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Revision as of 16:54, 7 July 2023


Cascadian Air Force
Active 1996 - Present
Country Cascadia
Type Air force
Motto(s) Nos fugere defendere libertatem
(Latin: We fly to defend our freedom)
March Eagle Squadron


History

Early Years

21st Century

Structure

Personnel

Ranks

Aircraft

Current Inventory

Image Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon United States Multirole/Air Superiority Fighter F-16C Block 52 36 To be replaced by KAI KF-21 by 2025. 12 aircraft purchased from various sources since 1996.
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle United States Air Superiority Fighter F-15C 8 10 aircraft retired between 2000 and 2005 and are used as parts aircraft
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle United States Strike Fighter F-15E 18
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II United States CAS Attack Aircraft A-10A 28 10 additional aircraft purchased from West Florida circa 2005
Electronic warfare
Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler United States/Cascadia Electronic Warfare EA-6B SLEP+ 4 Ten retired and used as parts aircraft. Remaining four aircraft given a Service Life Extension in 2010, with a replacement expected ~2025
Reconnaissance
Lockheed EP-3 United States SIGINT EP-3E ARIES II 4
AEW&C
Boeing 737 AEW&C Cascadia AEW&C E-7A 2
Transport
Boeing C-135D (Cascadia) 58-0129.png Boeing C-135 Stratolifter United States/Cascadia Transport C-135D 4 KC-135R/Ts converted into pure transports for palletized cargo and VIPs
Boeing VC-46A (Cascadia) 07-0139.png Boeing C-46 Cascadia VIP Transport VC-46A 2
Tanker Aircraft
Boeing KC-135R (Cascadia) 58-0118.png Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker United States Aerial Refueling/Transport KC-135R/T 5 Of the original 29 acquired by Cascadia in 1996, only five remain in service in their original form. All 14 KC-135Es have been retired, four KC-135R/Ts have been converted into C-135Ds, and the rest have been put into reserve for parts. Three additional aircraft were operated until approximately 2010, when the oldest of the fleet were retired
Trainer Aircraft
Glasair GlaStar United States/Cascadia Basic Trainer T-1 GlaStar II 30
Lancair Legacy United States/Cascadia Complex Trainer Legacy RG 550 15
Boeing-Pilatus T-4 Chehalis Switzerland/Cascadia Primary Trainer T-4A 20
Bombardier (Gates) Learjet United States/Canada Heavy Trainer/Transport Learjet 40 4
Northrop T-46 Eaglet California/Cascadia Advanced Trainer/Light Attack T-46A 30
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon United States Conversion Trainer F-16D Block 52 10
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle United States Conversion Trainer F-15D 4
UAV
Name Country Role Variant ## ##


Retired Aircraft

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