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British WWII Airfields in Malaya and Singapore
01 Jun 2008 21:29 #1
by Paul Francis
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As I am off to Malaya this month I thought it wise to do some homework on on the airfields over there. This is what I found:
In 1939 the following airfields existed:
Seletar (Singapore) - ovoid grass airfield 1000 yards minimum and 1,100 yards maximum dimensions permanent hangars (type
plus a watch office with tower. Extended c.1940 SSW 1,400 yards, SE 1,250
yards and WSW 1,200 yards
Tengah - grass airfield 950 yards by 800 yards - temporary hutting. Extended c.1940 E-W 1,200 yards, N-S 1,165 yards, NW-SE 1,150 yards and NE-SW 1,100 yards.
Sembawang - grass airfield 1,080 yards by 1,050 yards with temporary and permanent buildings. Extended c.1940 NW-SE 1,380 yards, NE-SW 1,300 yards.
Woodlands - Fuel Store (15,000 tons). Extended c.1940 as Woodland North with additional 6,500 tons of aviation fuel.
Kallang (Singapore) - temporary accommodation adjacent to the civil airport. Extended c.1940 NE-SW 1,400 yards.
Ipoh - two grass strips 700 yards and 600 yards
Batu Pahat - grass strip 900 yards long
Kuala Lumpur - grass strip 800 yards long. Work started c.1940 on a combined engine repair depot about six miles north of the town.
Port Swettenham - two 1,000 yard grass strips
Sitiawan - one 800 yard grass strip
Taiping - rectangular grass field 950 yards by 750 yards
Penang - grass airfield 800 yards by 1,000 yards with tarmac runway 950 yards long.
Alor Star - grass airfield 900 by 1,000 yards with tarmac runway 1,000 yards long.
Kota Bharu - grass airfield.
Kluang - grass airfield constructed c.1940 1,100 yards in diameter.
Kuantan - constructed c.1940 grass airfield 1,100 yards in diameter.
Kahang - constructed c.1940 on a grass satellite with runs of 1,100 yards.
Source: Works
In 1939 the following airfields existed:
Seletar (Singapore) - ovoid grass airfield 1000 yards minimum and 1,100 yards maximum dimensions permanent hangars (type
plus a watch office with tower. Extended c.1940 SSW 1,400 yards, SE 1,250yards and WSW 1,200 yards
Tengah - grass airfield 950 yards by 800 yards - temporary hutting. Extended c.1940 E-W 1,200 yards, N-S 1,165 yards, NW-SE 1,150 yards and NE-SW 1,100 yards.
Sembawang - grass airfield 1,080 yards by 1,050 yards with temporary and permanent buildings. Extended c.1940 NW-SE 1,380 yards, NE-SW 1,300 yards.
Woodlands - Fuel Store (15,000 tons). Extended c.1940 as Woodland North with additional 6,500 tons of aviation fuel.
Kallang (Singapore) - temporary accommodation adjacent to the civil airport. Extended c.1940 NE-SW 1,400 yards.
Ipoh - two grass strips 700 yards and 600 yards
Batu Pahat - grass strip 900 yards long
Kuala Lumpur - grass strip 800 yards long. Work started c.1940 on a combined engine repair depot about six miles north of the town.
Port Swettenham - two 1,000 yard grass strips
Sitiawan - one 800 yard grass strip
Taiping - rectangular grass field 950 yards by 750 yards
Penang - grass airfield 800 yards by 1,000 yards with tarmac runway 950 yards long.
Alor Star - grass airfield 900 by 1,000 yards with tarmac runway 1,000 yards long.
Kota Bharu - grass airfield.
Kluang - grass airfield constructed c.1940 1,100 yards in diameter.
Kuantan - constructed c.1940 grass airfield 1,100 yards in diameter.
Kahang - constructed c.1940 on a grass satellite with runs of 1,100 yards.
Source: Works
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21 Jun 2008 11:18 #3
by Paul Francis
You can tell a builder from an archaeologist by the size of his trowel. Mine is a small one!
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You get arrested for taking pics of airfields in singapore - shame cause the airfields are really good interrestingly too that the dual carriegeway roads adjacent to Changi and Tengah are (NATO Class emergency wartime runways.
Both Sembawang (1) and Seletar (3) had B Type Aeroplane Sheds and Watch Office with Towers (Fort type) and Tengah had Type A Aeroplane Sheds (not sure which watch office type but I assume a Fort type). Amazing to think that these were used by the Japs.
emergency wartime runways.Both Sembawang (1) and Seletar (3) had B Type Aeroplane Sheds and Watch Office with Towers (Fort type) and Tengah had Type A Aeroplane Sheds (not sure which watch office type but I assume a Fort type). Amazing to think that these were used by the Japs.
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