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2014/03 - MH370 Search Operation
MH370 Search Operation
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Fokker 50
2014
The RSAF supported the MH370 search with air and sea assets, including C-130s, a naval helicopter, and maritime patrol aircraft.
On 9 March 2014, Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 vanished from the radars en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The SAF deployed various air and sea assets in this Search and Locate operation, including C-130 transport planes, the Formidable-class frigate RSS Steadfast with a Sikorsky S-70B naval helicopter on board, submarine support and rescue vessel MV Swift Rescue, missile corvette RSS Vigour, and a Fokker 50 maritime patrol aircraft.

ME2 Sanhti scanning the seas for possible objects of interest. RSAF aircrew staring hard through the windows of the C-130 during the MH370 search operation.

1SG Eng Guan Peng preparing a marine marker to be dropped into the sea.

CPT Reuel Yeow and his Search and Locate mission team on 9 March 2014.

LTC Sivaraman and Other Operations Than War Branch officers during mission planning.

RSAF personnel from 122 Squadron going through their flight plans before the deployment of the C-130 aircraft.