Beirut Air Base (Greater Beirut)

Lebanon / Jabal Lubnan / Bayrut / Greater Beirut
 air force base, military
Beirut Air Base is the main base of the Lebanese Air Force. It has been the home of most of the helicopter force for almost 50 years, and aircraft such as Hawker Hunters, Fouga Magisters and other aircraft during certain periods.

The military base is currently the home of the Tenth Squadron and Eleventh Squadron, which operate Bell UH-1H Hueys, in addition to the Eight Squadron which operates Aérospatiale SA.342 Gazelles.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut_Air_Base
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Coordinates:   33°49'45"N   35°29'31"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago