Albanian Aviation Regiment 4020

{{Short description|Unit of the Albanian People's Air Force}}

The Aviation Regiment 4020 was the bomber regiment of the Albanian People's Air Force.

History

Aviation Regiment 4020 operated one Il-28 acquired in 1957 attached to 2 Skuadrilja (2nd Squadron). This aircraft was traded for an H-5, the Chinese version of the Soviet Il-28, in 1971 and retired from service in 1992.[http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/albania/af/units/4020.htm " Albania Air Force: AviatioSkuadronnt 4020 (7594 Regiment)."] aeroflight.co. Retrieved: 22 August 2011.

The Aviation Regiment 4020 was Europe's last operator of the Harbin H-5. The last role the H-5 played in the Albanian Air Force was a target tug.{{Cite news|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/109661044@N07/32590534233|title=H-5 Albanian Air Force|work=Flickr|access-date=2018-07-14|language=en-us}}

Inventory

class="wikitable"

!Aircraft

!Origine

!Number

!Variant

!Notes

Harbin H-5

|China

|1

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Il-14 "Crate"

|USSR

|3

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Gallery

File:H5 bomber (Chinese version of the IL-28 'Beagle') at Tirana Airport. (11278463955).jpg

File:Old airplane at Tirana Airport (WPWTR16).JPG

References