List of military aircraft of Denmark

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The following list contains the aircraft used by the Royal Danish Air Force or its predecessors, the Royal Danish Army Air Corps and Royal Danish Naval Aviation Service. During the Nazi occupation from 1940 to 1945, Danish military aviation was prohibited. The aircraft currently in use are highlighted in blue.

## Contents

* 1 Key
* 2 Before the Second World War
* 3 Second World War (Danish Brigade in Sweden)
* 4 Post-Second World War
* 4.1 Navy
* 4.2 Army
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 Bibliography

## Key

Esk means eskadrille (squadron).
FLSK means Flyveskolen (flying school).
HFT means Hærens Flyvetjeneste (Army Air Corps).
SHT means Søværnets Helikoptertjeneste (Danish Naval Air Squadron).
TOS means Taken on strength
WFU means Withdrawn from use
Bold are present users.

## Before the Second World War

Code  | Aircraft  | # Used  | TOS | WFU | Notes

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n/a | Farman MF.7 Longhorn | 6 | 1913 | 1922 |
n/a | Farman HF.20 | 3 | 1913 | 1919 |
n/a | Caudron G.3 | 1 | 1914 | 1922 |
n/a | Blériot XI | 1 | 1915 | 1915 |
n/a | Morane-Saulnier H | 2 | 1915 | 1919 |
n/a | Orlogsværftet DK.I & II | 2 | 1916 | 1924 |
n/a | Vickers F.B.5 | 12 | 1917 | 1924 |
n/a | Orlogsværftet H-Maskinen | 9 | 1917 | 1924 | [1]
n/a | Nielsen & Winther Type Aa, Ab & Ac | 8 | 1917 | 1919 |
n/a | Orlogsvaerftet H.B.I, F.B.IV & F.B.V | 9 | 1918 | 1924 |
n/a | Sodertalje S.W.17 | 2 | 1918 | 1924 |
n/a | LVG B.III | 5 | 1920 | 1929 |
n/a | Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 | 14 | 1921 | 1931 |
n/a | Breguet XIV | 4 | 1921 | 1927 |
n/a | Avro 504K & N | 17 | 1921 | 1936 |
n/a | Rumpler B.I | 1 | 1921 | 1921 |
n/a | Fokker D.VII | 1 | 1922 | 1927 |
n/a | Fokker C.I | 5 | 1923 | 1933 |
n/a | Potez 15 | 8 | 1923 | 1928 |
n/a | Fokker S.III | 2 | 1924 | 1927 |
n/a | Fokker C.V-B & -E | 42 | 1926 | 1940 |
n/a | Hawker Danecock | 15 | 1926 | 1937 |
n/a | Heinkel HE 8 | 22 | 1928 | 1940 |
n/a | Hawker Dantorp | 2 | 1933 | 1940 |
n/a | Orlogsværftet O-Maskinen | 23 | 1926 | 1940 | [2][3]
n/a | de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth | 6 | 1928 | 1934 |
n/a | de Havilland DH.60M Moth | 2 | 1929 | 1934 |
n/a | Bristol Bulldog | 4 | 1931 | 1940 | [4]
n/a | Avro 621 Tutor | 6 | 1932 | 1940 |
n/a | de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth | 15 | 1933 | 1940 |
n/a | de Havilland DH.84M Dragon I | 2 | 1934 | 1939 |
n/a | Nimrødderne / Danish Hawker Nimrod | 12 | 1934 | 1940 | used by naval air arm (Marinens Flyvevæsen)
n/a | Cierva C30 Autogyro | 2 | 1936 | 1940 |
n/a | Gloster Gauntlet | 18 | 1936 | 1940 | [5]
n/a | De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly | 2 | 1937 | 1939 |
n/a | Fokker D.XXI | 22 | 1938 | 1940 | or 12[6]

Before the war Danish efforts to acquire new aircraft had been increased. Denmark ordered 12 Fokker G.I together with a production license, and allegedly production of the Fairey Battle for the Danish Air Force was under way when the Germans invaded the country in 1940.[7] Production of 12 Fairey P.4/34 for the air arm of the Danish Navy had started, but could not be completed before the invasion either.[8] The Italian Macchi MC.200 was chosen as a replacement for the ageing Nimrødderne fighters of the naval air arm, the acquisition contract being ready to be signed at the time of German invasion, but never concluded.[9] The Orlogsværftet J.1 indigenous Danish fighter design did not reach beyond project stage.[10]

## Second World War (Danish Brigade in Sweden)

Code  | Aircraft  | # Used  | TOS | WFU | Notes

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n/a | SAAB B17C | 15 | 1945 | 1945 | Not flown in Denmark

## Post-Second World War

A Danish F-104G. Code  | Aircraft  | # Used  | TOS | WFU | Notes

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n/a | Percival Proctor P.44 Mk.III | 6 | 1945 | 1951 |
n/a | North American Harvard Mk.II | 39 | 1946 | 1956 |
n/a | Supermarine Sea Otter | 7 | 1946 | 1952 |
n/a | Airspeed Oxford | 48 | 1946 | 1955 |
n/a | SAI KZ II | 15 | 1946 | 1955 | FLSK
n/a | Supermarine Spitfire H.F.Mk.IXE | 36 | 1947 | 1956 |
n/a | Supermarine Spitfire P.R.Mk.XI | 3 | 1947 | 1956 |
O | SAI KZ VII | 10 | 1948 | 1977 | FLSK & Esk 722
n/a | Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress | 1 | 1948 | 1955 | Esk 721
n/a | Gloster Meteor F.4/F.8 | 40 | 1949 | 1962 | Esk 723 [11][12]
n/a | Gloster Meteor T.7 | 9 | 1950 | 1963 | [12]
P | de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk | 27 | 1950 | 1976 | FLSK
n/a | Fairey Firefly TT.1 | 6 | 1951 | 1959 | Esk 722
n/a | Republic F-84E Thunderjet | 6 | 1951 | 1955 | Esk 725
n/a | Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11 | 20 | 1952 | 1959 | Esk 723,[11] 6 converted to TT.20[12]
n/a | Bell 47D | 3 | 1952 | 1958 | Esk 722, with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.
n/a | SAI KZ X | 12 | 1952 | 1959 | FLSK
A | Republic F-84G Thunderjet | 238 | 1952 | 1961 | Esk 725, 726, 727, 728, 729 & 730
DT | Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star | 26 | 1953 | 1977 |
K | Douglas C-47 Skytrain | 8 | 1953 | 1982 | Esk 721
E | Hawker Hunter F.51 | 30 | 1956 | 1974 | [13] Esk 724
n/a | Percival Pembroke C-52 | 7 | 1956 | 1960 |
S | Sikorsky S-55C | 7 | 1957 | 1966 | Esk 722
C | Republic RF-84F Thunderflash | 23 | 1957 | 1971 |
L | Consolidated Catalina | 8 | 1957 | 1970 | Esk 721 & Esk 722
F | North American F-86D Sabre | 59 | 1958 | 1966 | Esk 723, 726 & 728
T | Agusta-Bell AB-47G | 3 | 1958 | 1966 | Esk 722
ET | Hawker Hunter T.53 | 2 | 1958 | 1974 | [13] Esk 724
G | North American F-100D Super Sabre | 48 | 1959 | 1982 | Esk 725, 727 & 730
GT | North American F-100F Super Sabre | 24 | 1959 | 1982 | Esk 725, 727 & 730
N | Douglas C-54D Skymaster | 6 | 1959 | 1977 | Esk 721
M | Alouette III | 8 | 1962 | 1977 | Esk 722
R | Lockheed F-104G Starfighter | 25 | 1964 | 1986 | MAP, Esk 723 & 726,
RT | Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter | 4 | 1964 | 1986 | MAP, Esk 723 & 726
U | Sikorsky S-61A | 9 | 1965 | 2010 | Esk 722
ET | Hawker Hunter T.7 | 4 | 1967 | 1974 | Ex-Dutch AF[13] Esk 724
A | Saab F-35 Draken (A 35XD) | 20 | 1970 | 1992 | Esk 725
AR | Saab RF-35 Draken (S 35XD) | 20 | 1970 | 1993 | Esk 729
AT | Saab TF-35 Draken (Sk 35XD) | 11 | 1971 | 1993 | Esk 725 & 729
R | Canadair CF-104G Starfighter | 15 | 1971 | 1984 | ex-Canadian, Esk 723 & 726
RT | Canadair CF-104D Starfighter | 7 | 1971 | 1986 | ex-Canadian, Esk 723 & 726
B | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | 3 | 1975 | 2004 | Esk 721, to Egypt
T | Saab-MFI 17 Supporter | 32 | 1975 | current | FLSK & HFT
E/ET | General Dynamics F-16 | 72 | 1980 | current | Esk 723, 726, 727 & 730
F | Gulfstream III/C-20 | 4 | 1982 | 2004 | Esk 721
C | Bombardier Challenger 604 | 4 | 1998 | current | Esk 721
H | Hughes OH-6 Cayuse | 15 | 2003 | 2005 | Esk 724 (HFT)
P | Eurocopter Fennec | 12 | 2003 | current | Esk 724 (HFT)
B | Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules | 4 | 2004 | current | Esk 721
M | AgustaWestland AW101 | 14 | 2006 | current | Esk 722
S  | Westland Super Lynx  | 8  | 2011  | current  | Esk 723 (SHT)
S  | Westland Super Lynx  | 8  | 2011  | current  | Esk 723 (SHT)
| F-35 Lightning II | 15+6  | 2021  | current  | 15 in Denmark, 6 in USA for training

### Navy

Danish Naval Air Squadron (Søværnets Helikoptertjeneste) disbanded 2010 and equipment transferred to air force (Esk 723).

Code  | Aircraft  | # Used  | TOS | WFU | Notes

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M | Sud Aviation Alouette III | 8 | 1977 | 1982 | ex-Esk 722 (1962–77)
S | Westland Lynx | 11 | 1980 | 2006 | One for ground training.
S | Westland Super Lynx | 8 | 2000 | 2010 |

### Army

Army Air Corps (Hærens Flyvetjeneste) ended in 2003 and equipment transferred to air force (Esk 724).

Code  | Aircraft  | # Used  | TOS | WFU | Notes

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Y | Piper L-4 | 16 | 1957 | 1977 |
H | Hughes OH-6 Cayuse | 15 | 1971 | 2003 |
P | Eurocopter Fennec | 12 | 1980 | 2003 |
D | Sagem Sperwer | 11 | 2002 | 2005 | Danish Artillery Regiment

## See also

* Royal Danish Air Force

## References

1. ↑ "Orlogsværftet-H-maskinen". http://www.natureandtech.com/?cat=118.
2. ↑ "Danmarks Flymuseum - O-Maskinen (IO)". http://flymuseum.dk/fly-1911-1940?id=257:o-maskinen-io&catid=38.
3. ↑ "Danmarks Flymuseum - O-Maskinen (IIO)". http://flymuseum.dk/fly-1911-1940?id=258:o-maskinen-iio&catid=38.
4. ↑ Crawford, 2005, pp.35-37
5. ↑ Crawford, 2005, pp.75-79
6. ↑ De Jong, 2005, pp.101-107
7. ↑ "Danish Air Force Photo Page". http://www.rathbonemuseum.com/DENMARK/DKPhotos/DKPhotos.html.
8. ↑ Balsved, Johnny E.. "Danish Naval History, Naval Aviation". http://www.navalhistory.dk/English/NavAir/NavalAviation.htm.
9. ↑ "Naval Aviation". http://www.navalhistory.dk/English/NavAir/NavalAviation.htm.
10. ↑ "Orlogsværftet J.1 Jager Naval Fighter". http://www.natureandtech.com/?p=3057.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "F-16 Units - RDAF Eskadrille 723". http://www.f-16.net/units_article281.html.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Butler, 2006, pp.73-75
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Hall, 1997, pp.46-47

## Bibliography

* Butler, Phil and Tony Buttler. Gloster Meteor: Britain's Celebrated First-Generation Jet. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Midland Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1-85780-230-6.
* Crawford, Alex. Bristol Bulldog, Gloster Gauntlet. Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2005. ISBN 83-89450-04-6.
* De Jong, Peter. Le Fokker D.21 (Collection Profils Avions 9) (in French). Outreau, France: Éditions Lela Presse, 2005. ISBN 2-914017-26-X.
* Hall, Alan W. Hawker Hunter - Warpaint Series No 8. Bedfordshire, UK: Hall Park Books, 1997. ISSN 1363-0369.
* Hansen, O.S.:Danskernes Fly, 2003, Aschehoug, ISBN 87-11-16282-1
* Kofoed, Hans. Danske Militaerfly Gennem 50 Ar 1912-62. Copenhagen: Flyv's Forlag, 1962.
* Schrøder, Hans A. Det Danske Flyvevåben, Tøjhusmuseet, Denmark 1992. ISBN 87-89022-24-6
* Schrøder, Hans A. Historien om Flyvevåbnet, Komiteen til udgivelse af "Historien om Flyvevåbnet", 1990. ISBN 87-503-8509-7.

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