RAF Chia Keng
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RAF Chia Keng was a GCHQ radio receiving station for British RAF from 1948 to 1971, it was a satellite station to RAF Changi
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The base was closed down upon British forces pullout from Singapore in 1971 and has subsequently been demolished to make way for housing development projects around the area in mid 1980's. The blocks of HDB apartment flats that was built over the former site is now a part of Serangoon New Town
situated at Serangoon North Avenue 1, near to the Serangoon Gardens
, where some of the RAF officers used to reside in.
Changi Air Base
Changi Air Base or Changi Air Base ', formerly the RAF Changi, is a military airbase of the Republic of Singapore Air Force located at Changi, in the eastern tip of Singapore...
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The base was closed down upon British forces pullout from Singapore in 1971 and has subsequently been demolished to make way for housing development projects around the area in mid 1980's. The blocks of HDB apartment flats that was built over the former site is now a part of Serangoon New Town
Serangoon New Town
Serangoon New Town is a new town in north-eastern Singapore and bounded by Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, the Central Expressway, Bradell Road, Bartley Road, Upper Paya Lebar Road, Upper Serangoon Road, and Yio Chu Kang Road back to Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5...
situated at Serangoon North Avenue 1, near to the Serangoon Gardens
Serangoon Gardens
Serangoon Gardens Estate is a residential estate in Singapore.The estate is well known for its food centres, tuition centers, presence of trend setters, and the food and beverage outlets.-History:...
, where some of the RAF officers used to reside in.