RAF Tengah
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RAF Tengah was a major Royal Air Force airbase in Singapore that played a key role in British and Commonwealth air operations in Southeast Asia, particularly during the Malayan Emergency and the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Tengah (Singapore) | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Avro Shackleton
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Blackburn Buccaneer NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol Blenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloster Javelin NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloster Meteor NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Tempest NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Typhoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Valiant (visiting detachments) NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Whirlwind (helicopter) NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Vampire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British withdrawal from East of Suez
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Commonwealth Strategic Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| controlledBy | British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentName | Tengah Air Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | Republic of Singapore Air Force base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Commonwealth air units
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Royal Air Force Far East Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunway | main runway oriented roughly east–west ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | WSAT (historical/for Tengah Air Base) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tengah
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Western Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Singapore Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Choa Chu Kang
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Jurong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
key base for British air operations during the Malayan Emergency
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key base for British and Commonwealth air operations during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation ⓘ target of Japanese air attacks in early World War II ⓘ |
| notableUnitStationed |
No. 1 Squadron RAAF
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No. 14 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 20 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 3 Squadron RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 45 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 60 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 74 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 75 Squadron RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 81 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1930s ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Far East Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRoleDuringConfrontation | air defence and strike missions over Borneo and surrounding areas ⓘ |
| primaryRoleDuringMalayanEmergency | strike operations against communist insurgents ⓘ |
| regionServed | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| status | former RAF station ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC+08:00 ⓘ |
| transferDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Republic of Singapore Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Cold War
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Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defence
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maritime patrol ⓘ strike operations ⓘ training ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
RAF Tengah (Singapore)