of December 2020. Yemen Yemen Air Force 28 aircraft as of December 2020. Former Afghanistan Afghan Air Force The Afghan Air Force operated as many as 26 L-39Cs from 1977 through 2001, but only three of them survived in 2001. In December 2021, a report by Al Jazeera showed an Afghan L-39 undergoing an engine test at Kabul International Airport. Cambodia Royal Cambodian Air Force Formerly operated 6 L-39C trainer aircraft Recently ordered 4 L-39NG trainer aircraft Chad Military of Chad Operated 11 L-39ZO aircraft. Republic of the Congo Congolese Air Force Czech Republic Czech Air Force L-39C L-39ZA L-39V L-39MS Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Air Force 33x L-39C 6x L-39MS 8x L-39V 30x L-39ZA Two Czechoslovakian AF L-39Vs were delivered to the East German Air Force. All Czechoslovakian Air Force aircraft passed to successor states – Czech Republic and Slovakia. East Germany East German Air Force 52x L-39ZO 2x L-39V Two former Czechoslovak L-39Vs delivered to the East German Air Force. Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary. Ghana Ghana Air Force 2 L-39ZO Hungary Hungarian Air Force 20x L-39ZO Twenty former East German L-39ZO delivered to Hungary Iraq Iraqi Air Force 22x L-39C 59x L-39ZO Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Air Force 4x (24 in store) L-39C Lithuania Lithuanian Air Force 1x L-39ZA Romania Romanian Air Force 32x L-39ZA South Sudan South Sudan Air Force Unknown number of L-39 jets with logistical and maintenance support from Uganda Soviet Union DOSAAF Soviet Air Force 2080x L-39C All Soviet Air Force aircraft passed to successor states: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Thailand Royal Thai Air Force 37 L-30ZA/ART in commissioned from 1994 to 2021. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Air Force 2 aircraft. Civil operators Australia A small number of L-39s are flown in Australia as jet flight experiences for paying public. Austria Canada Northern Lights Aerobatics Team Northern Lights Aerobatics Team from Montreal used 2 L-39C in 2000, but ceased operating them and performing airshows after 2000. The aircraft were registered and based in the US with Northern Lights USA of Lafayette, LA with 1 lost in crash in 2001. France Breitling Jet Team A civilian aerobatic display team based in Dijon, France; operating seven L-39 Albatros jets in the colours of their sponsor, Breitling. New Zealand Fighter Jets NZ operate 2 L-39 from Tauranga, NZ for jet flight experiences and also do airshow displays around the country. Soviet Union DOSAAF DOSAAF paramilitary