King Fahad Air Base (

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: قاعدة الملك فهد الجوية) (

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: OETF) (KFAB) is a

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military base located in

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Units

* RSAF 2 Wing: **

No. 3 Squadron RSAF No. 3 Squadron RSAF is a squadron of the Royal Saudi Air Force that operates the Eurofighter Typhoon F.2 & T.3 at King Fahad Air Base, Taif, Mecca Province Mecca Province (, ), officially Makkah Province, is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi ...

with the

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F2 and the Typhoon T3 ** No. 10 Squadron RSAF with the Typhoon F2 and the Typhoon T3 ** No. 80 Squadron RSAF with the Typhoon F2 * RSAF 9 Wing: ** No. 14 Squadron RSAF with the AB412EP and the

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EP ** No. 33 Squadron RSAF with the AB412EP and the Bell 412EP ** No. 44 Squadron RSAF with the AB412EP and the Bell 412EP * RSAF 10 Wing: ** No. 5 Squadron RSAF with the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle and the F-15D **

No. 34 Squadron RSAF No. 34 Squadron RSAF is a squadron of the Royal Saudi Air Force that operates the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle and the F-15D at King Fahad Air Base, Taif, Mecca Province Mecca Province (, ), officially Makkah Province, is one of the 13 pro ...

with the F-15C and the F-15D ** No. 94 Squadron RSAF with the F-15SA

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