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1971/01 - Kuantan flood relief
Kuantan flood relief
Alouette III
1971
SADC carried out its first overseas mission, deploying five Alouette III helicopters for flood relief in Kuantan, Malaysia.
Five Alouette III helicopters were deployed to assist in the Kuantan flood relief operation in Malaysia. This marked the SADC’s first operational deployment.

The operation team of pilots and a ground crew was led by MAJ Terry Loh.

Five Alouette IIIs and a 75-strong crew were mobilised for the operation.
“I captained one of the four aircraft deployed for the mission after we were given orders the previous afternoon. We did not really know what to expect in that operation, only that we were supposed to provide aid by distributing supplies and evacuating people who were stranded...Now when I look back, I am proud to know that the SADC was ready and able, in spite of its fledgling status.”
LTC (Ret) Leo Tin Boon, Pioneer Alouette Helicopter Pilot, 120 Squadron, 2009 who participated in the first overseas operation in Kuantan.