Royal Saudi Air Force Museum

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Aviation museum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Royal Saudi Air Force Museum

Saudia Lockheed L-1011 Tristar gate guard

Established| 24 January 1999
Location| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates| 24°45′14″N 46°44′21″E﻿ / ﻿24.7538°N 46.7392°E﻿ / 24.7538; 46.7392
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

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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

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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

* 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

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ "Saqr Aljazeera Aviation Museum". aviationmuseum.eu. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
2. ^ "Royal Saudi Air Force Museum". touristlink.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Saudi Air Force Museum.

* A quick view over Saqr Al Jazeera Museum on YouTube