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No. 11 UAV Flight Squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force is an independent flight operating in the reconnaissance role using unmanned aerial vehicles. The...

No. 1 Flying Training Wing currently based at SLAF China Bay, carries out basic pilot training of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It is the oldest flying formation...

are based at SLAF Katunayake. Kfir Israeli made C2 Fighter-bomber Aircraft of No. 10 "Fighter" Squadron An-32B transport aircraft of No. 2 Heavy Transport...

No. 4 (VVIP/VIP) Helicopter Squadron is a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It currently operates Bell 412/412EP/212/206JR from SLAF Ratmalana for...

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF; Sinhala: ශ්‍රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை விமானப்படை, romanized: Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai)...

operates the IAI Searcher Mk II from SLAF Vavuniya. Until 2008 the unit was an independent flight No. 11 "UAV" Flight, but was expanded in 2007 to an operational...

killed. On 13 February 2012 a SLAF MiG 27 crashed in Dummalasuriya area in Puttlam while on a routine training flight, pilot managed to eject from the...

air cargo flights to the island. SLAF Katunayake is the largest air base of the Sri Lanka Air Force with two lodger flying squadrons, the No. 10 "Fighter"...

operates the EMIT Blue Horizon 2 from SLAF Weerawila. Till 2008 the unit was an independent flight No. 11 "UAV" Flight, but was upgraded in 2007 to an operational...

areas are, Sri Lanka Air Force bases SLAF Anuradhapura, SLAF Hingurakgoda, SLAF Vavuniya, SLAF Palaly and SLAF Sigiriya (5 nautical miles, 9.3 km) Jaffna...

Royal Air Force (RAF) Station RAF Koggala. It is now the SLAF Koggala, used for domestic flights and for military purposes. Prior to the Second World War...

SLAF Regiment No. 8 Wing, SLAF Regiment No. 9 Wing, SLAF Regiment No. 10 Wing, SLAF Regiment No. 11 Wing, SLAF Regiment No. 12 Wing, SLAF Regiment No...

by the LTTE. The SLAF then started a regular service between Palaly and Colombo. The SLAF's Helitours arm provided civilian flights using aircraft and...

Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Director Air Operations, Base Commander SLAF Katunayake and Commandant of the Air Force Academy China Bay. Rajapaksa completed...

the SLAF's support operations of besieged Sri Lanka Army positions. After completing a Command and Staff Course in India, he was assigned to the No. 6...

interceptors. All of the F-7Gs, F-7BS' and FT-7s are flown by the No 5 Jet Squadron. The SLAF has repeatedly deployed its F-7BS to conduct ground-attack missions...

aircraft in 1988. All SF.260 aircraft are based with No. 1 Flying Training Wing on the airbase SLAF Anuradhapura. The SF.260TP fleet was expanded in 1990–91...

acquired in 2000. Currently the SLAF operates two TC.2s, two C.7s and six C.2s by the No. 10 "Fighter" Squadron. The SLAF used their Kfirs to carry out...

No. 258 Squadron RAF (1942) No. 261 Squadron RAF (1942) No. 273 Squadron RAF (1939 & 1942-43 & 1943-44) No. 292 Squadron RAF (1944) No. 1303 Flight RAF...

routine flights in and out of Jaffna from SLAF Palaly. As per schedule a SLAF Avro 748, serial no CR835 and regn 4R-HVB, took off from SLAF Palaly on...