The Fuerza Aérea Dominicana once operated with eight Cessna OA-37Bs Dragonflies. Through the years, three were written off (3704, 05 and 06). All Dragonflies were retired in the early zeros after serving Escuadron de Combate only from Aug 97 onwards. After retirement, two were earmarked for sale to Colombia but were probably never transferred. In Nov 11, five OA-37Bs were seen in storage (3701, 02, 03, 07 and 08) while the sixth one (3705) was seen preserved at the main gate. Number seven (3704) was seen at the dump at San Isidro, while the eighth Dragonfly was totally destroyed in a crash.

Construction number is possibly 230

A Pilan in the hangar for maintenance.

This Cessna was impounded by the Dominican Republic government on 18 November 2009. They handed over the 206 to the Fuerza Aérea de República Dominicana, that repainted the Cessna in a standard grey colour scheme and furnished it with a Dominican flag, FAD titles, and serial to become a military aircraft. The aircraft is assigned to the Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta Interagencial (FTCI). The Cessna was formerly YV-1133.

They have pratically the same colours but... that's the only thing they have in common!

A brand new one for AFR. To be F-HBNJ

To be VH-OQK

About to complete its first flight. Became D-AIMI

Airbus A320 with double main gear, taken over from Indian Airlines

Difficult to identify, A Ukrainian registration and flag, for Bukovyna Airlines and a tiny logo in the tail, identifies Caspaian Airlines from Iran, on this MD-80

Who remembers this MD11 airframe as OO-CTB of CityBird ?

Ex KLM PH-BDY

Impounded in May 2008, this Navajo received FAD markings but most probably never flew with the small air force and was only used for spare parts to keep serial 1539 operational. The Navajo was formerly known as C6-PAT (Bahamas).

This Piper 31 is most probably former C6-TTT (Bahamas). The aircraft was first noted in FAD service in the fall of 2006. The Navajo was most probably impoundeded - as many aircraft in the FAD - by the Dominican government after it was intercepted during a drugs transport smuggle activity. It is operated by the Escuadrón de Transporte Aéreo.

One of eigth Embraer A-29B Super Tucano's of the FAD. The type replaced the OA-37B Dragonlfy by december 2009 after a contract was signed in late 2007.