- Title: SINGAPORE: ARMED FORCES MOCK ATTACK AND AIR SHOW
- Date: 18th June 1973
- Summary: 1. GV PAN Display centre 0.08 2. SV Aircraft(2 shots) 0.18 3. CU Machine guns & ammunition 0.27 4. GV Anti-aircraft gun 0.34 5. CU Missile 0.42 6. MV Armoured trucks (2 shots) 0.54 7. LV Tanks over barriers 1.09 8. GV People PAN 1.15 9. LV Aircraft take off (jet Provost) & people looking (3 shots) 1.33 10.
- Embargoed: 3rd July 1973 13:00
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- Location: Changi Airbase, Singapore
- Country: Singapore
- Reuters ID: LVAR3VY2C4BM075AM51B9IE2T0E
- Story Text: At Changi airbase in Singapore on Friday (15 June), thousands of people flocked to sea a display of the nation's fighting strength. The armed forces of the Republic hold the display every year as a prelude to Armed Forces Day, a national event held each July 1.
A static exhibition showed Singapore's weapon system, combat and service aircraft, missiles, engineering equipment, small arms and communications equipment.
But for the crowds who watched the curtain-raising show, the highlight was the mobile display. During the three-hour programme, tanks gave a demonstration of their fire power and speed on the ground in front of a grandstand full of spectators. Under simulated battle conditions, they crashed through barriers, and demonstrated their strength over uneven ground.
Singapore's Air Force also gave a thrilling display of aerobatics, using Hunters, Strikemasters and Marchett aircraft.
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