Cessna Skymasters used by non-US Air-Forces

This list is no where near complete. Any addidional information will be most welcome to Skymaster@bigfoot.com

Benin

337 TY-AAD was delivered to this country when it used to be called Dahomey Flight International magazine once had a photo of it (not a good scan). It had the c/n 1176. Last I had heard it had left Benin AF service and was on the French register.

Botswana

Known to have operated at least one Skymaster

Burkina-Faso

Operated at least two Skymasters. One was a 337D XT-MAB (c/n 1027), this has been withdrawn from use. The other being a 337E XT-MAT (c/n 1220) whether this is still in use is not known.

Chad

Known aircraft are 5 Cessna Built, Reims re-assembled 337F's as below
SerialCessna c/n / Reims c/n
TT-MAA/0171285/F0017
TT-MAB/0141273/F0014
TT-MAC/0241316/F0024
TT-MAD/028 1345/F0028
TT-MAI/0381371/F0038

Chile

The Chilean Army Aviation had 3 Skymasters, used  between 1979 and 1994, they were then sold for civil use

SERIALMODELC/NBecame
205337H1910CC-PPF
206T 337H1942CC-PKB
207337H1948CC-SKG

The Chilean Navy Aviation has 10 O-2A, which 6 are used by themselves at the VC-1 Squadron, 2 are for the Navy Aero Club and 2 are for spares:  

SERIALMODELC/Nex-USAF Serial
330O-2AM035068-11125
331O-2AM023468-10869
332O-2AM043969-7641
333O-2AM035168-11126
334O-2AM040769-7609
335O-2AM040269-7604
CC-LHBO-2AM042569-7627
CC-LHIO-2AM034868-11123
 
The Serials were assigned in accordance to the reception date.  

The Chilean Air Force received 14 O-2A, 2 for spares, the first is  
SERIALc/nex-USAF serial
251M044169-7643
    This plane will be used in Search And Rescue at Easter Island.

Costa Rica

It has been reported that have had 3 O-2's. Two have been identified as TI-SPG (c/n M0412 ex 69-7614) and MSP-010 (c/n M0446 ex 69-7648), the latter of which also carried the registration TI-SPE. Reports also show another aircraft TI-SPF.

Dahomey

see under Benin

Dominican Republic

Had 5 ex USAF O-2 but they have all been withdrawn from service

Serialc/nex-usaf serial
1700M041169-7613
1701M043169-7633
1702M015668-6867
1703M015168-6862
1704

El Salvador

Beleived to have 6 O-2's

Ecuador

Two P337G and two 337F's were operated.

SerialTypec/nLast noted
ANE-202P337G
ANE-206P337G00891975
ANE-211337F13951971
ANE-212337F13961971

There is also a Cessna 337D (C/N 337D-1162) in the Quito Museum painted as 162.

Ethiopia

Only know Skymaster was a F.337E with a serial of EP-104 and a Cessna c/n of 1197 and a Reims c/n of 0002. It was used by the Ethopian Police. It is now in America as N7091J.

Gabon

Has/had two Ce F337E skymasters with series TR-KDA (c/n 1132) and TR-KDB (c/n 1134), the latter of which is now back in America as N437PA.

Haiti

Has/had 6 337G's with serials 1252 to 1257 c/n 1624 to 1629. It is also reported that they have two ex-USAF O-2's as well with serials 1264 and 1265.

Ivory Coast

Had three Reims re-assembled 337E's TU-VAG (c/n 1292), TU-VAH (c/n 1293) and TU-VAI (c/n 1294). TU-VAH was written off whilst still in military service, whilst the other teo were sold into civil hands.

In April 1993 O-2A 69-7661 left the AMARC to go to the Ivory Coast Military but nothing has been hear about it since.

Jamaica

One 337 serial JDFT-7

Republic of Korea

Johan van der Wei has supplied my with details of O-2A supplied to South Korea. Thanks to him. The Koreans used the same serials as the USAF did.
68-10834337M-0199
68-11059337M-0335
68-11128337M-0353
68-11129337M-0354Noted 1998 with serial '11 129'
68-11131337M-0356
68-11133337M-0358
68-11136337M-0361
68-11137337M-0362
68-11138337M-0363
68-11139337M-0364
68-11140337M-0365
68-11143337M-0368
68-11147337M-0372
68-11148337M-0373

Madagascar

Has/had two 337E's 5R-MQA (c/n 1271) and 5R-MQD (c/n 1256) and one 337F 5R-MQB (c/n 1365). They were all last noted in 1971, so whether they are still active is not known by me.

Mauritania

SerialTypec/n
5T-MABFTB-3370014
69-651 69-7651

Nicaragua

Ten 337D's operated known serials are 311 to 320 and c/n's are 1703/1704/1705/1706/1707/1710/1714/1715/1717/1723 respectivly.

311 was written off on 22/12/78
317 was written off in January 1977

Paraguay

Two 337's known to have been operated series 0019 and 0206, the latter of which has the c/n of 1656.

Peru

have operated a P337G serialed EP.818 and has a c/n of 0024. This aircraft is now on the civil register as OB-1514.

Portugal

Sixteen FTB.337 Minirole's and 16 F.337G have been operated
SerialFate
3701Current
3702F-GGTN
3703F-GGTO
3704Current
3705Current
3706Current
3707
3708w/o 26/7/88
3709Current
3710 Current
13711Current
3712CS-AVX
3713
3714F-GHYD
13715Current
3716F-GMBE
3717CS-DPB
3718
3719
3720
3721
3722
3723
3724
3725
3726
3727CS-DBV
3728CS-ABM
3729Current
3730Current
3731
3732Current

Salvador

In 1982 delivery of 18 ex-USAF O-2A's and 2 O-2B's started. Series known so far are 610/613/614/615/616/617/620/624/626 and 629.

Senegambia

Had one 337F 6W-SAT (c/n 1367) but this has been withdrawn from use.

Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands Government received two ex-USAF O-2 in December 1997. One was 68-6875 the other was 68-6881. Each having being put on the American civil register as N5151U and N6881Z prior to going to the Solomon Islands. It is not known by myself if the Solomon Islands Government operated these aircraft in civil or military markings.

South Vietnam

More information from Johan van der Wei. All aircraft are O-2's and Vietnam serials were the same as USAF ones.
67-21381337M-0087
68-10843337M-0208
68-10845337M-0210
68-10846337M-0211
68-10847337M-0212
68-10850337M-0215
68-10855337M-0220
68-10856337M-0221
68-10859337M-0224
68-10860337M-0225
68-10861337M-0226
68-10863337M-0228
68-10973337M-0249
68-10988337M-0264
68-10991337M-0267
68-10994337M-0270
68-10996337M-0272
68-11007337M-0283
68-11008337M-0284
68-11009337M-0285
68-11010337M-0286
68-11011337M-0287
68-11019337M-0295
68-11021337M-0297
68-11023337M-0299
68-11024337M-0300
68-11025337M-0301
68-11035337M-0311
68-11037337M-0313
68-11039337M-0315
68-11043337M-0319
68-11060337M-0336
68-11062337M-0338
68-11066337M-0342
68-11069337M-0345

Sri Lanka

Six 337's operated (are they still??)

CC651 is now in the museum at Ratmalana Air Base

Serialc/n
CC6501454
CC6511461
CC6521455
CC653
CC6541346
CC6551430

Thailand

There was a report in Flight International magazine of Basler converting Thailands 40 strong 337 fleet to single engined.

So far I can only find 11 aircraft, did they have another 29????

All are Thai Navy, whilst they had serials in the 3xx range then they were with 3 Sqn and with 103 Sqn when they had serials in the 13xx range.
Original SerialConstruction NumberCurrent(?) Serial
332018131319
333018331320
327019241310
328019251311
32901926
330019271313
331019511314
019521315
019531316
336019541317
33701955

The last four seem to have incorrect construction numbers as 337 c/n's only went as far as 01951.

Togo

Two F.337D operated 5V-MAD (c/n 1128) and 5V-MAE (c/n of 1283).

Zimbabwe

Have operated a number of FTB337's which they called the Lynx, it is not know by me how many of them are still in service.

Serialc/nfate
30340039
30420038Written off 2/9/77
30440040Written off 25/7/82
30480044
30940045
31400046
31440050
31460052
31540051
32400059
34010037
34050041
34070043
34110047
34130049written off 2/9/76
34170053written off 3/4/86
34190058
43000036
43060042written off 4/5/77
43120048written off 14/3/77
43180057

Two ex-USAF O-2 were delivered in 1994/5. They carry the serials 321 and 322. The latter of which is ex 69-7618 (c/n M0416), the identity of the other is not known by me.