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No. 656 Squadron AAC
656 Squadron AAC is a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps (United Kingdom), Army Air Corps. It was chosen as one of the AAC new AgustaWestland Apache squadrons and in April 2004 started its conversion to role. The first phase of this completed in October 2004. The squadron was the first operational Apache squadron in the Army Air Corps and was awarded fully operational status along with the remainder of 9 Regiment AAC in June 2005. It is under 4 Regiment AAC as of 2007. It was formerly No. 656 Squadron RAF, an air observation post unit of the Royal Air Force in India and Burma during the World War II, Second World War and afterwards in British Malaya. Numbers 651 to 663 Squadron of the RAF were air observation post units working closely with British Army units in artillery spotting and liaison. Their duties and squadron numbers were transferred to the Army with the formation of the Army Air Corps (United Kingdom), Army Air Corps on 1 September 1957 With this it became 6 ...
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Female Apache Pilot MOD 45151297
An organism's sex is female (Venus symbol, symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and males are results of the anisogamous reproductive system, reproduction system, wherein gametes are of different sizes (unlike isogamy where they are the same size). The exact mechanism of female gamete evolution remains unknown. In species that have males and females, Sex-determination system, sex-determination may be based on either sex chromosomes, or environmental conditions. Most female mammals, including female humans, have two X chromosomes. Characteristics of organisms with a female sex vary between different species, having different female reproductive systems, with some species showing Secondary sex characteristic, characteristics secondary to the reproductive system, as with mammary glands in mammals. In humans, the wor ...
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Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)
The British Fourteenth Army was a multi-national force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during the Second World War. As well as British Army units, many of its units were from the Indian Army and there were also significant contributions from the British Army's West and East African divisions. It was often referred to as the "Forgotten Army" because its operations in the Burma campaign were overlooked by the contemporary press, and remained more obscure than those of the corresponding formations in Europe for long after the war. For most of the Army's existence, it was commanded by Lieutenant-General William Slim. History Creation Before World War II the British Indian Army had been divided into regional commands supervised by the headquarters in New Delhi, GHQ India. One of the commands was Eastern Command, commanded by Sir Charles Broad. On or about 21 April 1942, Eastern Command was reorganised as Eastern Army. It had both control of operations against the Ja ...
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Worli
Worli (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Varaḷī'', Help:IPA/Marathi, [ʋəɾ(ə)ɭiː]) is a locality in central Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai with the others being Colaba, Bandra and Malabar Hill. The sea connects it with Bandra, Vandre via the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. Historic spellings include Warli, Worlee, Varli, and Varel. Originally Worli was a separate island, one of the Seven Islands of Bombay which were ceded by the Portuguese India, Portuguese to England in 1661; it was linked up with the other islands in the 19th century. In the 1990s, a group of terrorists attacked a building in Worli as well as major buildings in the city. Geography and Location Worli is located along the western coastline of Mumbai, bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Lower Parel railway station, Lower Parel to the east, Prabhadevi to the north, and Haji Ali Dargah, Haji Ali to the south. The neighborhood enjoys a prime location and excellent connectivity via ...
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Kemayoran Airport
Kemayoran Airport () (formerly ), also known in its old spelling as Kemajoran, was the principal airport in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1940 until 1985. Kemayoran was built during Dutch East Indies administration by the Department of Transport, Public Works and Irrigation in 1934 on the land that was formerly swamps, rice fields, and residential areas. It was officially opened on 8 July 1940. However, the airport began operations on 6 July 1940, with the landing of the first aircraft, a DC-3 Dakota owned by the Royal Dutch East Indies Airways (KNILM), which had flown from Tjililitan Airfield. It was the first airport in Dutch East Indies to be opened for scheduled international flights. During World War II, Kemayoran was used by the Royal Air Force and became RAF Kemajoran. It was one of their RAF stations in Southeast Asia until it was captured by the Japanese Imperial Army in 1942. After Indonesia gained independence, the government under President Sukarno began upgrading termi ...
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Pallel
Pallel is a town in Kakching district of Manipur, India. It is the gateway to the Tran-Asian super Highway. It is situated in NH-39, 46 km southeast of the capital Imphal Imphal (; , ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (officially known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur, surrounded by a .... People BK Nehru, the first governor of Manipur, once said, "If you want to see all types of people of Manipur, go to Pallel gate." Pallel is known for its wide range of people of different communities living together in harmony peacefully. The Lamkangs, the Marings, the Aimols, the Kukis, the Meiteis, etc. live together. Education Being a business centre, the education system is not up to the mark. There are high schools but colleges are yet to be established. The nearest college is situated at Komlathabi, which is 5 km from Pallel. Some of t ...
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RMAF Subang Air Base
RMAF Subang is a military airport operated by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (). It is located on the edge of Shah Alam, a town in Selangor in Peninsular Malaysia and shares runway facilities with the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.WMSA – SUBANG/SULTAN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH
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RMAF Subang officially established in 1985. The original purpose of the establishment of this airbase was mainly for tactical airlift and ma ...
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Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population of 2,075,600 . Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 8.8 million people as of 2024. It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in Southeast Asia, both in population and economic development. The city serves as the cultural, financial, tourism, political and economic centre of Malaysia. It is also home to the Parliament of Malaysia, Malaysian parliament (consisting of the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara) and the Istana Negara, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim, Istana Negara, the official residence of the King of Malaysia, monarch (''Yang di-Pertuan Agong''). Kuala Lumpur was first developed around 1857 as a town serving the tin mining, tin mines of the region, and important figures such as Ya ...
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Birsa Munda Airport
Birsa Munda Airport is a domestic airport serving Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, India. It is named after the famous Indian tribal freedom fighter, Birsa Munda, and is currently managed by the Airports Authority of India. The airport is located in Hinoo, approximately from the city center and sprawls over an area of 1,568 acres. It is used by more than 2.5 million passengers annually and is the 29th-busiest airport in India. Terminals Integrated terminal The new integrated passenger terminal building at the airport was inaugurated by the then civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on 24 March 2013. The terminal building spreads over and was constructed at a cost of . It has four aerobridges and six escalators imported from China, Germany and Singapore. The terminal has a capacity to handle 500 domestic and 200 international passengers at a time. In March 2013, the tax on aviation turbine fuel sold at the airport was reduced from 20% to 4% to attract more ai ...
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Stapleford Aerodrome
Stapleford Aerodrome is an operational general aviation aerodrome in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England, near the village of Abridge. It is about south of North Weald Airfield and north of Romford. The airfield is just within the M25, close to the junction with the M11. Stapleford Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P472) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Herts & Essex Aero Club Limited). History The 1930s Stapleford opened as Essex Aerodrome in 1933 as a base for Hillman's Airways, which provided a service to Paris and other European cities using De Havilland DH.84 Dragon and DH.89 Dragon Rapide biplanes. Amy Johnson was one of the Hillman Airways pilots. After running into financial difficulties, Hillman was bought up by Whitehall Security Corporation Ltd and merged with three other airlines that they already owned to form British Airways Ltd. Operations began in ...
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Morib
Morib is a mukim in Kuala Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia, under the administration of Zone 18 of Kuala Langat Municipal Council. Morib Beach is a quiet seaside tourist attraction. It was one of the first landing points on the west coast for the British and Indian Army liberation forces during end of World War II in 1945. It is a small but suitable beach for swimming. Morib is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1959. It is located near Simpang Morib, which is about 10 km from the town of Banting. Morib attracts more than 10000 visitors annually notably during the month of August, festive seasons and public holiday A public holiday, national holiday, federal holiday, statutory holiday, bank holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year. Types Civic holiday A ''civic holiday'', also k ...s. Recognisable people ...
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Dimapur Airport
Dimapur Airport is a domestic airport serving Chümoukedima–Dimapur and its neighbouring areas in the state of Nagaland, India. It is located between the districts of Chümoukedima and Dimapur, from where National Highway 29 (formerly NH-39) passes just beside the airport. It is the only airport in the state of Nagaland. The terminal building can handle 500 departing and 300 arriving passengers, and was built during World War II. Airlines and destinations Statistics Accidents and incidents * On 16 August 1991, Indian Airlines Flight 257 operating on the Calcutta–Imphal Imphal (; , ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (officially known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur, surrounded by a ...–Dimapur route crashed on approach to Imphal Airport, killing all 69 people on board. Of the 63 passengers on board, 31 were booked for Dimapur ...
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Auster
Auster may refer to: Places * Auster Glacier, located in East Antarctica * Auster Islands, East Antarctica * Auster Pass, located in East Antarctica * Auster Point, located in West Antarctica Other uses * Auster Aircraft, a former British aircraft manufacturer * Auster (surname) * Auster rookery, an Emperor penguin rookery in Antarctica * 19861 Auster, an asteroid * Taylorcraft Auster The Taylorcraft Auster was a British military liaison aircraft, liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Auster Aircraft, Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Limited company during the Second World War. Design and development The Auster ..., a British WW2 military liaison and observation aircraft * Auster (wind), the south wind in Roman mythology {{disambiguation, geo ...
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