No. 23 Squadron IqAF

23 Squadron

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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Fin Flash
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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