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The Philippine Air Force ( PAF) ( Filipino: Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Initially formed as part of the Philippine Army as the Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC) in 1935, the PAAC eventually saw combat during World War 2 and was formally separated from the Army in 1947 as a separate service branch of the AFP under ...
This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Air Force (PAF), the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that specializes in aerial warfare. It covers active equipment, such as aircraft, ordnances, air defenses, and retired aircraft inventory. PAF has made use of its existing equipment to fulfill its mandate while modernization ...
Cesar Basa Air Base, or simply Basa Air Base (formerly known as Floridablanca Airfield [1]) ( ICAO: RPUF ), is an airbase currently operated by the Philippine Air Force. It is located at Floridablanca, Pampanga about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Metro Manila in the Philippines.
Antonio Bautista Air Base ( IATA: PPS, ICAO: RPVP) is a military airbase of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), located in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. The base shares the single 2,600 metres (8,530 feet) long runway with Puerto Princesa International Airport. [2] [3] The PAF base was named as an honour to Colonel Antonio Bautista, who was killed in action on 11 January 1974 as a F-86 ...
710th Special Operations Wing. BGen. Vincent B. Incognito, PAF. The 710th Special Operations Wing (710th SPOW) [1] is the rapid deployment force of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), which is divided into ten-man airborne attack teams as most of its members are airborne qualified. [2] The unit works closely with the 15th Strike Wing.
July 4 – 2021 Philippine Air Force C-130 crash. A Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed after an attempted landing at Jolo Airport in Sulu. 50 people on board and three civilians on the ground died.
Antonio Bautista graduated from The University of the Philippines in Los Baños in 1957 with a degree in Agriculture. He signed up for the Philippine Air Force Flying School in Fernando Air Base, Lipa, Batangas, graduating in 1958, and was sent to the 5th Fighter Wing stationed at Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga.
The 1st Air Force Wing Reserve, Philippine Air Force ( 1st AFWR PAF ), formerly called the 1st Ready Reserve Air Wing (1RRAW), is a combat-support unit under the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). [3] It is based in Colonel Jesus A. Villamor Air Base in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.