(Courtesy Pam Rackley)

Base Pool

(Courtesy Wade Halvorson)

2003
Base Pool

Base Pool

(Courtesy raf-butterworth-penang-association.co.uk)

1969
Aeral view of Robina Park with Tan Sai Gin in background

Robina Park

1967
Aerial view of a newly built Tan Sai Gin

1967
Butterworth Motorcycle Club races

1967 Go Karts

(Courtesy Frank Shilton)

1970
Base main gate

1967
Locals working in the aircraft hangar

1967
DC3 VIP Flight

1967
Sabre taking off

1968
A Sabre having returned to Butterworth from Ubon, Thailand, for the last time. The American Airforce humorously decorated the plane by placing stickers all over it.

Read March 2005 Media Release. RAAF Ubon Veterans praised for service.

77 Squadron

Following the acquisition of Avon-Sabre aircraft in 1956 the squadron departed Australia for Butterworth, returning to Australia in 1969.

1967
Crash land due to parachute fail to open

1967
Part of 77 Squadron standing in front of a Sabre

1967
(Possibly) RRB Announcer

1992
Officers Mess

Bagan Ajam, Butterworth


(Courtesy Martin Black)

1974
This is what a Mirage pilot would see from his cockpit whilst doing circuits and bumps from the airfield. Tan Sai Gin and Robina Park were also in the flight path.