Two Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16 fighter jets were scrambled on Wednesday afternoon after a Malaysia-registered helicopter flew over the Singapore Strait east of Changi Airport. The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) and Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)...
The @alert5 post included a screen grab from flight tracking site FlightRadar24, which showed part of the helicopter’s flight path, as well as its registration – 9MCGA.
ST’s checks on FlightRadar24 showed that the Airbus H125 helicopter took off from the Johor Bahru Senai International Airport at around 12.10pm Singapore time and flew east above Peninsular Malaysia towards Johor Bahru and Ulu Tiram. The helicopter, which had been flying at an altitude of between 700 feet and 1,200 feet, dropped to as low as 400 feet while circling the area for about 20 minutes, before it headed north-east and landed near the Bayu Damai Police Station, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.
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