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Royal Flight of Oman
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The Royal Flight of Oman (RFO) is the VIP air transport capability embedded within the Sultan of Oman's Royal Household. The Royal Flight is not a military organisation, but rather part of the Diwan of Royal Court Affairs;[5] it is not part of the Royal Guard of Oman.[6]

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Boeing 747 SP27, with the SATCOM bulge on top of fuselage.
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Boeing 747 430.
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Airbus A320.
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Airbus A319.
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One of the RFO's Gulfstream 550s (A40-AE/Al Hazim).
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C-130J departing RAF Fairford (this is a RAFO air frame - one of three C-130Js delivered to Oman).
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Super Puma II.

The RFO was formed in 1974 and started with a few fixed wing aircraft, rotary wing aircraft were added in 1975.[7][8]

The RFO has its own staff housing and welfare complex (including a club and an international school) on Al Matar Street near Muscat International Airport.[9]

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Bases

The RFO has one permanent operating base and a secondary base:[10]

RFO aircraft will also make use of Omani regional airports and RAFO airbases as necessary.

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The RFO operates the following aircraft types:[citation needed]

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Fixed wing aircraft in the RFO's fleet are normally painted all over white, with a mid-fuselage red and green cheatline. The tail fin carries the national flag of the Sultanate of Oman. The only script painted on the fuselage is in Arabic and the aircraft are named after places in the Sultanate. The RFO's C-130 transport aircraft and its helicopters are painted in a desert camouflage scheme.

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