Three members of the Singapore Armed Forces team involved tell the story behind the operation.
SINGAPORE: Over war-torn Gaza the aircraft flew, bearing the Singapore flag and bearing containers of supplies floating their way to the ground.
The crew's time in Jordan was filled with daily meetings with the Royal Jordanian Air Force, with both sides huddling to assess the feasibility of drop zones - and with the safety of civilians foremost in their minds, said Lieutenant Colonel Jason Chai, air mission commander of the Gaza airdrop operation.
At the planning stage, the SAF team also prepared for emergencies by running through various scenarios such as aircraft malfunctions, said LTC Chai. Once, an airdrop operation was cancelled due to bad weather - but the team just used the downtime to prepare more loads for future missions, recalled 3WO Lim, who's part of the SAF's third transport battalion.Meanwhile, the crew’s loadmasters - those responsible for cargo - would also be preparing the aircraft for the airdrop. Once done, they would inspect the loads together with the transport battalion.
A key challenge was the uncertainty that came with flying over a conflict zone, said one of the loadmasters, 122 Squadron's 3WO Eng Guan Peng.
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