- Paperback: 220 pages
- Publisher: Woodfield Publishing; UNKNOWN edition (1 April 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1903953162
- ISBN-13: 978-1903953167
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 20.6 x 1.8 cm
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- #6 in Books > History > Countries & Regions > Asia > South East Asia > Singapore
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This book tells the story of RAF Seletar, initially known as RAF Singapore.
The need for an RAF presence in Singapore was first suggested back in 1921, only three years after the birth of the service, but it was 1928 before the base opened for business. That still leaves it with a history as long and colourful as any in the Royal Air Force.
This story is also, in some ways, the history of Singapore, for as Seletar was the only airfield on the island during the golden age of flying, it played host to the likes of Kingsford-Smith, Amy Johnson, record breakers, film stars, princes and kings and later, in the dark days of war, the Japanese Navy.
The story begins back in the 1800s and takes us all the way through to the closure of the RAF base in July 1971.
For anyone who served in Singapore - and Seletar in particular, in whatever capacity - this book is a must-read, but it is not intended to be a history of dry facts and figures, it is an adventure story in words and pictures.
From the Publisher
Containing over 100,000 words of text and over 100 historic photographs, this large format book is a remarkable archive of information that will be of great interest to RAF and aviation history enthusiasts.
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