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Before it was dedicated as a full-fledged training The base was attacked in the 1967 War with
and education facility, KHAC was a combat aircraft, runway and one of the hangers
base that took part in all wars the Kingdom had destroyed. It was then temporarily repaired
fought. but not used on a regular basis as the pilots
were stationed in Iraq until 1968. In 1969, it
In the 1920s Mafraq was used as a base for was decided to complete the renovation so
aircraft and armored cars of the RAF. By 1931 the Hunter squadron redeployed to Amman
Mafraq, which is situated on a large flat desert and then to Syria.
expand 8km from the Syrian border, was used
as the major staging and refueling post for Full local pilot training started at the base in 1974
international flights and for the transfer of air and the first graduation was in 1975.
supplies, personnel, freight and mail.
In 1978, it was named King Hussein Air College,
In 1951 the station was being rapidly developed housing the Flying School with 2nd, 4th, 5th and
with new buildings and a concrete runway. RAF 11th Squadrons, the Junior Command and Staff
Mafraq was evacuated and handed over to the School, which was formed in 1979, and the Air
Jordanian Government on May 31, 1957. The Command and Staff College, formed in 1990 and
base stayed unused until 1958 when the RJAF later disbanded.
took over and it was named King Hussein Air
Base in June 1959 with 1st Fighter Squadron
(Hunters) and later 2nd Squadron (Vampires)
moving there from Amman.
Flying training started in 1960 with the 4th
Squadron equipped with Chipmunks, but was
later disbanded.
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