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Sembawang Air Base is located in the north of
Singapore, and is operated by the
Republic of Singapore Air Force. The air base goes by the motto of
"Dare and Will".
RAF Sembawang
Prior to
Singapore's independence from
United Kingdom, it was a
Royal Air Force station known as
RAF Sembawang as well as being the
Royal Naval Air Station -
HMS Simbang - to the carrier pilots of the
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm who used it for rest and refit whenever an
aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy berthed at the nearby
HMNB Singapore (or better known as HMS Sembawang) for refuel and repairs, which also housed the largest
Royal Navy dockyard east of Suez up to the time of UK forces withdrawal from Singapore.
Sembawang Air Base
The base was renamed Sembawang Air Base in
1971 when it was handed over to the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC). And from
1971 to
1976, under the
Five Power Defence Arrangement, Sembawang housed British, Australian and New Zealand forces.
Approximately 100 helicopters are now based in
Sembawang Air Base, operating in support of the
Singapore Army and the
Republic of Singapore Navy. It is the home base to all the
Republic of Singapore Air Force's helicopter squadrons, consisting of AS-332 Super Pumas, CH-47SD Chinooks, the soon to enter service
Sikorsky S-70B (derivative of
SH-60 Sea Hawk) naval helicopters, as well as the Fennecs and UH-1Hs, which are currently stored in reserve. Recently added to the base are the AH-64D Longbow Apache Attack Helicopters. Located within the base itself is the Sembawang Golf & Country Club, this club has public members but many are from the
SAF. It has a magnificent golf course, driving range as well as other recreational facilities.
The Flying squadrons are:
The Support Squadrons are:
Air Logistics Squadron (ALS)
Field Defence Squadron (FDS)
Flying Support Squadron
Airfield Maintenance Squadron (AMS)
Currently, the RSAF's Chong Pang Camp SADA (Singapore Air Defense Artillery), with its associated Air Defense assets, is also located within the compound of the air base as well as the famous local Sembawang Hot Spring.
Photo Gallery
Image:RAF Sembawang entrance.jpeg|Entrance of RAF Sembawang, circa 1941.
Image:BrewsterBuffalosMkIRAAFSingaporeOctober1941.jpg|Brewster Buffalo Mark Is being inspected by RAF personnel on 12 October 1941 at RAF Sembawang.
Image:RSAF SBAB helicopters & staffs.jpg|The staff and personnel from Sembawang Air Base Air Logistic Squadron posing in front of the helicopters currently in RSAF service. © MINDEF
Image:RSAF AH-64D Longbow Apache.jpg|120 Squadron AH-64D Longbow Apache on static display during RSAF Open house.
Image:RSAF Super Puma.jpg|125 Squadron Super Puma takes off from the flight deck of the RSS Resolution - an Endurance class LST. Visible in the foreground is the Aircraft Ship Integrated Secure and Traverse (ASIST) system.
Image:010713zsingapore-h.jpg|127 Squadron CH-47SD lands aboard USS Rushmore during Exercise CARAT 2001.
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