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| countries = Lebanese government | allegiance = | branch = | type = Air force | role = | size = 2000 active personnel 70 aircraft | command_structure = Lebanese Armed Forces | garrison = Ministry of Defense | garrison_label = Headquarters | nickname = | patron = | motto = ''"Here I am, Lebanon's sky."'' | colors = | colors_label = | march = | mascot = | equipment = | equipment_label = | battles = *1958 Lebanon crisis *The War over Water *Six-Day War *Lebanese Civil War *Operation Dinnieh *Global War on Terrorism (2001- Present) | anniversaries = The 1st of August | decorations = | battle_honours = | battle_honours_label = | disbanded = | flying_hours = | website = | current_commander =General Ghassan Chahine | commander1 = | commander1_label = | commander2 = | commander2_label = | commander3 = | commander3_label = | commander4 = | commander4_label = | commander5 = | commander5_label = | commander6 = | commander6_label = | commander7 = | commander7_label = | commander8 = | commander8_label = | commander9 = | commander9_label = | notable_commanders = | identification_symbol = | identification_symbol_label = Ensign | identification_symbol_2 = 100px | identification_symbol_2_label = Roundel | identification_symbol_3 = | identification_symbol_3_label = | identification_symbol_4 = | identification_symbol_4_label = | aircraft_attack = Cessna 208 | aircraft_bomber = | aircraft_electronic = | aircraft_fighter = | aircraft_helicopter =SA341, UH-1H Huey, SA330 Puma, AW139, Robinson R44, S-61 | aircraft_helicopter_rescue = | aircraft_interceptor = | aircraft_patrol = | aircraft_recon = RQ-11B Raven | aircraft_trainer = | aircraft_transport = | aircraft_tanker = | aircraft_general = }} The Lebanese Air Force (LAF) ((アラビア語:القوات الجوية اللبنانية) ''Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnaniyya'') is the aerial warfare branch of the Lebanese Armed Forces. The seal of the air force is a Roundel with two wings and a Lebanese Cedar tree, surrounded by two laurel leaves on a blue background. ==History== The Lebanese Air Force was established in 1949 under the command of then-Lieutenant Colonel Emile Boustany who later became commander of the army. Soon after its establishment, a number of aircraft were donated by the British, French, and Italian governments, with additional aircraft donated by Britain and Italy later that same year. Britain donated 4 Percival Prentices and 2 World War II-era Percival Proctors, while Italy donated 4 Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 bombers which were mainly used for transportation. In 1953, jet fighters were introduced when 16 de Havilland Vampire jets were received. The first Hawker Hunters arrived in 1959 and were followed by additional fighters through 1977. In 1968, 12 Mirage IIIELs were delivered from France but were grounded in the late 1970s due to lack of funds. In 2000, the grounded Mirages were sold to Pakistan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.lebarmy.gov.lb/English/AirforceMain.asp#jet_aircraft )〕 The air force, in the absence of advanced fixed wing aircraft, currently relies on a helicopter force and Hawker Hunter jets that were put back in service in late 2008. The Lebanese Air Force consists of six squadrons distributed between three air bases. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lebanese Air Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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