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Singapore's Air Force started in 1968 with the formation of the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC). The SADC’s immediate task was to set up the Flying Training School to train pilots. Eight Cessna 172-H aircraft – the SADC’s first – arrived in May 1969 to be used for basic pilot training.
When Britain withdraw its forces in 1971, Britain’s former air bases – Tengah, Seletar, Sembawang and Changi – were handed over to the SADC, as well as its air defence radar station and the Bloodhound II surface-to-air missiles.
In 1975, the SADC was renamed the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF).
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