Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the Central Flying School (CFS) of the Royal Air Force (RAF) used a succession of training aircraft to demonstrate formation aerobatics at RAF flying pageants. This was recognised as a most spectacular way to capture the imagination of potential new recruits. In 1947, the first RAF jet formation team of […]
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has always sought ways to overcome the airspace limitations in Singapore in order to fulfill its training requirments to ensure the high level of skills and proficiency of its personnel. While simulators and virtual technologies do overcome this limitation, training in an unrestricted airspace with challenging terrain and […]
Editor: We are pleased to present the first article for MAphotoSG by Mark Zerafa from Malta. With his contributions, we hope to bring interesting European based articles on military aviation. The three SA316B Alouette IIIs in service with the Armed Forces of Malta have had a colourful history, and although they may seem outdated compared […]
One of the best display teams around, the Turkish Stars are the aerobatic demonstration team of the Turkish Air Force. The team flies with 8 Canadair NF-5 painted in the red and white of the Turkish Flag. The NF-5A is a variant of the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter planes obtained from the Royal Netherlands Air […]
Ever wondered how are the various squadrons in the RSAF organised? In this article, we present an overview of the commands and their component units. On 5 January 2007, then-Minister for Defence, Teo Chee Hean, announced the restructuring of the RSAF into five operational commands as part of its transformation into a flexible, integrated, full-spectrum […]
(also known as “Why must RSAF aircraft fly over my house?”) Editor: This article is based on information and graphics which were presented to the public during the RSAF Open House 2016. We would like to thank the RSAF, especially Malcom Koh from AFIC, for allowing us the usage of the key information presented in […]
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 […]
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 […]
