No. 23 Squadron IqAF
23 Squadron | |
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Pre-flight checks being carried out on a 23rd Squadron C-130E | |
Active | 2005-present |
Country | Iraq |
Branch | Iraqi Air Force |
Type | Transport |
Role | Air Transport |
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Aircraft flown | |
Transport | Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
No. 23 Squadron of the Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) is an air transport squadron operating three Lockheed C-130E Hercules transport aircraft.
The squadron was reactivated in 2005, as part of the reconstruction of the Iraqi Security Forces following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It received three C-130Es formerly operated by the United States Air Force.
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