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The Royal Jordanian Air Force has a strength of 14,000 active personnel. [1] It contains six major airbases in addition to nineteen air squadrons, fourteen I-Hawk Batteries, and two training schools (a fighter aviation training school and a school of air combat). The Royal Jordanian Air Force Headquarters is at King Abdullah I Airbase in Amman.
In 1976, the area was chosen by the Royal Jordanian Air Force for a major new air base. Construction started that same year and in November 1980, No 1 (Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter) and No 11 Squadrons (F-5E/F Tiger II) were deployed there. The air base was officially opened on 24 May 1981.
The pilots are all Royal Jordanian Air Force personnel and are selected competitively from the top RJAF pilots, to join the team for a 3–4 year posting. For the majority of the team's existence it has had five pilots and three to four engineers for each given season. The aircraft, however, are owned and maintained by Royal Jordanian Airlines.
The combined operation by the US Air Force and the Royal Jordanian Air Force saw US C-130 aircraft dropping 38,000 meals along the Gaza coastline, CENTCOM said in a statement. ... 22 from each of ...
Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft squadrons (15 P) M. Military installations of Jordan (1 C, 5 P) P. Royal Jordanian Air Force personnel (6 P)
The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) awarded Grob Aircraft an order to supply 14 aircraft, [6] among which one CBT System and one G 120TP FTD for elementary pilot training. The aircraft entered service in April 2017.
Pages in category "Royal Jordanian Air Force aircraft squadrons" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On 17 April 1957, a twin-engined Vickers Valetta C.1 transport aircraft, serial number VW832, of 84 Squadron, Royal Air Force crashed and was destroyed after departing from Aqaba Airport in Jordan following wing failure due to turbulence. The crash is the deadliest air disaster in the history of Jordan. [1]