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Liberia, country along the coast of western Africa. Liberia’s terrain ranges from the low and sandy coastal plains to rolling hills and dissected plateau further inland. The country is home to a lush rainforest containing a rich diversity of flora and fauna. Liberia is the only black state in Africa never subjected to colonial rule and is Africa’s oldest republic. It was established on land acquired for freed U.S. slaves by the American Colonization Society, which founded a colony at Cape Mesurado in 1821. In 1824 the territory was named Liberia, and its main settlement was named Monrovia, which is the present-day capital. Liberian independence was proclaimed in 1847, and its boundaries were expanded. The country enjoyed relative stability until a rebellion in 1942 and another in 1949 which have destabilized large areas of the country. Despite this, much of the country remains functionally under the control of the Liberian government.
Recently, the Liberian Civil War has picked up ground as Liberian Liberation Front (LLF) forces have seized the Firestone plantation and small villages near the capital city.
==Factions==
There exist currently three factions in the Liberian Insurgency, the Liberian Government, the Liberian Liberation Front and the Free Liberian Army. These Liberian factions vary in strength and supply, though the Liberian Government is by far the best supplied force in the country.
===Equipment by Faction===
====Equipment of the Liberian Government====
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Weapon
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Picture
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Pistols'''
|-
| Colt M1911
| [[File:1952 US Army M1911.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America<br /> {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Handgun
| Service pistol
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Submachine guns'''
|-
| [[Sterling mk4 Submachinegun]]
| [[File:Sterling SMG.JPG|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|UK flag m v.gif}} United Kingdom
| Submachinegun
| Used by Liberian Army
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Rifles'''
|-
| [[M1903 Springfield Rifle]]
| [[File:M1903 Springfield - USA - 30-06 - Armémuseum.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America<br /> {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Battle Rifle
| Service Rifle
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Machine guns'''
|-
| [[Vickers machine gun]]
| [[File:Vickers Machine Gun YORCM CA78ac.JPG|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|UK flag m v.gif}} United Kingdom
| Machine gun
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Anti-materiel weapons'''
|-
| [[M1 Bazooka]]
| [[File:Soldier with Bazooka M1.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America<br /> {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Rocket launcher
|
|-
| [[M1 Mortar]]
| [[File:"Members of a Negro mortar company of the 92nd Division pass the ammunition and heave it over at the Germans in an almos - NARA - 535546.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America<br /> {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Mortar
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Special Weapons'''
|-
| [[M2 Flamethrower]]
| [[File:USm2flamethrower.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America<br /> {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Flamethrower
| On lease from Firestone Corporation
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Vehicle
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Picture
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|In service
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armour'''
|-
| [[M2 Buford]]
| [[File:The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H17816.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America
| Light Tank
| 12
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armoured Cars'''
|-
| [[S1 Scout Car]]
| [[File:Ford-S1-armored-car-haugh.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Australasian Confederation.png}} [[Australasia]]
| Armored Car
| 17
| Produced by Ford's Australasian Division, three captured
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armored Carriers'''
|-
| [[Universal Carrier]]
| [[File:Universal carrier (mortar carrier) 9-08-2008 14-53-48 (2).JPG|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Canada Flag KR.png}} Canada <br /> {{flagicon image|UK flag m v.gif}} United Kingdom
| Armored Carrier
| 52
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Trucks'''
|-
| [[Dodge WC Series]]
| [[File:Dodge WC-51 during the VII Aircraft Picnic in Kraków.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America <br> {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Truck
| 620
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Unarmoured Vehicles'''
|-
| [[Willy's MB]]
| [[file:Covered Willy's jeep Wings Over Wine Country 2007.JPG|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America <br> {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Utility Truck
| 244
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Artillery'''
|-
| [[M39 Armored Utility Vehicle]]
| [[File:M39-AUV-Korea-19530529.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Artillery Tractor
| 21
| Converted from Hellcat tractors
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Picture
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|In service
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Fighter aircraft'''
|-
| [[Ryan FR Fireball]]
| [[File:Ryan FR-1 Fireball VF-66 North Island 1945.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Fighter Airplane
| 36
| Donated by New England, trained by French advisors.
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Helicopters'''
|-
| [[Hiller OH-23 Raven]]
| [[File:OH-23 inflight colour photo.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Multi-role Light Helicopter
| 7
| Used for Recon
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Watercraft
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Picture
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|In service
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Patrol Boats'''
|-
| [[PT-class]]
| [[File:USS PT-105.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Patrol torpedo boat
| 3
| Donated by New England, trained by French advisors.
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Destroyer Escorts'''
|-
| [[Farragut-class destroyer]]
| [[File:USS Farragut (DD-348) underway at sea on 14 September 1936.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America
| Destroyer Escort
| 4
|
|-
|}
====Equipment of the Liberian Liberation Front====
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Weapon
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Picture
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Pistols'''
|-
| Webley Self-Loading Pistol
| [[File:Webley & Scott 455 (6971800477).jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|UK flag m v.gif}} United Kingdom
| Handgun
| Looted from police constabularies
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Submachine guns'''
|-
| [[Sterling mk4 Submachinegun]]
| [[File:Sterling SMG.JPG|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|UK flag m v.gif}} United Kingdom
| Submachinegun
| Used by Liberian Army
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Rifles'''
|-
| [[Lebel Model 1886 rifle]]
| [[File:Lebel Mle. 1886.JPG|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of France.png}} [[France]]
| Battle Rifle
| Smuggled illegally by French West African dissidents
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Machine guns'''
|-
| [[Vickers machine gun]]
| [[File:Vickers Machine Gun YORCM CA78ac.JPG|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|UK flag m v.gif}} United Kingdom
| Machine gun
| Smuggled illegally by French West African dissidents
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Anti-materiel weapons'''
|-
| [[M1 Bazooka]]
| [[File:Soldier with Bazooka M1.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America<br /> {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Rocket launcher
| Looted from Liberian Army facilities
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Vehicle
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Picture
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|In service
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armoured Cars'''
|-
| [[S1 Scout Car]]
| [[File:Ford-S1-armored-car-haugh.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Australasian Confederation.png}} [[Australasia]]
| Armored Car
| 3
| Produced by Ford's Australasian Division, stolen from Liberian Government
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Trucks'''
|-
| [[Ford Model AA Heavy Duty Pickup]]
| [[File:1929 Ford Model AA Truck DGO099.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America
| Truck
| 173
|
|-
|}
====Equipment of the Free Liberian Army====
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Weapon
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Picture
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Pistols'''
|-
| Colt M1911
| [[File:1952 US Army M1911.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America
| Handgun
| Service pistol
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Submachine guns'''
|-
| [[Maschinenpistole 35]]
| [[File:Bergmann Mp-35.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|KR Flagge.png}} [[Germany]]
| Submachinegun
| Used by Free Liberian Army
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Rifles'''
|-
| [[Karabiner 98k]]
| [[File:Kar 98K - AM.021488.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|KR Flagge.png}} [[Germany]]
| Battle Rifle
| Service Rifle
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Machine guns'''
|-
| [[Maschinengewehr 08]]
| [[File:Maschinengewehr 08 1.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|KR Flagge.png}} [[Germany]]
| Machine gun
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Anti-materiel weapons'''
|-
| [[Panzerfaust]]
| [[File:Panzerfaust helsinki.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|KR Flagge.png}} [[Germany]]
| Rocket launcher
|
|-
| [[9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz]]
| [[File:Lanz 91 mm Memorial de Verdun.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|KR Flagge.png}} [[Germany]]
| Mortar
|
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Vehicle
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Picture
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|In service
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armour'''
|-
| [[M2 Buford]]
| [[File:The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H17816.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg}} United States of America
| Light Tank
| 6
|
|-
| [[Panzerkampfwagen II]]
| [[File:Panzer II Saumur.JPG|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|KR Flagge.png}} [[Germany]]
| Light Tank
| 8
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Armoured Cars'''
|-
| [[Panzerjäger Bren 731(e)]]
| [[File:Universal carrier (mortar carrier) 9-08-2008 14-53-48 (2).JPG|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|UK flag m v.gif}} United Kingdom <br> {{flagicon image|KR Flagge.png}} [[Germany]]
| Armored Car
| 16
| Modified variant of British Universal Carrier with Panzerfaust mount
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Unarmored Vehicles'''
|-
| [[Volkswagen Kuebelwagen]]
| [[File:VW Kuebelwagen 1.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|KR Flagge.png}} [[Germany]]
| Car
| 75
|
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Picture
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|In service
! style="text-align: left; background: #aabccc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Fighter aircraft'''
|-
| [[Focke Wulf 190A-3]]
| [[File:A captured Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3 at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, with the RAE's chief test pilot, Wing Commander H J "Willie" Wilson at the controls, August 1942. CH6411.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|KR Flagge.png}} [[Germany]]
| Fighter Airplane
| 40
| Purchased from German Namibian administration
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | '''Helicopters'''
|-
| [[Hiller OH-23 Raven]]
| [[File:OH-23 inflight colour photo.jpg|200px]]
| {{flagicon image|New_England_Flag_1950.png}} [[New England]]
| Multi-role Light Helicopter
| 5
| Used for Recon
|-
|}

Latest revision as of 21:36, 23 April 2020

Republic of Liberia
Flag of Liberia
Flag
Coat of Arms of Liberia
Coat of Arms
Motto: The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here
Map of Liberia
Map of Liberia
Capital
and largest city
Monrovia
Official languagesEnglish
Ethnic groups
Kpelle 20.3%, Other 20.1%, Bassa 13.4%, Grebo 10%, Gio 8%, Mano 7.8%, Kru 7.9%, Lorma 6%, Gola 5.1%, Kissi 5.1%
Demonym(s)Liberian
GovernmentConstitutional Federal Republic
• President
William Tubman
• Vice President
William Richard Tolbert Jr.
LegislatureLegislature of Liberia
Senate
House of Representatives
History
• Firestone Bailout
September 7th, 1937
• Recognition of New England
May 8th, 1938
• Entry into the Entente
July 19th, 1938
• Syndicalist Uprising
1942
• Failed Coup d'Etat
1947
• Free Liberian Army Uprising
1948
• Firestone Raid
September 18th, 1951
Area
• 
43,000 sq mi (110,000 km2)
Population
• 1950 estimate
968,023
GDP (nominal)1950 estimate
• Total
861,540,470
• Per capita
890
CurrencyLiberian Dollar (L$) (LD)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Driving sideright
Calling code+231
ISO 3166 codeLR

Liberia, country along the coast of western Africa. Liberia’s terrain ranges from the low and sandy coastal plains to rolling hills and dissected plateau further inland. The country is home to a lush rainforest containing a rich diversity of flora and fauna. Liberia is the only black state in Africa never subjected to colonial rule and is Africa’s oldest republic. It was established on land acquired for freed U.S. slaves by the American Colonization Society, which founded a colony at Cape Mesurado in 1821. In 1824 the territory was named Liberia, and its main settlement was named Monrovia, which is the present-day capital. Liberian independence was proclaimed in 1847, and its boundaries were expanded. The country enjoyed relative stability until a rebellion in 1942 and another in 1949 which have destabilized large areas of the country. Despite this, much of the country remains functionally under the control of the Liberian government.

Recently, the Liberian Civil War has picked up ground as Liberian Liberation Front (LLF) forces have seized the Firestone plantation and small villages near the capital city.

Factions

There exist currently three factions in the Liberian Insurgency, the Liberian Government, the Liberian Liberation Front and the Free Liberian Army. These Liberian factions vary in strength and supply, though the Liberian Government is by far the best supplied force in the country.

Equipment by Faction

Equipment of the Liberian Government

Weapon Picture Origin Type Notes
Pistols
Colt M1911 1952 US Army M1911.jpg United States of America
New England
Handgun Service pistol
Submachine guns
Sterling mk4 Submachinegun Sterling SMG.JPG United Kingdom Submachinegun Used by Liberian Army
Rifles
M1903 Springfield Rifle M1903 Springfield - USA - 30-06 - Armémuseum.jpg United States of America
New England
Battle Rifle Service Rifle
Machine guns
Vickers machine gun Vickers Machine Gun YORCM CA78ac.JPG United Kingdom Machine gun
Anti-materiel weapons
M1 Bazooka Soldier with Bazooka M1.jpg United States of America
New England
Rocket launcher
M1 Mortar "Members of a Negro mortar company of the 92nd Division pass the ammunition and heave it over at the Germans in an almos - NARA - 535546.jpg United States of America
New England
Mortar
Special Weapons
M2 Flamethrower USm2flamethrower.jpg United States of America
New England
Flamethrower On lease from Firestone Corporation
Vehicle Picture Origin Type In service Notes
Armour
M2 Buford The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H17816.jpg United States of America Light Tank 12
Armoured Cars
S1 Scout Car Ford-S1-armored-car-haugh.jpg Australasia Armored Car 17 Produced by Ford's Australasian Division, three captured
Armored Carriers
Universal Carrier Universal carrier (mortar carrier) 9-08-2008 14-53-48 (2).JPG Canada
United Kingdom
Armored Carrier 52
Trucks
Dodge WC Series Dodge WC-51 during the VII Aircraft Picnic in Kraków.jpg United States of America
New England
Truck 620
Unarmoured Vehicles
Willy's MB Covered Willy's jeep Wings Over Wine Country 2007.JPG United States of America
New England
Utility Truck 244
Artillery
M39 Armored Utility Vehicle M39-AUV-Korea-19530529.jpg New England Artillery Tractor 21 Converted from Hellcat tractors
Aircraft Picture Origin Type In service Notes
Fighter aircraft
Ryan FR Fireball Ryan FR-1 Fireball VF-66 North Island 1945.jpg New England Fighter Airplane 36 Donated by New England, trained by French advisors.
Helicopters
Hiller OH-23 Raven OH-23 inflight colour photo.jpg New England Multi-role Light Helicopter 7 Used for Recon
Watercraft Picture Origin Type In service Notes
Patrol Boats
PT-class USS PT-105.jpg New England Patrol torpedo boat 3 Donated by New England, trained by French advisors.
Destroyer Escorts
Farragut-class destroyer USS Farragut (DD-348) underway at sea on 14 September 1936.jpg United States of America Destroyer Escort 4


Equipment of the Liberian Liberation Front

Weapon Picture Origin Type Notes
Pistols
Webley Self-Loading Pistol Webley & Scott 455 (6971800477).jpg United Kingdom Handgun Looted from police constabularies
Submachine guns
Sterling mk4 Submachinegun Sterling SMG.JPG United Kingdom Submachinegun Used by Liberian Army
Rifles
Lebel Model 1886 rifle Lebel Mle. 1886.JPG France Battle Rifle Smuggled illegally by French West African dissidents
Machine guns
Vickers machine gun Vickers Machine Gun YORCM CA78ac.JPG United Kingdom Machine gun Smuggled illegally by French West African dissidents
Anti-materiel weapons
M1 Bazooka Soldier with Bazooka M1.jpg United States of America
New England
Rocket launcher Looted from Liberian Army facilities
Vehicle Picture Origin Type In service Notes
Armoured Cars
S1 Scout Car Ford-S1-armored-car-haugh.jpg Australasia Armored Car 3 Produced by Ford's Australasian Division, stolen from Liberian Government
Trucks
Ford Model AA Heavy Duty Pickup 1929 Ford Model AA Truck DGO099.jpg United States of America Truck 173

Equipment of the Free Liberian Army

Weapon Picture Origin Type Notes
Pistols
Colt M1911 1952 US Army M1911.jpg United States of America Handgun Service pistol
Submachine guns
Maschinenpistole 35 Bergmann Mp-35.jpg Germany Submachinegun Used by Free Liberian Army
Rifles
Karabiner 98k Kar 98K - AM.021488.jpg Germany Battle Rifle Service Rifle
Machine guns
Maschinengewehr 08 Maschinengewehr 08 1.jpg Germany Machine gun
Anti-materiel weapons
Panzerfaust Panzerfaust helsinki.jpg Germany Rocket launcher
9.15 cm leichtes Minenwerfer System Lanz Lanz 91 mm Memorial de Verdun.jpg Germany Mortar
Vehicle Picture Origin Type In service Notes
Armour
M2 Buford The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H17816.jpg United States of America Light Tank 6
Panzerkampfwagen II Panzer II Saumur.JPG Germany Light Tank 8
Armoured Cars
Panzerjäger Bren 731(e) Universal carrier (mortar carrier) 9-08-2008 14-53-48 (2).JPG United Kingdom
Germany
Armored Car 16 Modified variant of British Universal Carrier with Panzerfaust mount
Unarmored Vehicles
Volkswagen Kuebelwagen VW Kuebelwagen 1.jpg Germany Car 75
Aircraft Picture Origin Type In service Notes
Fighter aircraft
Focke Wulf 190A-3 A captured Focke Wulf Fw 190A-3 at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, with the RAE's chief test pilot, Wing Commander H J "Willie" Wilson at the controls, August 1942. CH6411.jpg Germany Fighter Airplane 40 Purchased from German Namibian administration
Helicopters
Hiller OH-23 Raven OH-23 inflight colour photo.jpg New England Multi-role Light Helicopter 5 Used for Recon