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The History of RAF Seletar
| March 1928 |
A Supermarine Southampton (above) of the RAF Far East Flight
the first aircraft type to land at what was to become RAF Seletar. |
| January 1929 |
205 Squadron was reformed from the Far East
Flight . The Sqn motto is: Perama di Malaya, which translates to First
in Malaya. |
RAF
Seletar 1930's
| January 1930 |
Far East Command was formed |
| January 1937 |
230 Squadron arrived with Short Singapores,
took delivery of Sunderland Mk 1s in June 1938, and departed for Ceylon
in Feb 1940. |
Station
Headquarters RAF Seletar 1939
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September 1939 |
230 Squadron Arrive with Sunderland Mk 1s for a one month
stay before moving on to Ceylon |
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September 1945 |
A detachment of 230 Squadron returns with its Sunderlands
for 2 months
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84 Sqn & 110 Sqn arrive with their Mosquitos
11 Sqn & 17 Sqn arrive with Spitfires
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| August 1963 |
No.103 Squadron reformed at RAF Seletar as one of two transport
squadrons added to the strength of the Far East Air Force in Singapore to
support efforts in Borneo. |
The
main gate - the first & last view of RAF Seletar for many a young national
serviceman
| November 1963 |
No.225 Squadron deployed to RAF Seletar, Singapore with
its Whirlwind HAR10s from RAF Odiham, for operations against Indonesian
terrorists infiltrating into Malaysia and Borneo. |
| 1964 |
No 65 Squadron commences deployment with its Bloodhound
ground air anti-aircraft missiles. They stay until the station closes |
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March 1969 |
Nos 52 (Andovers) 103 and 110 (Whirlwinds) Sqns leave with 130 Beaver flight and all flying
ceases at Seletar |
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November 1971
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Far East Air Force disbanded.
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Looking
like a war zone, H block, West Camp - once the largest accommodation
block in the RAF -
succumbs
to the bulldozers in June 2001. How long before the rest follows? |
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1973
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The embryo Republic of Singapore Air Force takes over the
base
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Main
gate 2001
| 1984 |
RSAF FTS moves to Seletar with No 150 & 160 Squadrons
RSAF |
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Seletar in print click here
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