No. 2 Squadron RSAF
Appearance
No. 2 Squadron RSAF | |
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Active | 1970s-present |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Branch | Royal Saudi Air Force |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Close Air Support |
Base | King Faisal Air Base (Tabuk) |
Aircraft | McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle McDonnell Douglas F-15D Eagle |
No. 2 Squadron RSAF is a squadron of the Royal Saudi Air Force that operates the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle and F-15D Eagle at King Faisal Air Base, Tabuk, Tabuk Province in Saudi Arabia within RSAF 7 Wing.[1][2]
It used to fly the English Electric Lightning F.53 at Tabuk,[3] up until at least 1985.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. May 2021. p. 9.
- ^ "Royal Saudi Air Force - Tabuk/King Faisal Air Base (OETB)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Hewish et al. 1984, p. 162.
- ^ Orbis, "Warplane" partwork, Issue 20 (1985), p388.
- Hewish, Mark; Sweetman, Bill; Wheeler, Barry C.; Gunston, Bill (1984). Air Forces of the World. London, UK: Peerage Books.