ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE

It is intended that this page will ultimately include as full a listing as possible of the aircraft operated by the Royal Thai Air Force. This listing is largely based on personal observations and research, with thanks also due to the Royal Thai Air Force, many Air Britain publications, Marco Dijkshoorn (Scramble), Ed Young’s “Aerial Nationalism – A History of Aviation in Thailand” (Smithsonian 1995), Andreas Parsch, Sakpinit Promthep, Martin Best and others. Specific credits are also given as appropriate on the linked pages.

Details of types not yet fully listed below are available from me, through my e-mail on the opening page.

Serial number system

Aircraft usually wear a variety of serials and codes. The most obvious and frequently reported are the Roman script ‘serial’ based on the previous USAF serial, BuNo or c/n, plus in some cases a squadron code.

As is fairly well known however, the RTAF has since 1949 also operated its own serial number system which describes the aircraft role, type, individual serial and year of acquisition; these serials are almost without exception (T-33’s being one) applied to the aircraft in Thai script, and are usually quite small. Role numbers (e.g. Kh9 for Curtiss Hawk II) were also allocated in retrospect to all earlier types except the Breguets and Nieuports acquired in 1913.

As an example, the sixth F-86L wore serial ‘30843’ (being ex 53-0843) plus squadron code ‘1221’. In addition it wore the Thai serial (Thai characters with their Roman equivalent):-

บ	ข	๑	๗	ก	-	๖	/	๐	๖
B.	Kh	1	7	k	-	6	/	0	6

Briefly, in this case:-

‘B.’ indicates an aircraft (‘bin’ = aircraft in Thai), and is common to all types. This first character is not always worn.

‘Kh’ indicates that the aircraft’s role is that of ‘fighter’

‘17’ indicates that the F-86 is the 17^th fighter type

‘k’ indicates a sub-type; in this example the F-86F is Kh17, whereas the F-86L is Kh17k

‘6’ indicates the 6^th F-86 procured

‘06’ indicates the year of procurement as 2506 in the Buddhist calendar (= 1963).

In some cases the role of an aircraft has changed, or aircraft have a dual role. In such cases two ‘role’ letters may be used. For example the T-28 was allocated a basic ‘role’ letter in the trainer series as ‘F13’. However most T-28’s fulfilled a ground attack role, and most therefore wore serials in the ‘B.JF13-x/xx’ series, ‘J’ indicating the attack role.

Roman	Thai	Role
B.Ch	บ.ช	tanker	เชื้อเพลิง
B.F	บ.ฝ	trainer	ฝึก
B.H	บ.ฮ	helicopter	เฮลิคอปเตอร์
B.HPhT	บ.ฮผท	aerial mapping helicopter	เฮลิคอปเตอร์แผนที่
B.J	บ.จ	attack	โจมตี
B.JTh2	บ.จธ๒	attack / liaison
B.Kh	บ.ข	fighter	ขุบไล่
B.KhF	บ.ขฝ	fighter / trainer	ขุบไล่ ฝึก
B.L	บ.ล	transport	ลำเลียง
B.Or	บ.อ	electronics	อิเล็กทรอนิกส์
B.Ph	บ.พ	civil trainer	พลเรือน
B.PhTh	บ.ผท	aerial mapping	แผนที่
B.T	บ.ต	observation / reconnaissance	ตรวจการณ์
B.Th	บ.ท	bomber	ทิ้งระเบิด
B.ThOr B.ChOr	บ.ทอ บ.ชอ	experimental / made in Thailand	กองทัพอากาศ
B.Th	บ.ธ	utility	ธุรการ
B.R	บ.ร	glider	ร่อน
B.S	บ.ส	communications	สื่อสาร
B.W	บ.ว	UAV	บังคับวิทยุ

The list below summarises aircraft operated by the RTAF; highlighted links lead to more detailed data on each type.

Type

Serial (Roman)

Serial (Thai)

No.

Dates

Notes

1913

Breguet III

5

1913-??

4 brought back from France; 5^th locally built 1915

Nieuport IIN / IVG

4

1913-??

4 brought back from France

Trainer

Nieuport 23

B.F1

บ.ฝ๑

~12

1918-35

Part of a batch of 12 Nieuports delivered 1918; others possibly locally-built

Nieuport 18

B.F2

บ.ฝ๒

~12

1918-35

Part of a batch of 12 Nieuports delivered 1918; others locally-built

Consolidated PT-1

B.F3

บ.ฝ๓

4

1928-39

Bought for comparison with Avro 504N

Avro 504N

B.F4

บ.ฝ๔

70+

1930-48

C/ns 390 to 409 delivered 1930; 50+ manufactured locally; 1 transferred to Navy 1939

Vought Corsair V-93S (mod)

B.F5

บ.ฝ๕

10+

1939-49

Locally built trainer version with R760 engine

Tachikawa Ki-55

B.F6

บ.ฝ๖

24

1942-50

24 delivered 1942

Miles M.14A Magister

B.F7

บ.ฝ๗

20

1947-52

Delivered Nov-47 thro’ Mar-48; some believed dd to Navy; Navy survivors to RTAF after Jun-51

North American T-6

B.F8

บ.ฝ๘

220

1948-74

30 T-6D bought 1948; 60 T-6D acquired 1950; 30 T-6F delivered 1951; 25 T-6D delivered 1951; 75 T-6G supplied under MAP 1957/58

DHC Chipmunk

B.F9

บ.ฝ๙

66

1950-89

18 DHC-1B-2 delivered 1950, followed by 48 T.20 Jun-51 thro’ 1954

DH.82A Tiger Moth

B.F10

บ.ฝ๑๐

34

1951-61

Only 31 identified; transferred from Navy after Jun-51 coup

Lockheed T-33A

B.F11

บ.ฝ๑๑

46

1955-94

6 T-33A & 3 RT-33A delivered Jul-55 to 10 Squadron, followed by 1 RT-33A in 1960, 7 T-33A in 1962, 2 T-33A & 3 RT-33A in 1967, 12 T-33A in 1969/70, 1 RT-33A in 1970, 12 ex French AF in 1982/83 and 7 T-33A in 1988

Lockheed RT-33A

B.TF11

บ.ตฝ๑๑

8

1955-96

Cessna T-37B/C

B.F12

บ.ฝ๑๒

22

1961-96

8 T-37B delivered 1961; 6 T-37C in 1970; 2 T-37C in 1972; 6 T-37B in 1980

North American T-28D

B.F13

บ.ฝ๑๓

40

1962-84

At least 128 delivered (40 reported dd 1962 & 88 late 60’s / early 70’s)

North American AT-28D

B.JF13

บ.จฝ๑๓

88

1962-88

Cessna T-41D

B.F14

บ.ฝ๑๔

13

1968-date

12 delivered 1968, plus a 13^th ex Cambodian AF in 1975

SIAI SF-260

B.F15

บ.ฝ๑๕

18

1973-99

 12 SF-260MT delivered 1973/74 (one of which was lost on dd and replaced by a 13^th aircraft); 6 SF-260W dd 1978

NZAI CT/4 Airtrainer

B.F16

บ.ฝ๑๖

54

1974-date

24 CT/4A delivered 1974, 6 CT/4B delivered 1992, 16 CT/4E delivered 1999 thro’ 2001, 8 CT/4E delivered 2004/05

RTAF4 Chantra

B.F17

บ.ฝ๑๗

13 ?

1974-89

Ex B.ThOr4; 1 prototype & 12 (?) production conversions from Chipmunk T.20 from 1974

RFB Fantrainer 400

B.F18

บ.ฝ๑๘

11

1988-94

31 Fantrainer 400 & 16 Fantrainer 600 ordered plus 16 Fantrainer 600 options. One 400 & one 600 delivered complete Dec-84 and the remainder in kit form for local assembly; planned to produce 7 in 1984, 22 in 1985 & 18 in 1986, but apparently only 11 Fantrainer 400 and 15 Fantrainer 600 actually completed

RFB Fantrainer 600

B.F18k

บ.ฝ๑๘ก

15

1988-94

Pilatus PC9

B.F19

บ.ฝ๑๙

26

1991-date

Delivered 1991 thro’ 1996

Diamond DA42

B.F20

บ.ฝ๒๐

6

2009-

Ordered 22-Oct-08; c/ns 42.383, 42.384 & 42.386 delivered Jun-09; c/ns 42.409, 42.413 & 42.414 delivered Nov-09

Helicopter

Westland S-51

B.H1

บ.ฮ๑

3

1950-54

Ex G-AMAS, G-AMAT & G-AMJW; G-AMAK w/o before delivery

Sikorsky H-5A

B.H1k

บ.ฮ๑ก

1

1953-54

Ex 43-46607; in RTAF Museum

Hiller 360

B.H2

บ.ฮ๒

1

1950-52

Either c/n 131 or 156; other to Police

Hiller UH-12B

B.H2k

บ.ฮ๒ก

4

1952-62

C/ns 596, 597, 598 & 599

Sikorksy S-55 / H-19

B.H3

บ.ฮ๓

11

1954-65

6 S-55 delivered 1954 & 5 H-19A 1959

Sikorksy S-58 / H-34

B.H4

บ.ฮ๔

63

1962-80

Sikorsky S-58T

B.H4k

บ.ฮ๔ก

19

1978-2003

18 locally-converted from H-34; 19^th transferred from Kaset

Kaman HH-43

B.H5

บ.ฮ๕

4

1962-72

60-0290, 60-0291, 60-0292 & 61-2920

Bell UH-1H

B.H6

บ.ฮ๖

39

1968-date

37 delivered 1968-75, plus 2 ex RTN in 2003

Bell 212 / UH-1N

B.H6k

บ.ฮ๖ก

2

1976-99

C/n 31692 & 31693

Bell 412

B.H6Kh

บ.ฮ๖ข

2 (3?)

1982-date

C/n 33035 & 33039

Bell 412HP/SP

B.H6Kh2

บ.ฮ๖ค

3

1991-date

C/n 36010, 36021 & 36025

Bell 412EP

B.H6Ng

บ.ฮ๖ง

6

1998-date

C/n 36172, 36193, 36194, 36195, 36302 & 36303

Bell 47G / OH-13H

B.H7

บ.ฮ๗

9

1972-73

To Army 1973

Bell 206B-3

B.H8

บ.ฮ๘

6

1995-2006

C/ns 4362, 4363, 4366, 4367, 4368 & 4455; survivors soc 01-Oct-06

AS332L-2

B.H9

บ.ฮ๙

3

1996-2002

One w/o 1997, and survivors stored until returned to Aerospatiale

Mapping Helicopter

Bell 206B

B.HPhT1

บ.ฮผท๑

1

1982-87

C/n 872 ex Army

Kawasaki KH-4

B.HPhT2

บ.ฮผท๒

1

1982-85

C/n 2042 ex Army

Attack

Vought Corsair V-93S

B.J1

บ.จ๑

<112

1934-50

9 V.93S & 3 V.93SA delivered 1934; others (possibly 72) manufactured locally from 1936

Mitsubishi Ki-30 ‘Ann’

B.J2

บ.จ๒

24

1940-51

24 delivered Nov-40

Curtis SB2C-5 Helldiver

B.J3

บ.จ๓

6

1951-55

Taken over 29-Jun-51 ex Navy after Jun-51 coup

Fairey Firefly FR.1 & T.2

B.J4

บ.จ๔

12

1951-55

10 FR.1 & 2 T.2 delivered by sea late 1951. Intended for Navy but order transferred to RTAF after Jun-51 coup

North American OV-10C

B.J5

บ.จ๕

32

1971-2004

1^st batch of 16 delivered 1970 thro’ 1971; 2^nd batch of 16 delivered 1973 thro’ 1974; 8 handed to Philippine AF Sep-03 & May-04

Cessna A-37B

B.J6

บ.จ๖

20

1972-94

17 entered service Sep-72; a VNAF A-37B which escaped to Thailand in Apr-75 became the 18^th (although it did not enter service until 1982); two attrition replacements were acquired in 1985

Alpha Jet A

B.J7

บ.จ๗

20

2000-date

Ex Luftwaffe; also 5 for spares; delivered Sep-00 thro’ Aug-01

Attack / Liaison

Fairchild AU-23A Turbo Porter

B.JTh2

บ.จธ๒

35

1972-date

13 delivered 1972 plus 2 retained in USA (1 of which w/o there); 20 delivered from 1975

Fighter

Nieuport 11 (13m²)

B.Kh1

บ.ข๑

4+

1918-27

Nieuport 17, 21, 24 & 27

B.Kh2

บ.ข๒

12+

1918-32

Local production from 1922

Spad VII & XIII

B.Kh3

บ.ข๓

33

1919-31

3 bought 1919; others manufactured locally from 1923

Nieuport-Delage NiD29C.1

B.Kh4

บ.ข๔

12+

1923-36

2 bought as patterns; others manufactured locally from 1924

Prachadhipok

B.Kh5

บ.ข๕

1

1929-?

Locally designed type

Bristol Bulldog

B.Kh6

บ.ข๖

2

1930-40

C/ns 7387 & 7388 delivered Jan-30 for comparison with Boeing 100 & He43

Boeing 100E (P-12E)

B.Kh7

บ.ข๗

2

1931-49

C/ns 1487 & 1488 delivered Dec-31 for comparison with Bulldog & He43; c/n 1488 in RTAF Museum

Heinkel He43D

B.Kh8

บ.ข๘

1

1930-40

Bought for comparison with Boeing 100 & Bulldog

Curtiss Hawk II

B.Kh9

บ.ข๙

12

1934-49

12 delivered 1934 (c/ns H85 to H96); no local production

Curtiss Hawk III

B.Kh10

บ.ข๑๐

up to 74

1935-49

24 delivered 1935/36 (c/ns 12061 to12084); up to 50 built locally from 1938; one in RTAF Museum

Curtiss Hawk 75N

B.Kh11

บ.ข๑๑

12

1939-49

12 delivered 1938 (c/ns 12756 to12767); c/n 12763 in RTAF Museum

Nakajima Ki-27b ‘Nate’

B.Kh12

บ.ข๑๒

12

1942-45

12 (Mansyu-built) delivered Jan-42

Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa ‘Oscar’

B.Kh13

บ.ข๑๓

24

1943-49

24 delivered 1943

Spitfire F/FR.14 & PR.19

B.Kh14

บ.ข๑๔

34

1951-55

Contract signed 18-Apr-50 with Vickers for 18 Spitfire 14E & 6 FB14E; first 2 accepted Sep-50 at Vickers works, and shipped to Thailand 24-Oct-50; all (plus some spares ships) arrived in Thailand between Feb-51 and Jan-52.

4 ex FEAF Spitfire PR.19’s (PS888, PS890, PS836 & PM630) delivered 1954 for instructional use

Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat

B.Kh15

บ.ข๑๕

207

1951-60

50 F8F-1D handed over 06-Sep-51; further deliveries through to 1956, including a batch from French AF stocks in Indo-China

Republic F-84G Thunderjet

B.Kh16

บ.ข๑๖

30

1956-63

Deliveries Nov-56 to Aug-57

North American F-86F Sabre

B.Kh17

บ.ข๑๗

54

1961-72

54 F-86F (incl. 10 ex Spanish AF) delivered 1961-63

North American F-86L Sabre

B.Kh17k

บ.ข๑๗ก

20

1962-67

20 F-86L acquired 1962-66

Northrop F-5A/C

B.Kh18

บ.ข๑๘

18

1967-date

2 F-5B delivered 1966, followed by 8 F-5A in 1967; 1 F-5C & 3 F-5A attrition replacements delivered 1969 thro’ 1971; 4 RF-5A delivered 1970 followed by a further 6 F-5A in 1974, 1 F-5B (ex VNAF) in 1975 and 2 F-5B (ex RMAF) in Sep-82. 2 additional F-5B delivered 1987

Northrop RF-5A

B.TKh18

บ.ตข๑๘

4

1970-date

Northrop F-5B

B.Kh18k

บ.ข๑๘ก

7

1966-2007

Northrop F-5E

B.Kh18Kh

บ.ข๑๘ข

40

1978-date

16 F-5E & 3 F-5F delivered 1978; 19 F-5E & 3 F-5F delivered 1979 thro’ 1981; 5 ex USAF Clark AFB F-5E delivered 1988

Northrop F-5F

B.Kh18Kh2

บ.ข๑๘ข๒

6

1978-date

General Dynamics F-16A

B.Kh19

บ.ข๑๙

29

1988-date

(Peace Naruesuan): 12 F-16A ordered 1985 for delivery 1988 thro’ 1991

(Peace Naruesuan II): 2 F-16A & 4 F-16B ordered 1987 for delivery Jun-88 thro’ 1991

(Peace Naruesuan III): 12 F-16A & 6 F-16B delivered Oct-95 thro’ Feb-96

(Peace Naresuan IV): 15 used F-16A & 1 used F-16B (converted to F-16ADF), plus 2 spares airframes, delivered Aug-02 (1^st five) thro’ Apr-03

3 F-16A & 4 F-16B given by Singapore AF 2005 in exchange for training facilities

General Dynamics F-16B

B.Kh19k

บ.ข๑๙ก

14

1988-date

General Dynamics F-16ADF

16

2002-date

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C/D

B.Kh20

บ.ข๒๐

(8)

N/A

4 F/A-18C & 4 F/A-18D ordered, then cancelled Dec-97

Saab JAS39C/D Gripen

6

2011-

6 ordered 11-Feb-08 for delivery from 2011; 6 additional ordered Feb-09 for delivery from 2013, but 2^nd order put on hold May-08; ff of first Gripen 17-Sep-09

Fighter Trainer

Aero L-39ZA

B.KhF1

บ.ขฝ๑

40

1993-date

1^st batch delivered Sep-93

Transport

Beech C-45B/F

B.L1

บ.ล๑

7

1947-71

ex RAF Expediters 43-35580 c/n 6044, 44-47266 c/n 7234, 44-47280 c/n 7251, 44-47547 c/n 7955, 44-87078 c/n 8337, 44-87152 c/n 8411 & 44-47475 c/n 7883

Douglas C-47

B.L2

บ.ล๒

54

1947-97

54 C-47, including 15 AC-47

Douglas EC-47D

B.L2Or

บ.ล๒อ

1

1964-66

Ex 43-49250; to HS-DOA

Basler BT-67

B.L2k

บ.ล๒ก

9

1998-date

5 converted from existing RTAF C-47 airframes, and from 4 Basler stock airframes; first 7 for rain-making / fire-fighting; last 2 ELINT-configured

Douglas DC-4

B.L3

บ.ล๓

2

1959-66

C/ns 42919 (w/o 14-Apr-60) & 7488

Fairchild C-123B

B.L4

บ.ล๔

22

1964-90

Delivered 1964-73

Fairchild C-123K

B.L4k

บ.ล๔ก

20

1973-95

Delivered 1973-75; type wfu 1991, but 3 restored 1994-95

HS748

B.L5

บ.ล๕

6

1965-date

1 delivered 1965, 1 delivered Jan-73; 4 from Thai AW 1983

Swearingen SA226AT Merlin 4A

B.L6

บ.ล๖

2

1978-82

C/ns AT-062E (w/o 06-Nov-78) & AT-065 (w/o 20-Sep-82); Royal Flight

Swearingen SA226AT Merlin 4A

B.TL6

บ.ตล๖

3

1979-date

C/ns AT-071 to AT-073

IAI Arava 201

B.TL7

บ.ตล๗

3

1980-date

C/ns 0056 to 0058

Lockheed C-130H & C-130H-30

B.L8

บ.ล๘

12

1980-date

GAF Nomad (incl. B.JL9 & B.TL.9)

B.L9

บ.ล๙

22

1982-date

20 delivered 1982/83; 2 delivered 1987

Douglas DC-8-62AF

B.L10

บ.ล๑๐

3

1979-89

C/ns 60109, 60110 & 60112

Boeing 737-2Z6

B.L11

บ.ล๑๑

1

1983-2006

C/n 23059 delivered 15-Dec-83

Boeing 737-3Z6

B.L11k

บ.ล๑๑ก

1

1989-93

C/n 24480 delivered Sep-89

Boeing 737-4Z6

B.L11Kh

บ.ล๑๑ข

1

1995-date

C/n 27906 delivered 28-Feb-95

Boeing 737-448

B.L11Kh

บ.ล๑๑ข

1

2004-date

C/n 24866 delivered Apr-05

Boeing 737-8Z6

1

2006-date

C/n 35478 delivered 20-Apr-07

Lear Jet 35A

B.TL12

บ.ตล๒

2

1988-date

C/ns 35-623 & 35-635 (w/o 08-Nov-06) delivered Mar-88

Airbus A310-324

B.L13

บ.ล๑๓

1

1991-date

C/n 591 code ‘44-444’, c/s HS-TYQ, delivered Sep-91; recoded ‘60202’ 2005

Aeritalia G-222

B.L14

บ.ล๑๔

6

1995-date

C/ns 4107 to 4109 delivered May-95; c/ns 4110 to 4112 in 1996

Airbus A-319-115CJ

B.L15

บ.ล๑๕

1

2004-date

C/n 1908 code ‘60221’, c/s HS-TYR (regd 07-Jul-04), delivered Aug-04

ATR72-212A

B.L16

บ.ล๑๖

4

2009-date

Ordered 20-Sep-07; c/ns 872, 881, 887 & 893 delivered Sep-09 to Nov-09.

Saab 340 Erieye

3

2010-

1 AEW Erieye & 1 transport ordered 11-Feb-08 as part of Gripen deal for late-2010 delivery; 2^nd AEW Erieye ordered Feb-09. C/n 340-455 ‘70201’ ff 13-Nov-09

Civil Trainer

Cessna 150H, 150L, A150L & 150M

B.Ph1

บ.พ๑

6

1971-2004

1 delivered 1971, plus 4 (5?) from Australia 1991

Aerial Mapping

Cessna 411A

B.PhTh1

บ.ผท๑

2

1982-89

C/ns 0167 & 0241

Beech Queen Air B-80

B.PhTh2

บ.ผท๒

2

1971-89

C/n LD-440 & LD-457

Beech Queen Air A-80

B.PhTh2k

บ.ผท๒ก

1

1982-86

C/n LD-199

Beech King Air E-90

B.PhTh3

บ.ผท๓

1

1982-89

C/n LW-26

Aero Commander 690

B.PhTh4

บ.ผท๔

1

1982-88

C/n 11340

Swearingen SA226T(B) Merlin 3

1

1980-82

C/n T-348; w/o 29-Sep-82

Beech King Air B-200

B.PhTh5

บ.ผท๕

3

1993-date

C/ns BB-1436, BB-1441 & BB-1443, serial 93303 to 93305

Observation / Reconnaisance

Percival P.54 Survey Prince 3A

B.T1

บ.ต๑

1

1952-62

G-AMNT c/n P.41 delivered Apr-52; RTAF Museum

Cessna O-1 Bird Dog

B.T2

บ.ต๒

54

1967-90

Bomber

Breguet 14A & 14B

B.Th1

บ.ท๑

40+

1919-37

8 bought; local production began 1924; 40 in service mid-1936 (probably including Br.14T)

Boripatra

B.Th2

บ.ท๒

4+

1927-40

Ex B.ThOr1. First flight 23-Jun-27

Martin 139WSM

B.Th3

บ.ท๓

15

1937-49

6 delivered 1937; 3 Martin 139 & 6 Martin 166 (ex Dutch) taken over late 1943

Mitsubishi Ki-21

B.Th4

บ.ท๔

9

1940-49

9 (Nakajima-built) delivered Dec-40

Experimental / Made in Thailand

RTAF 1 Boripatra

B.ThOr1

บ.ทอ๑

1927

To B.Th2

RTAF 2

B.ThOr2

บ.ทอ๒

1

1957-58

In RTAF Museum

RTAF 3

B.ThOr3

บ.ทอ๓

Cancelled project

RTAF 4 Chantra

B.ThOr4

บ.ทอ๔

To B.F17

RTAF 5

B.ThOr5

บ.ทอ๕

1

1984-85

First flight 05-Oct-84; in RTAF Museum

Pazmany PL-2

B.ChOr1

บ.ชอ๑

1 (2?)

1974

Locally built; in RTAF Museum

DAE-2

B.ChOr2

บ.ชอ๒

2

2007-date

Converted from SF-260’s F15-13/21 & F15-18/21

Utility

Helio U-10B/D Courier

B.Th1

บ.ธ๑

20 ?

1963-86

Possibly 63-8099 to 63-8110, plus a number of FY66 aircraft

Glider

Nihon Kogata ‘Tobi’

Liw lom

1

1941-??

delivered as gift from Japanese on 24-Jun-41 (National Day); in RTAF Museum

Nihon Kogata ‘Hato’

Len Lom

1

1941-??

delivered as gift from Japanese on 24-Jun-41 (National Day); in RTAF Museum

Nihon Kogata ‘Ootori’

Long lom

1

1941-??

delivered as gift from Japanese on 24-Jun-41 (National Day)

Hoffman Dimona

B.R1

บ.ร๑

10 ?

1983-94

Grob G109

B.R2

บ.ร๒

2

1989-94

C/n 6063 & 6069

Communications

Fairchild F24J (& F2W40 ?)

B.S1

บ.ส๑

13 ?

1938-50

3 F24J (from c/ns 3411 to 3416) delivered 1938 & 10 F24W40 (from c/ns W40-104, 142 to 146, 153 to 157) delivered 1940; some to Siamese Airways

Rearwin 9000

B.S2

บ.ส๒

2

1938-47

C/ns 615D & 616D to Thailand 7-Oct-38; both to Siamese Airways 1947

Piper L-4J Cub

B.S3

บ.ส๓

42

1947-59

Ex surplus stocks at Tacloban & Guam

Piper PA-11

B.S3k

บ.ส๓ก

2

1951-62

C/ns 11-1069 & 11-1070; transferred from Navy after Jun-51 coup

Stinson L-5 / L-5B

B.S4

บ.ส๔

10

1947-59

ex RAF L-5’s 42-99490, 42-99493, 42-99539 & L-5B’s 42-99606, 42-99609, 42-99683, 44-16980, 44-16983, 44-16984 & 44-16985

Beech Bonanza

B.S5

บ.ส๕

3

1951-62

C/ns D-1467, D-1483 & D-1486; transferred from Navy after Jun-51 coup

Grumman Widgeon

B.S6

บ.ส๖

5 (6?)

1951-56

C/n 1449 in RTAF Museum; NC41972 c/n 1403 also believed ex RTAF; transferred from Navy after Jun-51 coup

Cessna 170B

B.S7

บ.ส๗

9

1954-59

C/ns 26219, 26230 to 26233, 26247, 26249, 26257 & 26258; at least 4 passed to Kaset by 1964

UAV

Lear-Siegler / BAe Systems Skyeye R4E-30

B.W1

บ.ว๒

6

?

Other Types with no known serial range

Bristol Blenheim IV

6 ordered 1939 but not delivered

North American NA50/68

6 (41-19082 to 41-19087 c/ns 68-3058 to 68-3063) ordered Nov-39 but not delivered; diverted to USA Oct-1940

North American NA44/69

10 (41-18890 to 41-18899 c/ns 69-3064 to 60-3073) ordered Nov-39 but not delivered; diverted to USA Oct-1940

Tachikawa Ki9 ‘Spruce’

Type reported

Mitsubishi A6M2 / A6M5 ‘Zero’

Type reported

Mansyu Ki79

‘some’ reported delivered during WW2

Piper Super Cub

‘some’ reported delivered early 1950’s ; none identified

Updated 27-Jan-10