LOG: Royal Saudi Air Force Museum - Riyadh

[KDoughty2]

It has only taken me three years to finally get around to visiting this small but very interesting museum which is located in the North east corner of the Riyadh Air Base, off the Eastern ring road.

The museum is open (Sunday - Thursday) 08:00 - 12:00 & 16:00 - 20:00 (Friday & Saturday 16:00 - 20:00 and cost a mere SAR10.00 (£2)

The museum has a number of exhibits outside which you are free to wonder around and an indoor display hall with the exhibits tightly packed in.

Photography is allowed inside and out, however be mindful of the security guards around the base fence when pointing your camera at the many PC21s taking off and landing at the base


Outside

131 Cessna 310K
(206) North American AT-6 Texan (No serial worn)
228 de Havilland DH-100 Vampire (i.d unknown. Con plate still in place but unreadable)
230 English Electric Lightning T.55
(302) Douglas A-26B Invader (Marked as 612)
460 Lockheed C-130H
450 Douglas C-54 Skymaster
(515) Mc Donnell-Douglas F-15C (Marked as 1315. On display by Museum entrance))
706 North American F-86F Sabre (Marked as 506. It's old serial 706 clearly visible on the tail under the painted on 506. Ex Dump Dhahran)
786 Lockheed T-33A (True id unknown as unable to read the Con Plate)
804 Cessna F.172G
1123 Strikmaster Mk.80 (Ex display on the air base)
1510 Lockheed T-33A
???? Locheed T-33A (Grey cs, serial not worn)
(2910) BAe/Panavia Tornado ADV (Still in RAF grey void of all markings, on belly)
2915 BAe/Panavia Tornado ADV (On display by Museum entrance)
HZ-AHP Tristar (Full White & Green Saudia cs)
HZ-HM2 Boeing 707 (Full sand Saudia cs)
HZ-NC1 Maule M-6 (White & Brown cs. Very poor state)


Inside

(108) Temco T-35A (Marked as 34470)
(210) North American AT-6B (Marked as 91-713)
(504) de Havilland DH-100 Vampire (Marked as 541)
600 de Havilland Canada DHC-1
610 English Electric Lightning F.52
1127 Strikemaster Mk.80A
(1410) Agusta-Bell AB.206A (Marked as 1220)
1437 Agusta-Bell AB.212
1504 Northrop F-5E
5518 North American F-86F Sabre
(49-1713) North American T28A Trojan (Marked as 713)
(55226) Beech T-34A Mentor (Marked as 619)
(XJ634) Hawker Hunter F.6A (Marked as 60-602. Inside the nose wheel bay is written “This aircraft restored and painted by Ray Caller & Wayne Fuller June-July 1999”)
HZ-AAX Douglas C-47B (Marked as SA-R-1)
(I-BIZZ) Caproni Ca.100 (Serial not worn)
(BAPC-505) Westland Wapiti Full Scale Model (No marks or serial)
(BAPC-504) DH-9 Full Scale Model (No arks or serial worn)

1 x Unmarked Lightning T.55 Cockpit
1 x Unmarked Strikemaster Mk.80 Cockpit (Possibly 911)
60-604 Full Scale Model Hawker Hunter (Once reported as being here is no longer present)
1124 Strikmaster Mk.80 (previously listed as here as gone)
N8846B Cessna 172 (previously listed as here as gone)


Regards
Keith

[VH3D]

>>HZ-AHP Tristar (Full White & Green Saudia cs)

This bird now has Vision 2030 stickers applied all over. When I mean stickers, it is covered fully in stickers. About 90% of the plane.
I went there yesterday to photograph it but forgot that the museum is closed on Tuesdays!!! I'll go again this Sunday to get the shots.

[VH3D]

And if you are interested here is what I've got in January 2018.

RSAF A-26B 612 Invader not photographed

Saudi Arabian Airlines Lockheed L-1011-385-1-15 TriStar 200 HZ-AHP
Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 707-368C HZ-HM2 cn 21081/903
Royal Saudi Air Force Panavia Tornado ADV 2915
Royal Saudi Air Force Panavia Tornado IDS
Royal Saudi Air Force BAC Strikemaster 90 1123
Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star unknown reg
Royal Saudi Air Force Maule M-6-235C Super Rocket HZ-NC1
Royal Saudi Air Force Cessna 310 131
Royal Saudi Air Force Douglas DC-4 Skymaster 450 HZ-AAH
Royal Saudi Air Force Cessna C-172 N8846B 804
Royal Saudi Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 1315
Royal Saudi Air Force Hawker Hunter F.6 60-602
Royal Saudi Air Force BAC Strikemaster 90 1127
Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 1510
Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 786
Royal Saudi Air Force North American AT-6D Texan 206
Royal Saudi Air Force North American F-86H Sabre 507
Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules 460
Royal Saudi Air Force de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.52 541
Royal Saudi Air Force de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.52 228
Royal Saudi Air Force English Electric Lighning F.2 610
Royal Saudi Air Force English Electric Lighning T.55 230
Royal Saudi Air Force Douglas C-47B Skytrain HZ-SAR1
Royal Saudi Air Force North American AT-6B Texan 91-713
Royal Saudi Air Force Agusta-Bell 212 1437
Royal Saudi Air Force Agusta-Bell 206A Jet Ranger 1220
Royal Saudi Air Force Northrop F-5E Tiger II 1504
Royal Saudi Air Force Beech T-34A Mentor 619
Royal Saudi Air Force North American T-28A Trojan 713
Royal Saudi Air Force Temco T-35A Buckaroo 34470
Royal Saudi Air Force North American F-86F Sabre 5518
Royal Saudi Air Force de Havilland DHC.1 Chipmunk T.20 600
Royal Saudi Air Force Caproni Ca.100 I-BIZZ
Royal Saudi Air Force de Havilland DH.9A (replica)
Royal Saudi Air Force Westland Wapiti IIA (replica)