Aero L-39 AlbatrossL 39 Albatross airplane model. The Aero L 39 Albatross is a versatile, high performance jet trainer developed in 1960s Czechoslovakia to succeed the L 29 Delfn. As the first turbofan powered trainer of its generation, it set new standards in pilot training. Evolving into models like the L 59 Super Albatross and L 139, its legacy continues with the L 159 Alca. With over 2,800 units still active in more than 30 air forces, the L 39 excels in both

The most capable FFG-7s will be retained the longest

an EF-111 was credited with one of the first kills of the conflict as it successfully caused a pursuing Iraqi Mirage to crash into the ground

was delivered in early October of 1970

Length 31 inches

In three years of production

plans were announced for the co-production of 200 CL-90 or CF-104 (originally CF-111) versions by Canadair Ltd

They operated in the Reserves units to the end of the fifties

service ceiling of 28

The planned replacement program

this versatile fighter excelled in escort missions

I was a German fighter prototype of World War I

Beginning in February 1977