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RAF Kota Bharu was a former Royal Air Force World War II airfield at Kota Bharu, Kelantan, British Malaya. The airfield was the first to be occupied by the Imperial Japanese in December 1941 during World War II.

It is now the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport.

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RAF Kota Bharu

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RAF Kota Bharu was a former Royal Air Force World War II airfield at Kota Bharu, Kelantan, British Malaya. The airfield was the first to be occupied by...

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Battle of Kota Bharu

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Empire of Japan. Kota Bharu, the capital of Kelantan State on Malaysia's northeast coast, was, in 1941, the Royal Air Force's (RAF) and Royal Australian...

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Sultan Ismail Petra Airport

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connection between Kota Bharu and Singapore, with stops including Penang and Kuala Lumpur. The airport is a former RAF Station, RAF Kota Bharu being a former...

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Brewster F2A Buffalo

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Squadron RAF No. 67 Squadron RAF (ex-60 Sqn., most pilots were RNZAF) No. 71 Squadron RAF No. 146 Squadron RAF (ex-67 Sqn.) No. 243 Squadron RAF (most pilots...

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List of former Royal Air Force stations

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This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...

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Malayan campaign

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predicted that landings could be made at Songkhla and Pattani in Siam, and Kota Bharu in Malaya. He recommended large reinforcements to be sent immediately...

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Malaya Command

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27 Squadron RAF – 12 × Bristol Blenheim I RAF Kota Bharu; No. 1 Squadron RAAF – 12 × Lockheed Hudson Detachment from No. 243 Squadron RAF – 2 × Brewster...

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Lockheed Hudson

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aircrew trainers, designated the AT-18. Following Japanese landings at Kota Bharu during the Malayan campaign, Hudsons from No. 1 Squadron RAAF became the...

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Japanese invasion of Thailand

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Malaya. The convoy was about 100 nautical miles (190 kilometres) from Kota Bharu. There was heavy rain and zero visibility. The Kamikawa Maru and Sagara...

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Battle of Kuala Lumpur

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of Kota Bharu. Japanese naval aircraft launched the first air raid over Kuala Lumpur on 21 and 22 December 1941. British anti-aircraft guns and RAF aircraft...

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Consolidated PBY Catalina

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amphibious landings on Kota Bharu, Malaya, their invasion force was approached by a Catalina flying boat of No. 205 Squadron RAF. The aircraft was shot...

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Herb Plenty

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to be posted to RAF Station Kota Bharu, on the Malay Thai border, from March to August 1941, when No. 1 Sqn RAAF took over in Kota Bharu. Facilities were...

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Kuching International Airport

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two prevailing gateways – Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA). The Sarawak Government plans to set...

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Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse

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down, and the ships sustained no damage. The Japanese made landings on Kota Bharu, Malaya, on 8 December (local time), commencing the Japanese invasion...

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Vickers Vildebeest

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attackers, making an abortive torpedo attack on a Japanese cruiser off Kota Bharu on 8 December. The Vildebeests continued to attack the Japanese as their...

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List of Royal Air Force groups

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is an overview of all groups, current and former, of the Royal Air Force (RAF). An air force group is a high-level controlling organisational formation...

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Japanese occupation of Malaya

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commenced with Imperial Japanese Army landings at Padang Pak Amat beach Kota Bharu just after midnight on 8 December 1941, triggering a ferocious battle...

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Battle off Endau

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recorded their first success when the troopship Awazisan Maru was sunk off Kota Bharu on 12 December 1941, probably by HNLMS K XII. On 24 December, HNLMS K...

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Japanese cruiser Kumano

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close support for landings of Japanese troops at Singora, Pattani and Kota Bharu. On 9 December 1941, the Japanese submarine I-65 reported sighting of...

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Singapore strategy

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International Settlement. A couple of hours later, landings began at Kota Bharu in Malaya. An hour after that, the Imperial Japanese Navy began the Attack...

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Arthur Percival

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international date line). That night the first Japanese invasion force arrived at Kota Bharu on Malaya's east coast. This was just a diversionary force, and the main...

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Structure of the British Army in 1939

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Volunteer Force Company, Alor Setar Kelantan Volunteer Force Company, Kota Bharu Perak Rivers Infantry Platoon 50th Company, Royal Army Service Corps 14th...

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