| Royal Saudi Air Force Museum | |
|---|---|
| Established | 24 January 1999 |
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Website | [1] |
The Royal Saudi Air Force Museum or Saqr Al-Jazira is located on the East Ring Road of Riyadh between exits 10 and 11. A Saudia Lockheed L-1011 Tristar serves as a gateguard visible from the ring road. Admission is Sr.10 for adults & Sr.5 for children. The museum is open from 9:00am to 12:00 noon and from 4:00 pm to 9:00pm daily, closed on Mondays.
Overview[]
The museum gives 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[]
Aircraft on display include:
- BAC Lightning T-55
- BAC Strikemaster Mk80
- Boeing 707 HZ-HM2 in Saudia livery
- Boeing F-15D
- Cessna O-1
- Cessna 310
- Douglas A-26 Invader B model
- Douglas DC-4
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Lockheed L-1011 Tristar HZ-AHP in Saudia livery
- Lockheed T-33A
- Panavia Tornado ADV F3 & IDS
- T-6 Texan 206
Display Halls[]
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 rode as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-51-G.
Aircraft on display include:
- 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 match the aircraft given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to King Ibn Saud in 1945
- Hawker Hunter F Mk60
- North American F-86 Sabre F model
- Northrop F-5E Tiger II
- T-6 Texan
- Temco T-35 Buckaroo A model
See also[]
- List of aerospace museums
References[]
External links[]
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