of Ae-45 powered by Walter Minor 6-III engines and tricycle landing gear, not built. Aero 145 (II) Version with engines changed to supercharged Motorlet (Walter) M332, produced later as Avia M 332s. This version was developed and built by Let, 162 aircraft built between 1959 and 1961. Aero 245 Similar to 145, but with a tailwheel, not built. Aero 345 Aero 45 airframe powered by Walter Minor 6-III engines, not built. Sungari-1 Chinese unlicensed copy of the Aero Ae 45S, produced from 1958. Operators Civil operators Commodore Aviation Interflug Hungarian Police Hungarian Air Ambulance Service LOT Polish Airlines operated three Ae-45 in 1952–1957 Polish Air Ambulance Service operated Ae-45 and Ae-145 Aviasan Aeroflot Aeroclub Ajdovščina Vietnam Civil Aviation Department – later as Vietnam Civil Aviation (now Vietnam Airlines) Military operators People's Liberation Army Air Force operated license-built Suingari-1 variant. Czechoslovak Air Force operated aircraft under designation K-75, for liaison purpose. Czechoslovakian National Security Guard East German Air Force Hungarian Air Force Indian Air Force operated a single aircraft gifted by the Czech government Katangese Air Force Romanian Air Force Vietnam People's Air Force – three Ae-45 from 1956 (acquired from China) Specifications (Aero 145) See also References Further reading External links Pictures of various Ae 45s at airliners.net Ae 45 1940s Czechoslovakian civil utility aircraft 1940s Czechoslovakian military utility aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1947 Low-wing aircraft Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft