Friday, 14 March 2014

RSAF Museum in Riyadh

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 Saudi Lockheed L-1011 Tristar serves as a gate-guard visible from the AL Kharj 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 8:00 pm daily, closed on Mondays.

I will  be posting pictures on my visit to the museum which is worth the value and centered in a modern style building with plans to expand in the next few years to possibly display a PC-9,Cessna 172 ,IDS Tornado and a future KC-135 tanker which are all earmarked to be replaced by the PC-21 ,Cirrus SR22 , and the Airbus A.330 MRTT.

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 inside  include:
Aircraft on display outside include:
  • C.130 Hercules
  • ADV Tornado
  • F-15 D Eagle
  • Tristar
  • B.707
  • DC-4  Skymaster
  • BAC Strikemaster
  • T-33 Shooting Star
  • A.26 Invader
     
  

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