by the No. 8 Light Transport Squadron. It was reestablished in 2019. Maritime Squadron was established in 1971 at SLAF China Bay to provide early warning...
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No. 10 "Fighter" Squadron is a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It currently operates the IAI Kfir from SLAF Katunayake. The squadron is tasked with...
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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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attack sorties and in 1994 the squadron moved to SLAF China Bay to be closer to the battlefront. With the No. 10 Squadron SLAF became operational in 1996...
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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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Sri Lanka Volunteer Air Force (section Squadrons)
support of the Sri Lanka Air Force, specifically No. 3 Squadron, SLAF Regiment and Airfield Construction Squadron. It is very similar to the Royal Air Force's...
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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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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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Vavuniya Airport (redirect from SLAF Vavuniya)
(0.87 mi) south of the centre of Vavuniya, the airport is also known as SLAF Vavuniya. Originally built by the Royal Air Force during World War II, it...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mi-17 heavy transport helicopters to the SLAF fleet. His tenner saw the introduction of zonal commands in the SLAF. He retired on 16 February 1996 and was...
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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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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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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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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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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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damaged in LTTE air attack on SLAF base in Anuradhapura". "Situation Report". "TamilNet". LTTE drops 3 bombs in Welioya: no damages caused Archived 2008-05-01...
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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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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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approach to land at SLAF Palaly from Ratmalana Airport. All 52 crew and passengers were killed. The day before the incident SLAF Avro 748 serial number...
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412s. The 412s along with 3 Siai Marchetti SF 260 fixed-wing turbo prop aircraft advanced the attack capabilities of SLAF. Central in the government's...
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commanding officer of No. 03 Maritime Squadron and No. 04 Helicopter Wing. His higher commands included Zonal Commander and SLAF Base commander stints...
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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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