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Royal Selangor Flying Club
RMAF Kuala Lumpur was an air base in Kuala Lumpur. It is also known as Sungai Besi Air Base, Simpang Airport, Old Airport. History It served as the main airport for Kuala Lumpur from 1952 to 1965 under the name Kuala Lumpur International Airport, until the main airport was moved to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang International Airport. It was the first airport to serve Kuala Lumpur and currently remains as the only airport to be located within the boundaries of Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory (Malaysia), Federal Territory. Formerly known as RAF Kuala Lumpur, it was used by the Royal Malaysian Air Force ( ms, Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Police Air Wing Unit and the air unit of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department. The Royal Selangor Flying Club ( ms, Kelab Penerbangan Diraja Selangor) also flies from Simpang Airport. The four Cessna 172, Cessna 172N Skyhawk aircraft belonging to the club are based at this airport. The airport was supposed to be de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Defence (Malaysia)
The Ministry of Defence ( ms, Kementerian Pertahanan), abbreviated MINDEF, KEMENTAH, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for defence, national security, army, navy, hydrography, air force, armed forces, intelligence services, counterintelligence, military intelligence, national service, and veterans affairs. The Minister of Defence administers his functions through the Ministry of Defence and a range of other government agencies. Its headquarters is in Kuala Lumpur. History Ministry of Defence was established on 31 August 1957 and officially began operations in a building located in Brockman Road (now Jalan Dato' Onn), Kuala Lumpur. This building also housed the office of the first Defence Minister, the late Tun Abdul Razak bin Datuk Hussein, who served from 31 August 1957 to 22 September 1970. The first building of the Ministry of Defence was constructed by the Federal Government at a cost of RM122,000.00 and was officially opened by Tun Haji Abdu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |