Fouga CM-170 Magister
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Fouga CM-170 Magister | |
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Former Fouga CM-170 from the Patrouille de France. | |
Role | Training aircraft |
National origin | France. |
Manufacturer | Fouga |
First flight | 1952 |
Introduction | 1956 |
Status | Active |
Primary user | French Air Force. |
Number built | 929 |
The Fouga CM-170 Magister is a French military aircraft. Designed and built as a training aircraft, it was also a light atack aircraft. It was built under licence in Belgium, Finland and Germany. The Fouga CM-170 Magister was used by many air forces in the world: Algeria, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Biafra, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, El Salvador, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Katanga, Khmer Republic, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, and Uganda.
It was the major aircraft of the Patrouille de France from 1964 to 1981. In 2013 many CM-170 Magisters fly on air meeting around the world.
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