Kuwait Air Force No. 9 and 25 Squadrons
The Squadron Duty Officer (SDO), is the unit's contact point. They maintain unit rosters, help old friends link up, coordinate with unit reunions, and gather unit information. The SDO List.
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Deployments
- 04 AUG 1990: Forced deployment to King Abdul Aziz AB near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia due to the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq.
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Aircraft
Commanding Officers
Events
- 20 JAN 1975:
Purchase of 30 new A-4Ms and 6 TA-4s. They were re-designated A-4KU and TA-4KU.
BuNo.160180 thru 160209 designated Kuwait AF serial 801-830
BuNo.160210 thru 160215 designated Kuwait AF Serival 881-886
- 20 JUL 1976:
First flight of the A-4KU.
- 14 DEC 1976:
First flight of TA-4KU.
- 1977:
Delivery of all thirty-six aircraft occurred during 1977-78.
- Early 198x:
At least one Skyhawk is lost during operations.
- 02 AUG 1990 to the completion of "Desert Storm" 28 FEB 1991:
Kuwaiti A-4KU Skyhawks fly combat missions against Iraqi Forces.
- Post Desert Storm:
The 23 surviving Kuwatii Skyhawks are placed in storage when replaced by F/A-18C/D Hornets.
- 1997:
20 A-4KU and 3 TA-4KU aircraft are sold to Brazil. They are shipped to Brazil in September of 1998.
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