No. 20 Squadron RSAF

Last updated
No. 20 Squadron RSAF
ActiveUnknown-present
Country Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
Branch Royal Saudi Air Force
Type Squadron
RoleTraining
Base Prince Abdullah Air Base
Aircraft Lockheed C-130H Hercules

No. 20 Squadron RSAF is a squadron of the Royal Saudi Air Force that operates the Lockheed C-130H Hercules at Prince Abdullah Air Base, Jeddah, Mecca Province in Saudi Arabia within RSAF 8 Wing. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Saudi Air Force</span> Air warfare branch of Saudi Arabias military

The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is the aviation branch of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">King Abdulaziz Air Base</span>

King Abdulaziz Air Base, also known as Dhahran Air Base and formerly Dhahran International Airport, Dhahran Airport and Dhahran Airfield, is a Royal Saudi Air Force base located in Dhahran in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Located west of Thuqbah and 7 km (4 mi) southeast of the Saudi Aramco Dhahran Camp, the airbase was the first Saudi Arabian airport to be constructed, in 1961, and is under the command of Air vice-marshal Prince Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

The Saudi Arabian National Guard or SANG, also known as the "White Army", is one of the three major branches of the military forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">King Abdulaziz International Airport</span> Large international airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA), also known as Jeddah International Airport, is an international airport serving Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muqrin bin Abdulaziz</span> Saudi royal, military official and former Crown Prince (born 1945)

Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is a Saudi Arabian politician, businessman, and former military aviator who was briefly Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from January to April 2015, during the first three months of his half-brother King Salman's reign. He is the 35th son of King Abdulaziz, born to Abdulaziz's Yemeni concubine Baraka. Since the death of Abdulaziz's 36th son Hamoud in 1994, Muqrin has been the youngest surviving son of the king.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince Sultan Air Base</span> Military air base located in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia

Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) is a military air base located in the closed-city of Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud</span> Saudi royal (1921 or 1923–2019)

Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the tenth son of King Abdulaziz. At the time of his death, he was the eldest surviving member of the ruling branch of the House of Saud.

Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport also known as Tabuk Regional Airport is an international and public airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. It was a former military airport until its renovation to become a public airport in 2011. Despite being an international airport, it only serves a few foreign destinations. There are plans to increase the number of international destinations to other neighboring countries. The airport has a single terminal building which uses air bridges for planes to disembark and load passengers. The airport was named after the late minister of Defence and crown prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saudi Falcons</span> Military unit

The Saudi Falcons are a BAE Hawk-equipped Royal Saudi Air Force aerobatic team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">King Khalid Air Base</span>

King Khalid Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة الملك خالد الجوية) (KKAB) is an airbase of Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) sited in the south-west of Saudi Arabia, near Khamis Mushait.

King Fahad Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة الملك فهد الجوية) (ICAO: OETF)(KFAB) is a Royal Saudi Air Force military base located in Taif, Mecca Province. Saudi Arabia.

Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud is the seventh son of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. He served as deputy governor and then, governor of Riyadh Province from 2013 to 29 January 2015. He was one of the 11 princes detained in November 2017 by Mohammad bin Salman as a part of his anti-corruption drive on accusations of corruption in the Riyadh Metro project and taking advantage of his influence to award contracts to his own companies. As of June 2021 he was still in detention.

No. 24 Squadron RSAF is a squadron of the Royal Saudi Air Force that operates the Airbus A330-203 MRTT and A330-243 MRTT from Prince Sultan Air Base, Al-Kharj, Riyadh Province in Saudi Arabia within RSAF 6 Wing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fahd bin Abdullah Al Saud</span> Saudi royal and former military officer (born 1948)

Fahd bin Abdullah Al Saud is a member of Al Kabir family, a cadet branch of House of Saud.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Commander of Royal Air Force (Saudi Arabia)</span>

The Commander of Royal Air Force, is the top most authority in the Royal Saudi Air Force.

King Saud Air Base is a military air base located in Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saudi Arabian Military Forces</span> Military forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Arabian Military Forces (SAMF) is the umbrella term for all the military forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Although militarized in nature, each is independent of the other in that they fall under the control of different ministries and/or chain of command. They include: the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian National Guard, the Saudi Arabian Border Guard, the Saudi Arabian Royal Guard, the Special Operations Forces, and the Special Security Unit.

No. 12 Squadron RSAF is a squadron of the Royal Saudi Air Force that operates the AB 212 at King Saud Air Base, Hafar al-Batin, Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia within RSAF 4 Wing.

No. Squadron RSAF is a squadron of the Royal Saudi Air Force that operates the Lockheed C-130H Hercules at Prince Abdullah Air Base, Jeddah, Mecca Province in Saudi Arabia within RSAF 8 Wing.

No. 16 Squadron RSAF is a squadron of the Royal Saudi Air Force that operates the Lockheed C-130H Hercules at Prince Abdullah Air Base, Jeddah, Mecca Province in Saudi Arabia within RSAF 8 Wing.

References

  1. "Royal Saudi Air Force - Jeddah/Prince Abdullah Air Base (OEJN)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 15 November 2023.