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    • Source: Royal Saudi Air Force Museum

      • The Royal Saudi Air Force Museum (or Saqr Al Jazeera Aviation Museum; Arabic: Ł…ŲŖŲ­Ł ŲµŁ‚Ų± Ų§Ł„Ų¬Ų²ŁŠŲ±Ų© Ł„Ł„Ų·ŁŠŲ±Ų§Ł†) is located on the East Ring Road of Riyadh between exits 10 and 11. A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar formerly operated by Saudia serves as a gate guard visible from the ring road.


      Overview


      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


      Aircraft on display include:

      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















































      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 served as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery during 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 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


      List of aerospace museums
      List of museums in Saudi Arabia
      Museums in Riyadh


      References




      External links



      A quick view over Saqr Al Jazeera Museum on YouTube

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