Saqr Al Jazeera Aviation Museum

Saqr Al Jazeera Aviation Museum
متحف صقر الجزيرة للطيران
Saudia Lockheed L-1011 Tristar gate guard
Established24 January 1999 (1999-01-24)
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates24°45′14″N 46°44′21″E / 24.7538°N 46.7392°E / 24.7538; 46.7392
TypeAviation museum

The Saqr Al Jazeera Aviation Museum (or Royal Saudi Air Force Museum) Arabic: متحف صقر الجزيرة للطيران) is located on the East Ring Road of Riyadh between exits 10 and 11.[1] 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 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

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:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Royal Saudi Air Force Museum". touristlink.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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