RAF

Squadron Equipment Base
15 Victor B Mk 1A XV Sqdn went to RAF Tengah, First two Victor B Mk 1A's left RAF Cottesmore (Home Base)at midnight on the 6th of December 1963 early January 1964 we moved up to RAAF Butterworth. we continued to operate from there until the squadron came home to the UK to disband in the October of that year (1964). The squadron rotated its crews/ ground crews and aircraft between Cottesmore and Butterworth during this period of time.
During the early part of this detachment at RAF Tengah. Victor XH648 successsfully dropped 35 X 1000 lbs bombs in a single drop on the target range at Song Song Malaysia. This aircraft was flown by Flt Lt Thompson and his crew. Squadron Commander during this period of time was Wing Commander John Mathews.
16 Canberra B(I) 8 Detached from RAF Laarbruch to Kuantan around February to May 1965. CO was Wing Commander Bennet.
20 Hunter FGA 9 Tengah, detachment to Chieng Mai, Kuching and Labuan.
28 Hunter GA9 based Kai Tak (Hong Kong) detachments Labuan/Kuching
32 Canberra B2, B15 from July 1961. Based at Akrotiri, Cyprus. Detachments at Tengah and Kuantan
34 Blackburn Beverley Based at Seletar, detachments based at Labuan
34 Beverley Based Seletar, detachment at Labuan
45 Canberra B2, B15 from September 1962 Tengah, Detachments at Labuan, Kuching, Kuantan and Kai Tak.
48 Blackburn Beverly C1, Handley Page Hastings C1 & C2 Changi
52 Dakota/Valetta Butterworth. Voice flight at Penang until 1961, then whole squadron at Butterworth, later moved to Labuan.. Valetta detachment at Labuan. CO Squadron Leader Geoff Moss.
55 Victor B1A This Squadron was equipped with Victor B1A bombers and was detached from UK to Tengah on a rotating system with 57 Squadron. Each detachment was scheduled for 2 months but because of the escalation of hostilities (the landing of paratroops in Johore and their subsequent infiltration to Singapore, the detachment of summer 1964 was extended to 4 and a half months.
57 Victor B1A See Above. An Air Force Cross was awarded to a 57 Squadron pilot for supreme airmanship when his aircraft suffered severe engine blow-up.
60 Javelin FAW9 Tengah, Detachments at Butterworth, Kuching, Labuan and Kai Tak.
64 Javelin FAW9R Binbrook, detachments at Tengah. Squadron moved to Tengah in April 1965, detachments at Butterworth, Kuching and Labuan.
65 Bloodhound based Seletar, detachment at Kuching
66 Bristol Belvedere HC1 Seletar, Detachments at Kuching, Brunei, Labuan and Butterworth.
81 Canberra PR7 Tengah, Detachment at Labuan
103 Whirlwind HC10 Reformed at Seletar and detachments sent to Kuching, Labuan and Kai Tak.
110 (Hyderabad) Sycamore HR 14s and Whirlwind HAR10 (from 7/63) Based at Labuan, moved to Kuching in 1965. Detachments based at Labuan, Sibu and Nanga Gaat.
205 Shackleton MR2 Changi, Detachment at Seletar.
209 Pioneer CC1 & Twin Pioneer CC1 & CC2s Seletar, Detachments at Labuan, Kuching, Sibu and Bayan Lepas. B Flight 209 squadron had a single Pioneer based at Sibuy with a single pilot and 2 groundcrew which rotated fornightly. At the end of the confrontation, 209 mounted a three pioneer formation back to Seletar from Labuan which flew passed Sibu, overnighting in Kuching and accompanied by a Shackleton from Changi for the sea crossing to Singapore.
215 Argosy Based Changi, detachment at Labuan
225 Whirlwind based at Seletar from November 1953 and deployed to Kuching the following month. The squadron had two permanent detachments to army units at Simmangang (upto 6 aircraft) and Lundu (1 airccraft). The unit deployed for operations against Indonesian terrorists infiltrating into Malaysia and Borneo.
230 Whirlwind based UK detached to various airfields
 
390 Maintenance Unit Seletar Seletar, Attached to RAF Kuching as part of Mobile Air Operation Team. (MOAT)1964.
RAF Detachment Brunei Posted from Labuan, this detachment comprised of Tower Control, Crash crew and FATOC.
15 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment Based at RAF Changi and then RAF Seletar, detachments included, Labuan, Brunei, Kuching, Pensiangan and numerous other jungle strips. Flight commander was Flying Officer Theed, squadron adj. F/lt Fairweather
26 Independant LAA Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment Deployed from RAF Nicosia, Cyprus, mid February 1964 to Changi. Co-located with 15 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment at Telok Paku. Commanding Officer, Sqn Ldr Ledlie. Deployed with 53 (Louisburg) Bty of 22 Light Air Defence Regiment, 30 Battery and 32 Battery of 16 Light Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery in defence of RAF Changi.
Detachment 63 LAA squadron, RAF Regiment RAF TAWAU Guarding airstrip using Oerlikons on plinths and ground defence training of RAF Personnel on detachment. From July 1964 till Sept 1965.
Re-Force (RAF) 6158 NOVEMBER (1965) Kuantan Reforce comprised of about 120 RAF Personnel from Raf units throughout the UK. All personnel from the UK were on 24-Hour emergency standby. The detachment no. was 6158NOV.
5001 Squadron RAF Airfield Construction Stationed at Kuching Airport 1962 on 6 month detachment to construct landing strip. and helicopter pads for incoming " Albian" force. Officer in charge of unit was Warrant Officer Greene. The unit was guarded by The Queens Royal Irish Hussars and a small force of Sarawak Rangers. based at Tawau, Sabah mid to late 1965. Accommodated at Camp Glenn, next to Tawau airfield. Not long afterwards (1965?), these units were incorporated into the Royal Engineers.
Air Portable Communications Element (RAF) APCE operated from Seletar, it was attached to Group headquarters. The element setup and ran Radio and Radar for temporary airfields, such as Kuching, Gong Kedak. It also ran BASO Brigade Air Support Officer, mostly from a Landrover. On Kuching APCE had the Cossor 787 airfield radar, right next to the fence and across from the Javelin fighter. APCE also deployed mobile Eureka beacons. Many Thanks to Rodney Westbury for this entry.
Mobile Air Operations Team  
RAF Police Under the command of the Provost Marshall, Far East, police and police dog handlers served on Labuan, Tawau, Kuching. There were stations at Labuan and at Tawau.