08-dec-62    to    11-aug-66

Konfrontasi

08-dec-62    to    11-aug-66


malaysia North Borneo, Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah



Although the seeds of the conflict (it was never acknowledged as a war) were sown in WWII and followed from Operation Firedog, violence erupted when Indonesian backed forces attacked Brunei Town early in the morning of 8 Dec 1962, in an attempt to derail the formation of the Federation of Malaysia. HMS Albion arrived off Brunei on 14 Dec and flew off Commando helicopters to support its retaking (aka Operation Ale). The first RAF helicopters to arrive were 2 Sycamore from 110 Squadron on 24 Dec 1962 at Seletar. 656 Squadron was in theatre and controlled a number of widely dispersed Flights. Operations to contain, disrupt and remove terrorist activities continued until the signing of the Bangkok Agreement in Aug 1966.



  Units


Dates UnitModels
    dec62 to - UK 66 Squadron Royal Air Force Type 192 Belvedere
    dec62 to 11aug66 UK 110 Squadron Royal Air Force Type 171 Sycamore
Whirlwind
    08dec62 to 11aug66 UK 656 Squadron Army Air Corps Scout
    08dec62 to 11aug66 UK 814 NAS Fleet Air Arm Wessex
    14dec62 to - UK 845 NAS Fleet Air Arm UH-12E Raven
Wessex
Wessex
Wasp
Whirlwind
    14dec62 to - UK 846 NAS Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind
    jul63 to sep63 UK 815 NAS Fleet Air Arm Wessex
    01aug63 to 11aug66 UK 103 Squadron Royal Air Force Whirlwind
Type 171 Sycamore
    15nov63 to 01nov65 UK 225 Squadron Royal Air Force Whirlwind
    aug64 to nov64 UK 815 NAS Fleet Air Arm Wessex
    08mar65 to 11aug66 UK 230 Squadron Royal Air Force Whirlwind
    apr65 to aug66 UK 848 NAS Fleet Air Arm Whirlwind
Wessex
    may65 to jul65 UK 815 NAS Fleet Air Arm Wessex
Not all models shown may have taken part in the Operation




helicopter   Individual helicopters


Model IDs
Westland Wessex HAS.1 XP107 w/o     XP154 w/o     XS151 w/o     XS154 w/o    
Westland Wessex HU.5 XS497 w/o    
Westland Scout AH.1 XR599    
Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 XP327     XP357     XR480 w/o    
Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 XN300    
Bristol Type 192 Belvedere XG473 w/o    
Bristol Sycamore 4 XG519     XL822 w/o     XL825 w/o    


  Ships


ClassesShips
Aircraft Carrier   Majestic class Royal Australian Navy R21 HMAS Melbourne,
Aircraft Carrier   Modified Centaur class Royal Navy R07 HMS Albion, Royal Navy R08 HMS Bulwark,
Aircraft Carrier   Improved Centaur class Royal Navy R12 HMS Hermes,
Aircraft Carrier   Audacious class Royal Navy R09 HMS Ark Royal,
Guided-Missile Destroyer   County class Royal Navy D12 HMS Kent,
Frigate   Type 12 Rothesay class Royal New Zealand Navy F111 HMNZS Otago,
Support Ship   Triumph class Royal Navy A108 HMS Triumph,





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