My abah

In year 1957 my abah serving in the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force in Sungei Besi. From what i read from his handwritten book the flying training was carried out at weekends and this took place at RAF Sungei Besi. On that year MAAF introduce of a more modern training aircraft, namely the de Havilland Chipmunk, which was to replace the Tiger Moths and Harvards.

The de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth was a British single-seat monoplane, designed to research high-speed flight and test replacement engines for the Cirrus engine, only two were built.

the chipmunk

Unfortunately things went badly wrong. the aeroplane crashed twice. My father's ambition was to become a fighter pilot, unfortunately this was not to be. He went on to raise four children and build up a very successful technician. He is a very brave man who despite continual suffering did not let his emotions get in the way of living. He was much loved and an example to us all.