HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB
In April 1928 the Singapore Flying Club came into being after
many months of planning. April saw the first flight by Flt. Lt.
Carnegie, R.A.F.in a DH 60 Cirrus Moth Seaplane, registration
G-EBUJ.
With the outbreak of war in September 1939, restrictions of
varying degreeswere imposed. Local flying and night flying ceased
altogether for a while but the Club continued and shortly after the
outbreak,interest was renewed. The Club undertook training for the
Straits Settlement Volunteer Air Force with the majority of its
pilots drawn from RSFC members. These pilots were later absorbed
into the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Another important contribution made by the Club was that in the
early 1960s, the Club carried out flight aptitude tests for pilot
trainees of what was to become the Singapore Air Force (Singapore
Air Defence Command as it was then called) and Singapore Airlines
(Malayan Airways as it was then called).
27 June 1974, due to continuing demand for space by commercial
civil aviation, it was necessary for the Club to geton the move
once again. This time, back to the 1930 - 1933 era atSeletar
Airfield where a new Clubhouse was built.
(Extract fromw ww.singaporeflyingclub.com)
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