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...
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No. 7 Helicopter Squadron is a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It currently operates Bell 212s, Bell 206s from SLAF Hingurakgoda for troop transport...
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II from SLAF Vavuniya. Until 2008 the unit was an independent flight No. 11 "UAV" Flight, but was expanded in 2007 to an operational squadron and split...
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Defence Radar Squadron, SLAF Vavuniya No. 03 Air Defence Radar Squadron, SLAF Wirawila No. 04 Air Defence Radar Squadron, SLAF Mirigama No. 05 Air Defence...
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Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment (redirect from SLAF Regiment)
Regiment No. 42 Wing, SLAF Regiment No. 43 Wing, SLAF Regiment No. 44 Wing, SLAF Regiment No. 45 Wing, SLAF Regiment Air Defence Squadrons No 4 Air Defence...
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Jayalath Weerakkody (section SLAF career)
Serving as a squadron pilot, he became a qualified flying instructor. He went on to command the No. 4 Squadron SLAF, No. 2 Squadron SLAF and SLAF Colombo....
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Sri Lanka Air Force (section SLAF Regiment)
Training School – SLAF Palaly Instructors Training Squadrons No. 1 Flying Training Wing – SLAF China Bay Pilot Navigators No. 14 Squadron – SLAF China Bay The...
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Bandaranaike International Airport (redirect from SLAF Katunayake)
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...
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SLAF Mirigama is the Sri Lanka Air Force radar station in Mirigama. It provides air surveillance and early warning and is home to the No 4 Air Defence...
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was commissioned as a Pilot officer in General Duties branch of No. 4 Squadron SLAF in 1985.[citation needed] Kapila is a Qualified Helicopter Instructor...
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island. SLAF Katunayake is the largest air base of the Sri Lanka Air Force with two lodger flying squadrons, the No. 10 "Fighter" Squadron and the No. 4 Helicopter...
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6 Squadron operating out of SLAF Vavuniya. Having been promoted to the rank of Squadron Leader, Dias was appointed Commanding Officer of the No. 2 Heavy...
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Hingurakgoda Airport (redirect from SLAF Hingurakgoda)
which was renovated and re-established by the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1978. SLAF Hingurakgoda is the fourth-largest airport in Sri Lanka and has the fourth-longest...
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he became the commanding officer, No 4 Flight and oversaw its expansion to a full Squadron as the No. 4 Squadron SLAF. Fernando had attended and graduated...
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131 days No. 2 Squadron SLAF No. 4 Squadron SLAF 11 Perera, DonaldAir Chief Marshal Donald Perera VSV, USP 16 July 2002 11 June 2006 3 years, 330 days No. 2...
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Anuradhapura Airport (redirect from SLAF Anuradhapura)
known as Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura or SLAF Base Anuradhapura. The airport is located 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) southeast of the town of Anuradhapura...
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Koggala Airport (redirect from SLAF Koggala)
was originally a Royal Air Force (RAF) Station RAF Koggala. It is now the SLAF Koggala, used for domestic flights and for military purposes. Prior to the...
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appointed Commanding officer of the No. 2 heavy Transport Squadron. He thereafter served as the Base Commander, SLAF Hingurakgoda (2011-2012); Defence Attaché...
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Vavuniya Airport (redirect from SLAF Vavuniya)
Sri Lanka. Located approximately 1.4 km (0.87 mi) south of the centre of Vavuniya, the airport is also known as SLAF Vavuniya. Originally built by the...
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Commanding Officer of No. 6 Squadron SLAF and longest serving Commanding Officer of the No. 4 (VVIP/VIP) Helicopter Squadron SLAF. Air Marshal Bulathsinghala...
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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...
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which will have a range of 100km. Lihiniya MK1 deployed to No. 111 Squadron SLAF in SLAF Base Vauniya. In 2022 Remote triggering mechanism for aerial...
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China Bay Airport (redirect from SLAF China Bay)
Located approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) south west of the city of Trincomalee, the airport is also known as Trincomalee Airport and SLAF China Bay. Originally built...
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Harsha Abeywickrama (section SLAF career)
the country's first fighter squadron. He was one of the first pilots to qualify in F-7s in 1991 and became the first SLAF pilot to fly supersonic. He...
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2nd Gajaba Regiment. The Navy maintains a naval hospital in Trincomalee. SLAF China Bay and SLN Dockyard are situated in close proximity to the town. It...
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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...
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Donald Perera (section SLAF career)
Commanding officer, the No. 2 Squadron; Base Commander, SLAF Katunayake and Zonal Commander - Western Zone; Base Commander, SLAF China Bay and Zonal Commander...
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List of military aircraft of Sri Lanka (redirect from List of aircraft of the SLAF)
surveillance radar Aircraft that have been preserved by the SLAF. A few of these fly but most are held by SLAF Museum. Airspeed Oxford Hawker Siddeley HS 748 Sikorsky...
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Jaffna International Airport (redirect from SLAF Palaly)
Lanka. It was also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Palaly or SLAF Palaly. The airport is located in the town of Palaly near Kankesanthurai...
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Ratmalana Airport (redirect from SLAF Ratmalana)
No. 22 Squadron RAF (1942 & 1944) No. 30 Squadron RAF (1942) No. 42 Squadron RAF (1942) No. 81 Squadron RAF (1944-45) No. 84 Squadron RAF (1943) No....
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