Fouga CM-170 Magister

1952 trainer aircraft family by Fouga

The Fouga CM-170 Magister is a French military aircraft. Designed and built as a training aircraft, it was also a light atack aircraft. It was built under licence in Belgium, Finland and Germany. The Fouga CM-170 Magister was used by many air forces in the world: Algeria, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Biafra, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, El Salvador, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Katanga, Khmer Republic, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, and Uganda.

Fouga CM-170 Magister
Former Fouga CM-170 from the Patrouille de France.
Role Training aircraft
National origin France.
Manufacturer Fouga
First flight 1952
Introduction 1956
Status Active
Primary user French Air Force.
Number built 929

It was the major aircraft of the Patrouille de France from 1964 to 1981. In 2013 many CM-170 Magisters fly on air meeting around the world.

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