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Airborne Overview of hazy Malaysian Air Base Butterworth (WMKB) taken from RAAF 33 Flight Boeing 707-338C A20-624 'going-around', at the end of an 8 hour 20 min flight from Sydney in March 1982. The RMAF F-5 and Nuri / Alouette aprons are at lower left, with Control Tower and Base facilities at centre. (RAAF Canberras are at far right). I was returning to 478 Squadron after mid-tour leave. A20-624 also departed Canberra on 22May2008 for Butterworth, taking personnel to Commemorate the RAAF's 50th Anniversary at Butterworth. Low res photo.

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WMKB - Airport - Airport Overview

Tek WMKB
5,829 1 0 Airport
WMKB - - Ramp

Mirage Ramp Butterworth - Airborne View of the RAAF 75 Squadron Mirage ramp and revetments at Air Base Butterworth, Malaysia, taken from RAAF SAR UH-1H A2-506, hovering at the end of a 20 min SAR training flight on 30Mar1982

Wal Nelowkin WMKB
7,406 1 0
WMKB - Airport - Airport Overview

Build and used by the RAF, then by the RAAF until taken over by the RMAF in the early 1980s

M Radzi Desa WMKB
5,543 0 0 Airport

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M30-07 - Lockheed C-130H Hercules - Malaysia - Air Force

Liu1zxu M30-07
323 7 0 Lockheed C-130H Hercules
M40-38 - British Aerospace Hawk 208 - Malaysia - Air Force

Ooi Thean Le M40-38
638 5 0 British Aerospace Hawk 208
M45-05 - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet - Malaysia - Air Force

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Ruoming Zhang M45-05
608 8 0 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet

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MM55024 - Alenia/Aermacchi/Embraer TA-11A AMX-T - Italy - Air Force

Small Attack Jet with Big bite - Close cropped Stbd side view of Italy Air Force AMX International AMX-T aircraft – Registered MM55024, Cn IT001 (First Built) Code AMX-T - on static display at the 1992 SBAC Farnborough EGLF International Airshow on 12Sep1992

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3 0 0 Alenia/Aermacchi/Embraer TA-11A AMX-T
84-0025 - McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Close-cropped rear Portside view of USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 84-0025 MSN 936/C328 on static display at Farnborough EGLF on 12Sep1992

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2 0 0 McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
87-0242 - General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Low res close-cropped front Portside view of USA Air Force General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon 87-0242 Cn 5C-503 (Code 86thWG) on static display at Farnborough EGLF on 09Sep1992

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114 0 0 General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon

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WMKB

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Mar 14, 1982

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Airborne Overview of hazy Malaysian Air Base Butterworth (WMKB) taken from RAAF 33 Flight Boeing 707-338C A20-624 'going-around', at the end of an 8 hour 20 min flight from Sydney in March 1982. The RMAF F-5 and Nuri / Alouette aprons are at lower left, with Control Tower and Base facilities at centre. (RAAF Canberras are at far right). I was returning to 478 Squadron after mid-tour leave. A20-624 also departed Canberra on 22May2008 for Butterworth, taking personnel to Commemorate the RAAF's 50th Anniversary at Butterworth. Low res photo.

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Pentax Spotmatic F
WMKB - Airport - Airport Overview

Tek WMKB
5,829 1 0 Airport
WMKB - - Ramp

Mirage Ramp Butterworth - Airborne View of the RAAF 75 Squadron Mirage ramp and revetments at Air Base Butterworth, Malaysia, taken from RAAF SAR UH-1H A2-506, hovering at the end of a 20 min SAR training flight on 30Mar1982

Wal Nelowkin WMKB
7,406 1 0
WMKB - Airport - Airport Overview

Build and used by the RAF, then by the RAAF until taken over by the RMAF in the early 1980s

M Radzi Desa WMKB
5,543 0 0 Airport
M30-07 - Lockheed C-130H Hercules - Malaysia - Air Force

Liu1zxu M30-07
323 7 0 Lockheed C-130H Hercules
M40-38 - British Aerospace Hawk 208 - Malaysia - Air Force

Ooi Thean Le M40-38
638 5 0 British Aerospace Hawk 208
M45-05 - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet - Malaysia - Air Force

[1920px]

Ruoming Zhang M45-05
608 8 0 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet
MM55024 - Alenia/Aermacchi/Embraer TA-11A AMX-T - Italy - Air Force

Small Attack Jet with Big bite - Close cropped Stbd side view of Italy Air Force AMX International AMX-T aircraft – Registered MM55024, Cn IT001 (First Built) Code AMX-T - on static display at the 1992 SBAC Farnborough EGLF International Airshow on 12Sep1992

Wal Nelowkin MM55024
3 0 0 Alenia/Aermacchi/Embraer TA-11A AMX-T
84-0025 - McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Close-cropped rear Portside view of USA Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 84-0025 MSN 936/C328 on static display at Farnborough EGLF on 12Sep1992

Wal Nelowkin 84-0025
2 0 0 McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
87-0242 - General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Low res close-cropped front Portside view of USA Air Force General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon 87-0242 Cn 5C-503 (Code 86thWG) on static display at Farnborough EGLF on 09Sep1992

Wal Nelowkin 87-0242
114 0 0 General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon
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Wal Nelowkin

Hello again Kevin. After posting the Comment above, I defied the implied ‘no reply’ instruction, and Selected ‘Reply’ to the ‘[email protected]’ message. The ‘Reply’ Page came with your Email address already entered. Hence, I am now able to Reply to you direct. Apologies for generating the ‘public reply’. The glitch is that I am unable to Delete the previous Comment. (Snookered by Software Gremlins.) WN.

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Hello Kevin Hughes. You are welcome to Copy the selected Airport Overview photo of Air Base Butterworth WMKB taken in Mar 1982. (Do a ‘Right mouse Click’ on the image, and ‘Save Image As’). The posted image is my best available edit of a grainy scanned 35mm slide.) I am unable to Reply to you direct after you made Contact via ‘[email protected]’, because your Email Address is not provided in the Contact Message. WN. 31Jan2023.