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NO. 2 SQUADRON
Based in Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq, the 2nd
Squadron has a dual job: training newly graduate
pilots on F-16s and supporting the 1st Squadron
operations as required.
The training, which is basically a tactical conversion
course, extends over 8 months, during which pilots
count 76 flights, averaging 85.7 hours.
The 2nd Squadron was first formed in 1958 with
Vampires then with Hunters and later in 1974 with
F-5 (As and Bs) as an advanced training squadron at
King Hussein Air College. It was previously based in
Amman and Mafraq as a fighter squadron then at
King Hussein Air College with the Casa- 101 as the
advanced jet trainer.
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