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No. 1 Wing RBAirF
Officially known as Royal Brunei Air Force Base, Rimba (), commonly known as Rimba Air Force Base (), occasionally known as Rimba Airbase, and informally abbreviated Rimba AFB; it is the military headquarters and main operating airbase of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF, originally - ATUDB; from 2005 to - TUDB). It is located near the Bruneian village of Kampong Rimba, opposite, and sharing its main runway of with the Brunei International Airport (BIA), at Bandar Seri Begawan, in the Brunei-Muara District of the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam. History and operations 20th century Aviation in the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam arose due to a government desire to provide medical services in the rural areas of its territory. In 1965, two Sikorsky S55 helicopters were contracted from the Worldwide Helicopter Company to fly doctors by helicopter to remote areas, particularly those which were inaccessible by road. In 1966, this service was taken over by three British pilots fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Rimba
Kampong Rimba (from the Malay name, literally translates as 'Rimba Village') is a village on the outskirts of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is one of the village subdivisions under Mukim Gadong 'A', a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. The population was 5,013 in 2016. Etymology The origin of the name Rimba is from the word ''rimba'' ( thick forest). It is believed from the stories of the elders from word of mouth, at that time the residents made a living by exploring the jungle for farming and then made it the starting point of life from the Baloi River and moved to the countryside until it reached the Tungku Beach and continued to the current village site. It is also believed that the message of Islam came to Rimba from the Arab missionaries who often traded through the South China Sea and indirectly conveyed the teachings of Islam. In the past, an Arab missionary who sailed through the South China Sea was hit by a storm and shipwrecked in Kuala Sungai Pul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
