Royal Jordanian Falcons
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The Royal Jordanian Falcons (صقور الأردن الملكية) is the national aerobatic demonstration team of the
The team was formed on the orders of King Hussein of Jordan in 1976. It was initially led by American pilots Dave Rahm and Steve Wolf, but Rahm was killed in a 1976 crash during a performance in front of Hussein.[1][2][3]
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The team used two and subsequently three
The team was formerly based at
The Falcons are unusual in that the team is a joint military-civil venture. The pilots are all
The Royal Jordanian Falcons aim to promote interest in Jordan and its culture and to advance international goodwill. The Falcons have displayed at air shows and events in Europe, North America, Asia and North Africa. At a number of air shows they achieved various accolades, including winning the Royal International Air Tattoo's Cannestra Trophy (best overseas flying demonstration) three times.
Royal Jordanian Falcons team (as of 2021[4])
- Maj. Riyad Ayyoub (general manager)
- Maj. Ghazi Sadoun (director of operations)
- Capt. Sharif Hatouq (chief pilot)
- Capt. Jamil Zayyad (formation leader)
- Maj. Tamer Majali (left wing)
- Maj. Ahmad Al-Rababa’h (right wing)
- Capt. Doraid Al-Lawama (solo/slot)
- Doraid Lawama (coach)
- Chief Eng. Riziq Haddad (chief of maintenance)
- Eng. Thaer Al Shoufi (engineer)
- Eng. Mohammad Malhas (engineer)
- Eng. Bassam Rahamneh (engineer)
- Khaled Sakarneh (engineer)
References
- Saudi Aramco World. 40 (6): 20–27. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Berriochoa, Mike (1999). "Flying for King Hussein" (PDF). Air Shows. 30 (1): 10–12. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Tillman, Barrett (August 2009). "From Pilot to President". Air & Space/Smithsonian. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "RJF TEAM". Royal Jordanian Falcons. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- (in English) Royal Jordanian Falcons: History Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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