Air Force of Zimbabwe

Air Force of Zimbabwe
Badge of the Air Force of Zimbabwe
Founded	1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Country	Zimbabwe
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	5,000 personnel (1999) 94 aircraft (2014) [1]
Part of	Zimbabwe Defence Forces
Motto(s)	Latin: Alæ Præsidio Patriæ "Our wings are the fortress of the nation"
Engagements	Mozambican Civil War Second Congo War
Commanders
Chief of the Air Force	Air Marshal Elson Moyo[2]
Notable commanders	Air Chief Marshal Azim Daudpota Air Chief Marshal Josiah Tungamirai
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
Fighter	Chengdu J-7, Mig-23
Attack helicopter	Mi-35P
Multirole helicopter	Mil Mi-17, Mi-24
Reconnaissance	Cessna Skymaster
Trainer	Aermacchi F-260, Nanchang K-8, BAE Hawk
Transport	Ilyushin Il-76, Antonov An-12, CASA C212 Aviocar, Britten-Norman Islander, Bell 412

The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is the air force of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. It was known as the Rhodesian Air Force until 1980. The Air Force of Zimbabwe saw service in the Mozambican Civil War in 1985 and the Second Congo War of 1998–2001.