First Batch Of Trainee Pilots Graduated
Friday, 27th November 1970
Eight cadets graduated from the No.1 FTS Course - 2LT Goh Yong Seng, 2KT Noel Tam, 2LT Wong Hee Jit, 2LT Pal Sharma, 2LT Robin Thomas, 2LT Ng Seng Ngiap and 2KT Bertram Yong. They were trained using the new fleet of BAC Strikemasters Mk 84 Trainer Jet in Singapore.
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Sixteen BAC Strikemasters Mk 84 was acquired in 1969 and based in Tengah Air Base.