Tag: Paya Lebar Airbase
RSAF55 Open House 2023
PHOTO FEATURE | 55 IMAGES The Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF’s) 55th anniversary celebrations culminated in the Open House which took place in Paya Lebar Air Base over the weekend from 9 to 10 September 2023, 08.30am to 6pm. At least 100,000 visitors turned up for the free open house, a rare opportunity given the […]
RSAF Top Ace 2017 Challenge
In the early part of each year, The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) squadrons will pit against each other in a series of challenges to crown the best in the RSAF Command Challenges (aka RSAF Olympics). These challenges give air and ground crew the opportunity to showcase and to hone their operational competencies against […]
Commando Sling 16-3 – 1st Week
6 USAF F16C Block 40 from the 80th FS (Fighter Squadron) tailcode: WP “Headhunters” stationed in Kusan Airbase, Korea, arrived at Paya Lebar Airbase on 25 August. The exercise code name “Commando Sling 16-3” kicked off on August 26. The 80th FS last participated Commando Sling was in 2012. Based on the last year’s Commando […]
RSAF F-15SG deployed for Exercise Pitch Black 2016
8 “Shikra” of 149 Sqn from the Singapore Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-15SG deployed to Australia for Exercise Pitch Black 2016. Both Raymond and Eric were out on their regular spotting day on 11 July 2016. It started out with a heavy downpour on that Monday morning, and shortly after the rain has cleared, they were […]
RSAF OPEN HOUSE 2016
RSAF Open House 2016 – Defending Our Skies Over the weekend of 21-22 May, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Open House returned to Paya Lebar Airbase with a bang after a 5-year absence. With more than 220,000 visitors over the weekend, it surpassed the organising committee’s target of 120,000. Covering an area of […]
Part 3 of RSAF Open Houses : 2001 to 2011
Editor: In a week’s time, the long awaited RSAF Open House 2016 on 21-22 May is finally here! In this final series, we bring you back to the more recent RSAF open houses since the turn of millennium, 2001 to 2011. Text by Gary Ng (@clipper.sg) Images by: Gary Ng (@clipper.sg), David Chua (@Robotech3142), Eric Chang (@eclh14) A New Millennium At […]
Part 2 of RSAF Open Houses and Displays in Singapore: 80s to 90s
Editor: As we look forward to the upcoming highly anticipated RSAF Open House on 21-22 May 2016, let our member, Gary, bring us back in time once again to see how SAF and The RSAF open houses and displays were like in the 80s-90s. Text and Image by Gary Ng, Instagram @clipper.sg The 80-90s The 80s saw a major leap […]