Force operated 12 from 1981 through 2001. One of their An-12s which defected to Pakistan is preserved at PAF Museum, Karachi Bangladesh Air Force operated from 1973 to 1980s, now all retired Cote d'Ivoire Air Force Czech Air Force Czechoslovakian Air Force : Czechoslovakia's fleet numbering two was divided evenly between the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic upon split with Slovakia. All CzAF An-12s were phased out of active service in the 1990s. Egyptian Air Force - 22 acquired The Indian Air Force inducted the first of these aircraft in 1961, when it raised No.44 Squadron "The Himalayan Geese". Six of these aircraft soon took part in airlifting army reinforcements to Ladakh during the Sino-Indian War of 1962. The An-12 was subsequently used to raise No.25 Squadron. The An-12s were also used as heavy bombers during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. All IAF An-12s were phased out of active service in the 1990s. One of them is preserved at the Indian Air Force Museum, Palam, New Delhi. Indonesian Air Force – Retired in 1970 Iraqi Air Force – Retired in 2003 Royal Jordanian Air Force Mongolian Air Force - Retired 12 An-12 Polish Air Force used two An-12B from 1966 until 1977 (crashed) and 1995 Slovak Air Force received one An-12BP registered 2209 in 1993. It was sold to Moldavia in 1999 and now serves with Angolan Air Force. Yemeni Air Force The Soviet fleet was dispersed among many of the Soviet Union's successor states. Soviet Air Force Soviet Naval Aviation Syrian Air Force Tanzania Air Force Command Turkmenistan Air Forces Ukrainian Air Force Ukrainian Naval Aviation SFR Yugoslav Air Force Accidents and incidents Specifications (An-12) See also References Footnotes Sources . External links List of all An-12 aircraft used by Polish Air Force Pictures of An-12 Hundreds of An-12 photos Y-8 Transporter Intro, AirForceWorld.com Russianplanes.net 1968 plane crash victim's remains recovered An-012 1950s Soviet cargo aircraft 1950s Soviet military transport aircraft Four-engined tractor aircraft Four-engined turboprop aircraft High-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1957