Paya Lebar Airbase
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Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) Pangkalan Udara Paya Lebar 巴耶利峇空军基地 (Bā Yé Lì Bā Kōngjūn Jīdì) பாய ளேபர் வான்படைத் தளம் (Pāya Lēpar Vāṉpaṭait Taḷam) |
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Paya Lebar Air Base Crest Badge
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| Airport type | Military airbase | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence (Singapore) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Republic of Singapore Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Paya Lebar, Singapore | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 65 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 01°21′37″N 103°54′34″E / 1.36028°N 103.90944°E | ||||||||||
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 Overflight photo 1 of Paya Lebar Airport, 1962
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Overflight photo 2 of Paya Lebar Airport, 1962
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Overflight photo 3 of Paya Lebar Airport, 1962
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Paya Lebar Air Base (IATA: QPG, ICAO: WSAP) is a military airbase of the Republic of Singapore Air Force located at Paya Lebar, in the central-eastern part of Singapore, the airbase goes by the motto of "Strength Through Readiness".
Originally built in 1954 as Singapore International Airport to replace Kallang Airport, control of the airport was transferred to RSAF in 1980 when it was renamed Paya Lebar Air Base, following the relocation of the civilian airport to Changi.
The airport was built from 1952 to 1955, and opened on 20 August 1955 by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Alan Lennox-Boyd. The architect for the project was J. J. Bryan, a public works engineer with experience constructing airports in Malaya and India.
It was a hub for Malayan Airways at this time (the other being Kuala Lumpur), and the airline had its first flight outside Southeast Asia in 1958, using a DC-4 leased from Qantas, flying to Hong Kong. Turboprops were introduced over the next few years, and the name was changed to Malaysian Airways. In 1962 a joint RAF/Singapore civil Air Traffic Control service was formed to provide Military cover for Air Defence. During that time Britannia aircraft of British Eagle provided transport for UK military. Comet 4C's were common traffic and the new VC10 arrived reducing flight time, rather than the 24hrs-with stops- of the Britannia.
In 1966, the company focused more on Singapore, buying Boeing 707s, headquartering itself in that country, and renaming itself Malaysia-Singapore Airlines - with a notable fluorescent yellow livery. Its primary hub became Paya Lebar, and services began to reach out further into North Asia.
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