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Muwaffaq Salti Air Base (MSAB, Arabic: قاعدة الشهيد موفق السلطي الجوية, ICAO: OJMS) is a Royal Jordanian Air Force air base located in Azraq, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan. History
By 1948, Jordan began forming a small air unit known as the Arab Legion Air Force (ALAF), with assistance from the RAF in terms of training and equipment. The ALAF's primary fighter aircraft was the de Havilland Vampire , a British jet fighter, and a Vickers VC.1 Viking was used as a VIP transport for the King of Jordan.
King Faisal Air Base: Azraq: OJMS [1] Muwaffaq Salti Air Base: Mafraq: OJMF [1] OMF King Hussein Air Base: Ruwaished: OJRW [1] H-4 Air Base: Safawi: OJPH [1] Prince Hassan Air Base: Zarqa: OJKA [1] King Abdullah II Air Base
Construction for the base began in 1974, with the first aircraft landing on 27 November 1980. The base was officially opened by King Hussein of Jordan on 24 June 1981. [3]A 1983 report indicated that the base was used to assemble parts of Chinese Shenyang J-6 fighter aircraft for subsequent delivery to Iraq.
Azraq (Arabic: الأزرق meaning "blue") is a small town in Zarqa Governorate in central-eastern Jordan, 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Amman. The population of Azraq was 9,021 in 2004. [1] The Muwaffaq Salti Air Base is located in Azraq.
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MSAB may refer to: Minnesota State Academy for the Blind , a public school in Faribault, Minnesota, United States Muwaffaq Salti Air Base , a military installation of the Royal Jordanian Air Force in Azraq, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan