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1971/09 - Flying Training School

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1971

The Flying Training School was inaugurated in 1969, where SADC’s first fighter pilots trained using BAC Strikemasters.

The Flying Training School (FTS) was inaugurated at Royal Air Force Tengah on 1 August 1969 by Singapore’s second Minister for the Interior and Defence Lim Kim San. The inauguration of the FTS brought the SADC closer to its goal of becoming a credible Air Force. The FTS began training fighter pilots with the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) Strikemaster and saw its first batch of local pilot trainees graduate in November 1970.

Crest of Flying Training School with motto 'Through Knowledge to Strength' on gold ribbon.

The Flying Training School crest.

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