Khmer Air Force ( Fr. Armée de l'air khmère, AAK ) - one of the branches of the armed forces of the Khmer Republic (FANK), which existed during the civil war in Cambodia . Formed after the overthrow of Norodom Sihanouk in 1970 on the basis of the former Royal Air Force of Cambodia. After the fall of the pro-American regime of Lon Nol in April 1975 and the coming to power of the Khmer Rouge , they virtually ceased to exist.
| Khmer Air Force fr. Armée de l'air khmère (AAK) | |
|---|---|
 Khmer Air Force Emblem | |
| Years of existence | 1970-1975 |
| A country |  Cambodia |
| Subordination | Khmer Republic |
| Included in | Funk |
| Type of | air Force |
| Number | 10,000 people 309 aircraft |
| Dislocation | Headquarters : Phnom Penh |
| Nickname | KAF, KhAF ( French AAK ) |
| Participation in | Civil war in cambodia |
| Marks of Excellence |  |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | So Satto |
| Site | khmerairforce.com |
Literature
- Albert Grandolini, "L'Aviation Royale Khmére: The first 15 years of Cambodian military aviation", Air Enthusiast 37, September – December 1988, pp. 39–47. ISSN 0143-5450.
- Elizabeth Becker, When the War was over Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution , Simon & Schuster, New York 1988. ISBN 1891620002
- Kenneth Conboy, FANK: A History of the Cambodian Armed Forces, 1970-1975 , Equinox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd, Djakarta 2011. ISBN 9789793780863
- Kenneth Conboy, Kenneth Bowra, and Mike Chappell, The War in Cambodia 1970-75 , Men-at-arms series 209, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1989. ISBN 0-85045-851-X
- Kenneth Conboy, Kenneth Bowra, and Simon McCouaig, The NVA and Viet Cong , Elite 38 series, Osprey Publishing Ltd, Oxford 1992. ISBN 9781855321625
- Kenneth Conboy and Simon McCouaig, South-East Asian Special Forces , Elite series 33, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1991. ISBN 1-85532-106-8
- Sak Sutsakhan, The Khmer Republic at War and the Final Collapse , US Army Center of Military History, Washington 1980 [available online at http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/star/images/239/2390505001A.pdf Part 1] Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 .
Further reading
- Albert Grandolini, Armor of the Vietnam War (2): Asian Forces , Concord Publications, Hong Kong 1998. ISBN 978-9623616225
- Barry C. Wheeler, "World Air Forces 1974." Flight International , 15 August 1974, Vol. 106, No. 3414. pp. 167-190.
- Bernard C. Nalty, Jacob Neufeld and George M. Watson, An Illustrated Guide to the Air War over Vietnam , Salamander Books Ltd, London 1982. ISBN 978-0668053464
- Bill Gunston, An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters , Salamander Books Ltd, London 1981. ISBN 978-0861011100
- Frédéric Serra, L'armée nord-vietnamienne, 1954-1975 (2e partie) , in Armes Militaria Magazine n.º 322, May 2012. ISSN 0753-1877 (in French )
- George Dunham, US Marines in Vietnam: The Bitter End, 1973-1975 (Marine Corps Vietnam Operational Historical Series), Marine Corps Association, 1990. ISBN 978-0160264559
- Larry Davis and Don Greer, Gunships, A Pictorial History of Spooky - Specials series (6032), Squadron / Signal Publications, 1982. ISBN 0-89747-123-7
- Vietnam, the air war over south-east Asia: From JFK to Nixon - the Vietnam War in detail , Key Publishing Ltd, Stamford 2016. ISBN 9781910415467
- William Shawcross, Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of Cambodia , André Deutsch Limited, 1979. ISBN 0233970770