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 | Unit | Models |
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dec62 to - | 66 Squadron Royal Air Force | Type 192 Belvedere |
dec62 to 11aug66 | 110 Squadron Royal Air Force | Type 171 Sycamore Whirlwind |
08dec62 to 11aug66 | 656 Squadron Army Air Corps | Scout |
08dec62 to 11aug66 | 814 NAS Fleet Air Arm | Wessex |
14dec62 to - | 845 NAS Fleet Air Arm | UH-12E Raven Wessex Wessex Wasp Whirlwind |
14dec62 to - | 846 NAS Fleet Air Arm | Whirlwind |
jul63 to sep63 | 815 NAS Fleet Air Arm | Wessex |
01aug63 to 11aug66 | 103 Squadron Royal Air Force | Whirlwind Type 171 Sycamore |
15nov63 to 01nov65 | 225 Squadron Royal Air Force | Whirlwind |
aug64 to nov64 | 815 NAS Fleet Air Arm | Wessex |
08mar65 to 11aug66 | 230 Squadron Royal Air Force | Whirlwind |
apr65 to aug66 | 848 NAS Fleet Air Arm | Whirlwind Wessex |
may65 to jul65 | 815 NAS Fleet Air Arm | Wessex |
Individual helicopters |
Model | IDs |
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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 |
Classes | Ships | |
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Aircraft Carrier | Majestic class | R21 HMAS Melbourne, |
Aircraft Carrier | Modified Centaur class | R07 HMS Albion, R08 HMS Bulwark, |
Aircraft Carrier | Improved Centaur class | R12 HMS Hermes, |
Aircraft Carrier | Audacious class | R09 HMS Ark Royal, |
Guided-Missile Destroyer | County class | D12 HMS Kent, |
Frigate | Type 12 Rothesay class | F111 HMNZS Otago, |
Support Ship | Triumph class | A108 HMS Triumph, |