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The Myanmar Air Force (MAF) was formed as the Burmese Air Force on 16 January 1947, while Burma (as Myanmar was known until 1989) was still under British rule.By 1948, the fleet of the new air force included 40 Airspeed Oxfords, 16 de Havilland Tiger Moths, four Austers, and three Supermarine Spitfires transferred from the Royal Air Force, and had a few hundred personnel.
The Myanmar Air Force was formed on 16 January 1947, while Myanmar (also known as Burma) was under British colonial rule. By 1948, the new air force fleet included 40 Airspeed Oxfords , 16 de Havilland Tiger Moths , 4 Austers and 3 Supermarine Spitfires transferred from Royal Air Force with a few hundred personnel.
Other ranks. In Myanmar Armed Forces, Lance corporals and Corporals are commonly referred to as Saya (ဆရာ, lit. 'teacher') by both enlisted staffs and officers. Warrant officers (Class 1 and Class 2) are referred to as Bo Lay (ဗိုလ်လေး, lit. 'little lieutenant'), Sergeant and Staff Sergeant are referred to as Saya Gyi.
The Office of the Chief of Air Defence is based in Naypyidaw, and the position of the Chief of Air Defence is Lieutenant General. The position of Vice-Chief of Air Defence is held by a person with the rank of Major General. Three Brigadier generals from Myanmar Army, Myanmar Navy and Myanmar Air Force serve as Deputy-Chief of Air Defence. There ...
Branch/service. Myanmar Air Force. Rank. General. Battles/wars. Internal conflict in Myanmar. Myanmar civil war (2021–present) Htun Aung (Burmese: ထွန်းအောင်; pronounced [tʰʊ̀n àʊɴ]; born 1967) is a Burmese air force officer. [1] He currently serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Air Force.
Nampong Air Force Base. / 25.3525667°N 97.2948833°E / 25.3525667; 97.2948833. Nampong Air Force Base ( ICAO: VYNP) is a Myanmar Air Force base in Myitkyina, Myanmar (Burma). Formerly known as Myikyina West, it is located several miles to the west of Myitkyina. It is in current military use and home to a fighter squadron and an attack ...
2 Air Force. 3 Academic. 4 Navy. 5 See also. ... Print/export Download as PDF ... This is a list of military installations in Myanmar operated by the Myanmar Armed ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 September 2024. Ground forces branch of the armed forces of Myanmar "Burmese Army" redirects here. For other uses, see Burma Army (disambiguation). Myanmar Army တပ်မတော် (ကြည်း) (Burmese) lit. ' Tatmadaw (Kyi) ' 'Armed Forces (Army)' Emblem of the Myanmar Army [a] Founded ...