1961 | Singapore Armed Forces established as a ground force | |
1965 | Singapore gains independence | |
January 1968 | Britain announces a planned withdrawal of forces from Singapore | |
September 1968 | Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC) first established | |
1968 | Pilot training commences with leased civil aircraft | |
May 1969 | First SADC aircraft – a Cessna 172K – arrives | |
1969 | First helicopter arrives – Alouette III | |
1970 | First jet aircraft – BAC Strikemaster | |
1970 | First combat aircraft – Hawker Hunter arrives | |
October 1971 | Britain withdraws its forces from Singapore | |
1 April 1975 | SADC renamed Republic of Singapore Air Force |