Ghana Air Force

Ghana Air Force
Ghana Armed Forces emblem
Founded29 July 1959; 65 years ago (1959-07-29)
Country Ghana
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size22 aircraft [1]
Part ofGhana Armed Forces
HeadquartersBurma Camp
Colours   
EngagementsFirst Liberian Civil War[2][3]
Second Ivorian Civil War[4][5][6]
Mali War[7][8]
Commanders
Chief of the Air StaffAir Vice Marshal Frederick Asare Bekoe
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
FighterEmbraer EMB 314 Super Tucano
PatrolDiamond DA42 Twin Star
TrainerHongdu K-8 Karakorum
TransportEADS CASA C-295, Fokker F28 Fellowship

The Ghana Air Force (GHF) is the aerial warfare organizational military branch of the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF). The GHF, along with the Ghanaian army (GA) and Ghanaian navy (GN), make up the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF), which are controlled by the Ghanaian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

  1. ^ World Air Forces 2014, Flightglobal Insight, 2014
  2. ^ Noble, Kenneth B. (17 September 1990). "Ghana Is Said to Strike Liberian Rebels". New York Times.
  3. ^ "Ghana's aircraft bomb rebel targets in Liberia". Tampa Bay Times. 17 October 2005.
  4. ^ "Legacy of Ghav's pioneers of peace". African Aerospace. 22 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Ghana's air force in a class of its own". African Aerospace. 8 May 2019.
  6. ^ Nossiter, Adam (4 April 2011). "Strikes by U.N. and France Corner Leader of Ivory Coast". New York Times.
  7. ^ https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/national/crashed-military-aircraft-survived-bomb-attack-in-mali/#! [dead link]
  8. ^ "Ghana's small unit making a huge impact". African Aerospace. 10 March 2017.