. 780 Andover*1 Bombardier Dash 8 Q102 *1 Bombardier Dash 8 Q106...
  
   (3)
• African Commuter Services (1)

 Norway

• Fred. Olsens Flyselskap (1)

 South Africa:

• Executive Aerospace
  Executive Aerospace
  Executive Aerospace was a charter airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was established in 1984 and operated charter services for South Africa's leading tour and conference operators, as well as sports unions.- Fleet :...
  
   (4)
• Stars Away Aviation (2)

 Sri Lanka

• Aero Lanka
  Aero Lanka
  Lankan Cargo is an airline based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was established in 2002 and operates domestic services between Jaffna and Colombo...
  
   (1)

 United Kingdom

• Janes Aviation
  Janes Aviation
  Janes Aviation was a British cargo airline based at London Southend Airport.Janes Aviation Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats...
  
   (2)

 Venezuela

• Aeropostal – Former operator.

Military operators

 Australia

• Royal Australian Air Force
  Royal Australian Air Force
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  • School of Air Navigation RAAF/No. 32 Squadron RAAF
    No. 32 Squadron RAAF
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     – aircraft operated in navigation trainer configuration between 1968–2004
  • No. 34 Squadron RAAF
    No. 34 Squadron RAAF
    No. 34 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron. It is currently based at Canberra International Airport in the Australian capital Canberra, where it operates two Boeing 737 Business Jets and three Bombardier Challenger 604s.-History:...
    
     – aircraft operated in VIP configuration between 1967–1996
• Royal Australian Navy
  Royal Australian Navy
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  • Fleet Air Arm (RAN)
    Fleet Air Arm (RAN)
    The Fleet Air Arm , known formally as the Australian Navy Aviation Group, is the division of the Royal Australian Navy responsible for the operation of aircraft. The FAA was founded in 1947 following the purchase of two aircraft carriers from the Royal Navy...
    
     – operated between 1973–2000
    • No. 723 Squadron RAN
      723 Squadron RAN
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    • No. 851 Squadron RAN
      851 Squadron RAN
      -History:851 Squadron was formed at HMAS Albatross as a land-based training and fleet support squadron on 3 August 1954. While the squadron was disbanded on 13 January 1958 it was re-formed as a training and transport unit on 2 September 1968...
      
      

 Belgium

• Belgian Air Force
  Belgian Air Force
  The Air Component, formerly the Belgian Air Force, is the air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces. Originally founded in 1909, it is one of the world's first air forces, and was a pioneer in aerial combat during the First World War...
  
   (Three operated from 1976, sold in 2001–2002 to Benin and replaced by four Embraer Regional Jets
  Embraer ERJ 145 family
  The Embraer ERJ 145 family is a series of regional jets produced by Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace company. Family members include the ERJ 135 , ERJ 140 , and ERJ 145 , as well as the Legacy business jet and the R-99 family of military aircraft. The ERJ 145 is the largest of the group...
  
  )
  • 21 Squadron

 Benin

• Military of Benin
  Military of Benin
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 Brazil

• Brazilian Air Force
  Brazilian Air Force
  The Brazilian Air Force is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Army and Navy air branch were merged into a single military force initially called "National Air Forces"...
  
  
  • Twelve aircrafts operated between 1962–2005.

 Brunei

• Royal Brunei Air Force
  Royal Brunei Air Force
  The Royal Brunei Air Force or Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei as it is known by its Malay name, is the air force of the sultanate of Brunei. It is mainly based at the Rimba Air Base within the Brunei International Airport...
  
  

 Burkina Faso ( Republic of Upper Volta)

• Military of Burkina Faso
  Military of Burkina Faso
  The branches of Burkina Faso's military include its Army, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, National Police, and People's Militia. Being a landlocked country, Burkina Faso has no navy....
  
  

 Cameroon

• Cameroon Air Force
  Cameroon Air Force
  The Cameroon Air Force is the air force of the African nation of Cameroon. The Cameroon Air Force, along with the Cameroon Army, the Cameroon Navy , the National Gendarmerie, and the Presidential Guard make up the Cameroonian Armed Forces.The Cameroon Air Force theoretically possesses a fairly...
  
   – Retired

 Colombia

• Colombian Air Force
  Colombian Air Force
  The Colombian Air Force or FAC is the Air Force of the Republic of Colombia.The Colombian Air Force is one of the three institutions of the Armed Forces of Colombia, charge according to the 1991 Constitution of the work to exercise and maintain control of Colombia's airspace to defend the...
  
  

 Ecuador

• Ecuadorian Air Force
  Ecuadorian Air Force
  The Ecuadorian Air Force is the Air arm of the Military of Ecuador and responsible for the protection of the Ecuadorian airspace.-Mission:To develop the military air wing, in order to execute institutional objectives which guarantee sovereignty and contribute towards the nation's security and...
  
  

 India

• Border Security Force
  Border Security Force
  The Border Security Force is a border patrol agency of the Government of India. Established on December 1, 1965, it is one of the Central Armed Police Forces. Its primary role is to guard India's international borders during peacetime and also prevent transnational crime...
  
   Air Wing
• Indian Air Force
  Indian Air Force
  The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...
  
  

 Madagascar

• Military of Madagascar
  Military of Madagascar
  The Military of Madagascar is made up of the People's Armed Forces and the National Gendarmerie. The IISS detailed the armed forces in 2007 as including an Army of 12,500+, a Navy of 500, and a 500-strong Air Force...
  
  

 Nepal

• Nepalese Army Air Service
  Nepalese Army Air Service
  Nepal has no separate Air Force but flies several aircraft within Nepalese Army Service, also known as the Nepal Army Air Wing. It was formed in 1960s, but finally became an air force unit in 1979. It is now again a part of the Army and has very limited combat capabilities. The main objective of...
  
  

 South Korea

• Republic of Korea Air Force
  Republic of Korea Air Force
  The Republic of Korea Air Force is the air force of South Korea...
  
  : First introduction Time : April, 1974.

 Sri Lanka

• Sri Lankan Air Force
  Sri Lankan Air Force
  The Sri Lanka Air Force is the air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. It was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force with the assistance of the Royal Air Force . The SLAF played a major role throughout the Sri Lankan Civil War...
  
  

 Tanzania

• Tanzania People's Defence Force
  Tanzania People's Defence Force
  The Tanzania Peoples’ Defence Force was set up in September 1964. From its inception, it was ingrained in the troops that they were a people’s force under civilian control. They were always reminded of their difference from the colonial armed forces...
  
  

 Thailand

• Royal Thai Air Force
  Royal Thai Air Force
  The Royal Thai Air Force or RTAF is the air force of the Kingdom of Thailand. Since its establishment in 1913, as one of the earliest air forces of Asia, the Royal Thai Air Force had engaged in many major and minor battles. During the Vietnam war era, the air force has been developed with USAF-aid...
  
  

 United Kingdom

• Royal Air Force
  Royal Air Force
  The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
  
  

 Venezuela

• Venezuelan Air Force

 Zambia

• Zambian Air Force
  Zambian Air Force
  The Zambian Air Force is the air force of Zambia.Following the creation of the Republic of Zambia in 1964, Zambian military avaition was organized as the Zambia Air Wing which lasted until 1968. The Zambian Air Force was then established....
  
  

Specifications (Super 748)

See also

External links

• BAe/HS 748 AEW