No. 3 Squadron SLAF
No. 03 Maritime Squadron | |
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Active | 1971 - 1993 2019-present |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Branch | Sri Lanka Air Force |
Role | Maritime patrol |
Station | SLAF China Bay |
Engagements | Sri Lankan Civil War |
No. 3 Maritime Squadron is a maritime patrol squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It was disbanded in 1993 and its aircraft taken over by the No. 8 Light Transport Squadron. It was restablished in 2019.[1]
History[]
Maritime Squadron was established in 1971 at SLAF China Bay to provide early warning by them Air force commander Paddy Mendis.
The Squadron shifted to SLAF Katunayake and again relocated to SLAF Base China Bay in the year 1988 to conduct surveillance operations against the LTTE[2]
Aircraft operated[]
Past Aircraft[]
- Cessna Skymaster - 1978
- De Havilland Dove - 1971
- Beechcraft Super King Air - 1986
Current Aircraft[]
The SLAF has been in talks to acquire both Dornier Do228 and Kingair B360ER maritime reconnaissance aircraft from India and the United States respectively to enhance their operations. [3][4]
Notable members[]
- Marshal of the Sri Lanka Air Force Roshan Goonatilake, RWP & BAR, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF
References[]
- ^ "No 3 Maritime Squadron Declared Open by the Commander | Sri Lanka Air Force". www.airforce.lk. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ "No 3 Maritime Squadron Declared Open by the Commander | Sri Lanka Air Force". www.airforce.lk. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "India might donate one and sell one Do 228 to Sri Lanka – Alert 5". Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ govtribe.com https://govtribe.com/opportunity/federal-contract-opportunity/2-new-beechcraft-king-air-360er-extended-range-b300-aircraft-panrsa21p0000006435. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
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External links[]
- [www.airforce.lk/pdf/news%20paper/slaf/srilanka_ariforce.pdf FORCE REPORT SRI LANKA AIR FORCE]
Categories:
- Military units and formations of the Cold War
- Military units and formations established in the 1970s
- Military units and formations disestablished in the 1980s
- Sri Lanka Air Force aircraft squadrons