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Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka)
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The Commander of the Air Force is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The current Commander of the Air Force is Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana. It is a position comparable to that of Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force acts as a deputy commander within the command structure.
Image: Harsha Abeywickrama
Image: Harsha Abeywickrama
Image: Sumangala Dias PACAF 1 portrait
Image: Sumangala Dias PACAF 1 portrait
Sri Lanka Air Force
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The Sri Lanka Air Force is the air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. It was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF) with the assistance of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The SLAF played a major role throughout the Sri Lankan Civil War. The SLAF operates more than 160 aircraft.
Short Sunderland Mark IIIs of No. 230 Squadron RAF at RAF Koggala in Ceylon.
Short Sunderland Mark IIIs of No. 230 Squadron RAF at RAF Koggala in Ceylon.
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 used by the SLAF, now displayed at Koggala Airport
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 used by the SLAF, now displayed at Koggala Airport
A SIAI-Marchetti SF260 used for ground attack in the early days of the civil war.
A SIAI-Marchetti SF260 used for ground attack in the early days of the civil war.
A FMA IA 58 Pucará ground-attack aircraft used in the civil war in the early 1990s.
A FMA IA 58 Pucará ground-attack aircraft used in the civil war in the early 1990s.