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List Of Sri Lankan Air Force Bases
The following is a list of bases of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Air bases and academies * SLAF China Bay ( Sri Lanka Air Force Academy China Bay) – China Bay * SLAF Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura) – Anuradhapura * SLAF Hingurakgoda (Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda) – Hingurakgoda * SLAF Katunayake (Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayake) – Katunayake * SLAF Ratmalana (Sri Lanka Air Force Base Ratmalana) – Ratmalana * SLAF Vavuniya (Sri Lanka Air Force Base Vavuniya) – Vavuniya Stations * SLAF Ampara (Sri Lanka Air Force Ampara) – Ampara * SLAF Batticaloa (Sri Lanka Air Force Batticaloa) – Batticaloa * SLAF Colombo (Sri Lanka Air Force Colombo) – Colombo – Air Force Headquarters * SLAF Diyatalawa (Sri Lanka Air Force Diyatalawa) – Diyatalawa – Ground combat training center * SLAF Ekala (Sri Lanka Air Force Trade Training School Ekala) – Ekala – Advanced & Specialized Trade Training School * SLAF Iranamadu (Sri Lanka Air F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Air Force
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) ( si, ශ්රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; ta, இலங்கை விமானப்படை, Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. It was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF) with the assistance of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The SLAF played a major role throughout the Sri Lankan Civil War. The SLAF operates more than 160 aircraft and has a projected trained strength of 27,400 airmen and 1,300 officers, who are from both regular and reserve service. The Sri Lanka Air Force has expanded to specialise mainly in providing air-support to ground forces, troop landing, and carrying out airstrikes on rebel-held areas in the Northern and Eastern theatres, but is also capable of high- and low-level air defence. The Commander of the Air Force is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Air Force who holds the rank Air Marsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SLAF Batticaloa
SLAF may refer to *The Sri Lanka Armed Forces, the combined military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ... **The Sri Lanka Air Force, a subset of the above. {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koggala
Koggala ( si, කොග්ගල, translit=Koggala; ta, கொக்கலை, translit=Kokkalai) is a small coastal town, situated at the edge of a lagoon on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. Koggala is bounded on one side by a reef, and on the other by a large lake, Koggala Lake, into which the numerous tributaries of the Koggala Oya drain. It is approximately south of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of above the sea level. History Koggala has one of the longest beaches in Sri Lanka, and is located in close proximity to the popular tourist resort of Unawatuna, Koggala in comparison is relatively uncluttered as a tourist destination and mostly unexplored. Koggala was significantly affected by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, where the waters measured high. It is the birthplace of noted Sri Lankan author Martin Wickramasinghe and there is a museum, Martin Wickram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SLAF Koggala
SLAF may refer to *The Sri Lanka Armed Forces, the combined military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ... **The Sri Lanka Air Force, a subset of the above. {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katukurunda
Katukurunda Airport ( si, කටුකුරුන්ද ගුවන්තොටුපළ ''Katukurunda Guwanthotupala'', ) is a domestic airport located near the town of Kalutara in Sri Lanka. It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Katukurunda or SLAF Katukurunda. The airport is located southeast of the town of Kalutara. It is at an elevation of and has one runway designated 11/29 with a bitumen surface measuring . History Originally established as the Royal Naval Air Station HMS Ukussa, it was reactivated in 1984 by the Sri Lanka Air Force. It has been the venue for many motor races conducted in association with the Air Force Sports Board and with Sports Ministry approval. Established in 1944 by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy at its peak it was the largest Royal Naval Air Station, staffed by 300 Officers, 3000 sailors and 100 women from the Women's Royal Naval Service The Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS; popularly and officially known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SLAF Katukurunda
SLAF may refer to *The Sri Lanka Armed Forces, the combined military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ... **The Sri Lanka Air Force, a subset of the above. {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranamadu
Iranamadu or Iranaimadu ( ta, இரணைமடு, translit=Iraṇaimaṭu, lit=Double-bund; si, ඉරණමඩුව, translit=Iraṇamaḍuva) is a military city in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka. It includes a lake that provides water to the paddy fields in the region. The Sri Lankan Army claimed in early 2009 that they had captured an Air Tiger airstrip in the area. Transport Air The airstrip which once belonged to the LTTE is being expanded by the Sri Lankan Airforce to make it an important airforce base in the north. It will be called SLAF Iranamadu. See also *Kilinochchi Kilinochchi ( ta, கிளிநொச்சி, translit=Kiḷinocci; si, කිලිනොච්චි, translit=Girānika) is the main town of Kilinochchi District, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Kilinochchi is situated at the A9 road so ... References External links Satellite image of LTTE airstrip *http://wikimapia.org/11136954/Iranamadu-LTTE-Air-Strip Villages in Kilino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SLAF Iranamadu , a subset of the above.
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SLAF may refer to *The Sri Lanka Armed Forces, the combined military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka **The Sri Lanka Air Force The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) ( si, ශ්රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; ta, இலங்கை விமானப்படை, Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekala, Sri Lanka
Ekala, Sri Lanka is a suburb of Ja-Ela situated within a radius of 3 km from Ja-Ela. Ekala is notable as an industrial location. It belongs to the Ja-Ela Pradeshiya Sabha. Industries There are many factories in Ekala such as Rhino Industries, Eveready, Camoplast, Polytex Garments, etc.. Lakdiva Engineering Company Lakdiva Engineering Company operates a service workshop for the Sri Lanka Transport Board(SLTB) buses in Ekala. Air Force(TTS) SLAF Ekala is the Sri Lanka Air Force station in Ekala. It is the primary training centre for all Sri Lanka Air Force specialist airmen trades, to this end the station is home to the Advanced & Specialized Trade Training School ( A & S TTS). It is also the home of the office of Chief Recruiting Officer, who is responsible for recruiting Officers and others ranks to the SLAF. Transportation To Colombo=The main Interprovincial bus route 5-Kurunegala-Colombo passes through this town. For short distances, the 265-Minuwangoda-Colombo or 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SLAF Ekala
SLAF ''Ekala'' is the Sri Lanka Air Force station in Ekala. It is the primary training centre for all Sri Lanka Air Force specialist airmen trades, to this end the station is home to the Advanced & Specialized Trade Training School (A & S TTS). It is also the home of the office of Chief Recruiting Officer, who is responsible for recruiting Officers and others ranks to the SLAF. The base was established by the RAF and was later handed over to RCyAF. It was the first RCyAF detachment to come under hostile attack on the 5 April 1971 at the outset of the JVP Insurrection. That same year an Electronics & telecommunications Maintenance Unit was opened at the base, responsible for installation and maintenance of airborne & ground radio systems, telecommunications & landline equipment, air traffic communications, radio navigational aids and other electronic apparatus in the RCyAF. It operatised on a three-pronged basis – Technical Wing, Administrative Squadron and Landline Flight. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diyatalawa
Diyatalawa (දියතලාව, meaning “the watered plain”) is a former garrison town in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, in the Badulla District of Uva Province. It is situated at an altitude of and has become a popular destination for local holiday makers. It is home to the Diyatalawa Garrison of the Sri Lanka Army, which includes the Sri Lanka Military Academy, officer training centre of the army; SLAF Diyatalawa, the Sri Lanka Air Force's ground combat training centre; and facilities of the Sri Lanka Police. History It is not known when Diyatalawa became a training station for troops, but available records show that it was selected around 1885, when the British Army first established a garrison at Diyatalawa. At that time training was conducted at the Imperial Camp which is now occupied by the Gemunu Watch troops. On 8 August 1900, the British War Office established a concentration camp in Diyatalawa to house Boer prisoners captured in the Second Boer War. Const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SLAF Diyatalawa
SLAF ''Diyatalawa'' is the Sri Lanka Air Force station in Diyatalawa. It is the primary ground combat training centre for SLAF Regiment and other trades. It runs basic combat courses for officer cadets and recruits as well as Advanced training for SLAF Regiment officer cadets. Gunner instructor technique course, drill instructor technique course and physical training instructor course are carried out here. The Royal Ceylon Air Force first established a detachment in the garrison town of Diyatalawa on 15 October 1952, at the Stable Hill Camp as a Ground Combat and Recruit Training Unit, with seconded RAF The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ... officer in command. In 1953 McReberts Camp was taken over by the RCyAF from the RAF. References External linksSLAF Diyatalawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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