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2011/12 - Helicopter Air Gunnery Course

Year

2011

The RSAF’s Peace Prairie detachment conducted its first air gunnery course in Texas.

As part of the Helicopter Group’s operational development, the RSAF's Peace Prairie detachment in Texas conducted an inaugural air gunner quali­fication for 10 flight engineers and four Aircrew Specialists using the US Army's M240H machine gun. Air gunnery is an integral part of helicopter operations in hostile settings.

Pilot fires a machine gun from a helicopter over terrain with a Singapore flag patch.

An Aircrew Specialist firing a GPMG from a port door.

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