Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F, part four, African users, part two

Continuing from the previous post, the MiG-17F was used by many African nations. Among them the users were:

• Guinea-Bissau: After achieving independence in 1974, Guinea-Bissau's Air Force officers were trained both in Cuba and USSR. It equipped with Soviet aid material in which the first fighters were introduced. They barely flew and nowadays every MiG-17F is placed in "storage" (most probably abandoned to rot) at the Osvaldo Vieira International Airport.
• Guinea-Conakry: After gaining independence in 1958 the Guinean Air Force was formed with Soviet assistance that delivered ten MiG-17F fighters along with another Soviet aircraft. They were in active use until 1986 (although they didn't see any combat action) when they were replaced by MiG-21PFMs.
• Madagascar: Back in 1961 when Madagascar was granted independence, the USSR supplied them with a small number of MiG-17Fs, estimated in less than ten. Apparently, some additional ones were also bought from other countries like North Korea. Those have been active until nowadays, which are in "storage" status (abandoned to rot) at the Ivato airport outside of Antananarivo.
• Mali: In the mid 1960s the Soviets supplied the newly-created Malian Air Force with five MiG-17F fighters. They composed a small squadron based on Bamako-Sénou and were initially manned by Soviet pilots. In 1974 they served alongside with some MiG-21, and saw some combat during the Agacher Strip War, against the Upper Volta. After that conflict the MiG-17Fs were either replaced by the MiG-21 or left to rot.

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau_Air_Force

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Guinea_Armed_Forces

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armée_de_l%27Air_du_Mali

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_People’s_Armed_Forces

6. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters

Aero L-29, part five, African users.

The Aero L-29 saw very active service in the African continent, in the next countries, among another oner that we'll post later:

• Angola: There are six L-29s in active service nowadays with the Angolan Air Force. Those were delivered during the 1970s and used during the Angolan Civil War. After that, they were used as their main trainer, role which they keep performing nowadays in the 9th Training Squadron, based at Menongue Air Base, in Menongue, Angola.
• Ghana: Some ex-Nigerian L-29s were sold to Ghana in the late 1980s. They served from 1989 until the mid 2000s when they were replaced by the Aero L-39. 
• Guinea-Conakry: The newly founded Guinean Air Force bought some Aero L-29s from Czechoslovakia to equip their training squadron. They served for an unknown period of time when they were retired.
• Nigeria: The Aero L-29 reached Nigeria in 1967 and served through Nigerian Civil War where it was used extensively as an attack aircraft. After that, they were used as trainers until they were either retired or sold to other countries like Ghana.
• South Africa: The South African 'Tyco Dolphins' acrobatic team operated at least one Aero L-29 during the 1990s.
• Uganda: The Ugandan People's Defence Air Force has six L-29s in inventory nowadays. They were bought directly to Aero during the 1970s and were used during the Ugandan-Tanzanian war in 1978. They are kept in active service nowadays.

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-29_Delfín

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Air_Force_of_Angola

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana_Air_Force

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_Air_Force

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Air_Force

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force#Ugandan_People's_Defence_Air_Force

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI, part four, African users

The MiG-15UTI served also in many African countries. Those are:

• Angola: When the Angolan Air Force was established in 1975 it was equipped with Soviet equipment and trained by Cuban pilots. Among the material supplied by the Soviet bloc there was a batch of MiG-15UTI trainers that were used both for training pilots and recon missions against South African and UNITA forces in the context of the Angolan Civil War. The UTIs continue to serve nowadays, together with other trainers, with the Angolan 9th Training Squadron which is part of the 24th Training Regiment, based at Menongue Air Base.
• Congo-Brazzaville: After achieving independence in the 1960s, and undergoing a revolution, in the 1970s the Congo-Brazzaville Air Force decided to switch to Soviet equipment. Among that new supplied aircrafts there were a number of MiG-15UTIs that served in the FAC (Force Aérienne Congolaise) and, during the late 1990s it's known that many of them, due to the Congolese Civil War, were in derelict condition.
• Guinea-Bissau: After achieving independence, the air force was equipped (as initially they just had three North-American T-6Gs) with limited Soviet material, among them, two MiG-15UTIs. They served until 1991 when they were put in storage condition at the hangars of the Osvaldo Vieira International Airport due to the lack of funds.
• Guinea-Conakry: After achieving independence, the air force was established with Soviet assistance in 1961. Just like Bissau, they got two MiG-15UTIs together with other Soviet aircrafts. They were most probably retired from service and/or scrapped in the 1980s when their air force underwent a small modernization process.
• Madagascar: The Madagascar Air Force received a small number of UTIs when their air force was founded. Not much is known about their usage, but most probably they haven't been used a lot. As the information about these UTIs is rather scarce, the drawing should be taken as speculative.
• Mali: During the mid 1960s the Soviets supplied a single MiG-15UTI to the newly founded Mali Air Force. It was used to train pilots in the usage of the MiG-17F which just had 5 of them. They served well until the 1990s when the air force was somewhat modernized.
• Mozambique: Apparently, the Mozambican Air Force got some ex East-German UTIs shortly after their independence. They were used during the Mozambican Civil War during the 1980s and most of them were probably destroyed. 

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-15

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angolan_People%27s_Air_Force_And_Air_Defence_Force

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Air_Force_of_Angola

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People’s_Republic_of_Congo_Air_Force

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_of_the_Republic_of_Congo

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau_Air_Force

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_Air_Force

8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagasy_Air_Force

9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Mali_Air_Force

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique_Air_Force