Free Libyan Air Force

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Free Libyan Air Force
القوات الجوية الليبية الحرة
Active	March 2011 – October 2011
Country	Libya
Allegiance	National Transitional Council
Branch	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	3,000 volunteers 28+ aircraft 9+ Helicopters 1 UAV
Part of	Anti-Gaddafi forces
Headquarters	Benina Airbase, Benghazi
Engagements	First Libyan Civil War Battle of Ajdabiya Second Battle of Benghazi
Commanders
Chief of Staff	Saqr Geroushi
Notable commanders	Colonel Abdullah El-Hassi Colonel Ali Atiyya
Insignia
Roundel
Fin Flash
Aircraft flown
Fighter	MiG-21, MiG-23
Helicopter	CH-47 Chinook, Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-14, Mil Mi-17
Attack helicopter	Mil Mi-24
Trainer	Aero L-39, SF.260, Soko G-2 Galeb, Soko J-21
Transport	Il-76, An-26

The Free Libyan Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية الليبية الحرة) was the air force of the National Transitional Council during the First Libyan Civil War. It was established by and was a collection of Libyan Air Force defectors with captured aircraft that aligned themselves with the anti-Gaddafi forces in the civil war.