Kallang Airfield, Singapore

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Kallang Airfield in Singapore was a pre-World War II civil and military airfield that became a key Royal Air Force base and defensive airstrip during the Malayan Campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield
former airport
architecturalStyle Art Deco
closingDate 1955
country Singapore
currentUse Singapore Youth Flying Club facilities
recreational and sports facilities in Kallang area
garrisonedBy Royal Air Force units NERFINISHED
Royal Australian Air Force units NERFINISHED
Royal New Zealand Air Force units NERFINISHED
hasCallSign Kallang Tower NERFINISHED
hasCategory Defunct airports in Singapore
Royal Air Force stations of World War II NERFINISHED
World War II sites in Singapore
hasFormerName Kallang Airport NERFINISHED
Singapore International Airport NERFINISHED
hasFunction civil airport
military airfield
hasHeritageStatus conserved building (terminal)
hasIcaoCode WSSL NERFINISHED
hasNearbyInfrastructure Kallang MRT station NERFINISHED
Nicoll Highway NERFINISHED
hasNearbyWaterBody Kallang River NERFINISHED
Marina Bay NERFINISHED
hasStructure control tower
hangars
terminal building
inception 1937
locatedIn Central Region, Singapore NERFINISHED
Kallang NERFINISHED
locatedOn Kallang Basin NERFINISHED
notableFor being Singapore’s first purpose‑built civil airport
role in defence of Singapore in 1941–1942
openingDate 1937
operator Civil Aviation Department of Singapore NERFINISHED
partOf defence of Singapore
replaced Seletar Airport NERFINISHED
replacedBy Paya Lebar Airport NERFINISHED
runwaySurface paved
servedCity Singapore NERFINISHED
usedBy Imperial Japanese Army Air Service NERFINISHED
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force
Straits Settlements government NERFINISHED
usedDuringConflict Malayan Campaign NERFINISHED
Second World War NERFINISHED

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No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF garrison Kallang Airfield, Singapore