115th Squadron (Iraq)

115th Squadron, Iraqi Air Force IAF-115SQ.jpg Official logo 2015–present Iraq Iraqi Air Force Attack Balad Air Base Base Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) 100px Fin Flash L-159 ALCA The 115th Squadron, Iraqi Air Force is a squadron. It is based at Balad Air Base. Established in 2015,Voska Michal Lukáš Rostislav Letecký poradní tým Air Advisory Team http://www.mocr.army.cz/assets/multimedia-a-knihovna/casopisy/a-report/ar11_2016.pdf PDF cs A report Prague MO ČR Odbor komunikace 11/2016 10-11 1211-801X dead https://web.archive.org/web/20230615004603/https://www.mocr.army.cz/assets/multimedia-a-knihovna/casopisy/a-report/ar11_2016.pdf 15 June 2023 the 115th Squadron operates Czech-built Aero L-159 light combat aircraft with the first two delivered on 5 November 2015.First Czech redundant Aero L-159 aircraft delivered to Iraq http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/first-czech-redundant-l-159-aircraft-delivered-to-iraq/1277926 5 November 2015 České noviny Czech News Agency (CTK) dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160305150107/https://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/first-czech-redundant-l-159-aircraft-delivered-to-iraq/1277926 5 March 2016Jennings Gareth Iraq receives first L-159 jets from the Czech Republic http://www.janes.com/article/55766/iraq-receives-first-l-159-jets-from-the-czech-republic 5 November 2015 IHS Jane's 360 IHS dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160111041109/https://www.janes.com/article/55766/iraq-receives-first-l-159-jets-from-the-czech-republic 11 January 2016 Since 1 August 2016, the squadron is supported by the "Air Advisory Team Iraq" of the Czech Air Force. Its main task is to advise during operational training of Iraqi Air Force's air and ground personnel over flying and maintenance of L-159 aircraft supplied by the Czech Republic.Air Advisory Team, Iraq http://www.army.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=125451 Ministry of Defence Ministerstvo obrany 12 March 2017 References 115th Squadron (I)