Royal Saudi Air Force Museum
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 Saudia Lockheed L-1011 Tristar gate guard | |
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| Established | 24 January 1999 |
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| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 24°45′14″N 46°44′21″E / 24.7538°N 46.7392°E |
| Type | Aviation museum |
The Royal Saudi Air Force Museum (or Saqr Al Jazeera Aviation Museum;[1] Arabic: متحف صقر الجزيرة للطيران) is located on the East Ring Road of Riyadh between exits 10 and 11.[2] A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar formerly operated by Saudia serves as a gate guard visible from the ring road.
Overview
[edit]The museum presents the history of the Royal Saudi Air Force from its establishment in the 1920s to the present day.
The museum comprises an outdoor static park and a large and modern indoor museum.
Static park
[edit]Aircraft on display include:[citation needed]
- BAC Lightning T-55
- BAC Strikemaster Mk80
- Boeing 707 in Saudia livery
- Boeing F-15D Eagle
- Cessna 310
- Douglas A-26B Invader
- Douglas DC-4
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Lockheed L-1011 Tristar in Saudia livery
- Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star
- Panavia Tornado ADV F3 & IDS
- North American T-6 Texan
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BAC Lightning T55 -
BAC Strikemaster Mk80 -
Boeing 707 HZ-HM2 -
F-15D Eagle -
Maule M-6 and C-130 Hercules -
Cessna 310 -
A-26B Invader -
Douglas DC-4 -
T-33 Shooting Star -
Tornado ADV F3 -
T-6 Texan
Display halls
[edit]The display halls contain exhibits on the history of the RSAF, aircraft engines and weaponry, uniforms, insignia and decorations and a special display on Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Saudi in space, who served as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-51-G.
Aircraft on display include:[citation needed]
- BAC Lightning F53
- Bell UH-1
- Bell OH-58
- de Havilland Chipmunk Mk 10
- de Havilland Vampire FB Mk 52
- Douglas DC-3 outfitted to represent the aircraft given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to King Ibn Saud in 1945
- Hawker Hunter F Mk60
- North American F-86F Sabre
- Northrop F-5E Tiger II
- North American T-6 Texan
- Temco T-35 Buckaroo
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Saqr Aljazeera Aviation Museum". aviationmuseum.eu. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Royal Saudi Air Force Museum". touristlink.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links
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