English: This was after the immediate arrival of british jet "Vampire" Aircraft.<br> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><br> <a href="#"> <img border="0" src="/images/en/back-to-top.gif" width="80" height="22"></a> </td> </tr> <br> <tr> <td valign="top"> <br> <p align="left" dir="ltr"> <img width="250" src="/images/pics/airforce/image008.jpg"></p></td> <td width="63%" valign="top"><p dir="ltr" align="justify" ><br> <strong>I</strong>n 1954. the air force received the training aircraft type "Chipmunk". <br> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><br> <a href="#"> </a> </td> </tr> <br> <tr> <td valign="top"> <br> <p align="left" dir="ltr"> <img width="250" src="/images/pics/airforce/image009.jpg"></p></td> <td width="63%" valign="top"><p dir="ltr" align="justify" ><br> <strong>I</strong>n 1958 the air force was equipped with two squadrons of "Hawker Hunter" fighter aircraft.<br> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><br> <a href="#"> <img border="0" src="/images/en/back-to-top.gif" width="80" height="22"></a> </td> </tr> <br> <tr> <td width="37%" valign="top"><p align="left" ><br> <img width="249" src="/images/pics/airforce/image011.jpg"></p></td> <td width="63%" valign="top"><p align="left" ><br> <img width="248" src="/images/pics/airforce/image012.jpg"></p></td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" > <tr> <td valign="top"><p dir="ltr" align="justify"><strong>I</strong>n 1961 the air force received French "Alouette II" and "Alouette III" helicopters, followed by a second batch of "Alouette III" helicopters in early 1969.</p></td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" > <tr> <td><br> </td> </tr> </table>
French: <tr> <td valign="top"> <br> <p align="left" dir="ltr"> <img width="250" src="/images/pics/airforce/image007.jpg"></p></td> <td width="64%" valign="top"><p dir="ltr" align="justify" valign="top"><br> <b>E</b>n 1953, la base a&eacute;rienne s‚Äôest form&eacute;e &agrave; l‚Äôa&eacute;roport international de Beyrouth, dont le nom fut la base secondaire de Khald&eacute;, et ce suite &agrave; l‚Äôarriv&eacute;e des avions Vampire britanniques .<br> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="36%" ><br> <a href="#"> <img border="0" src="/images/fr/back-to-top.gif" width="80" height="22"></a> </td> </tr> <br> <tr> <td valign="top"> <br> <p align="left" dir="ltr"> <img width="250" src="/images/pics/airforce/image008.jpg"></p></td> <td width="64%" valign="top"><p dir="ltr" align="justify" ><br> <b>E</b>n 1954, les forces a&eacute;rienne ont re&ccedil;u des avions d‚Äôentra&icirc;nement Chipmank . <br> <br> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="36%"><br> </td> </tr> <br> <tr> <td valign="top"> <br> <p align="left" dir="ltr"> <img width="250" src="/images/pics/airforce/image009.jpg"></p></td> <td width="64%" valign="top"><p dir="ltr" align="justify" ><br> <b>E</b>n 1958, les forces a&eacute;riennes furent &eacute;quip&eacute;es par deux escadrilles Hawker Hunter britanniques .<br> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="36%" ><br> <a href="#"> <img border="0" src="/images/fr/back-to-top.gif" width="80" height="22"></a> </td> </tr> <br> <tr> <td width="50%" valign="top"><p align="left" ><br> <img width="248" src="/images/pics/airforce/image011.jpg"></p></td> <td width="50%" valign="top"><p align="left" ><br> <img width="248" src="/images/pics/airforce/image012.jpg"></p></td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" class="bodytext"> <tr> <td valign="top"><p dir="ltr" align="justify"> <b>E</b>n 1961, et 1969, les forces a&eacute;riennes ont re&ccedil;u des h&eacute;licopt&egrave;res Fran&ccedil;ais <br> Alouette II et Alouette III .</p></td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" class="bodytext"> <tr> <td><br> </td> </tr> </table>