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visually lighter; also the clear division of functions. There is a circular glass control tower in the centre, and there are two side blocks, the former terminal building, with an open-air viewing deck on the top floor. The People's Association kept the concrete structure and transparent glazed walls and repaired the façade, closed the gates, and rebuilt the window on the second floor for reshaping the interior space for the use of offices.
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Looking into the future, I expect to see Singapore become one of the largest and most important airports of the world ... It is, therefore, essential that we should have here, close to the heart of the town, an aerodrome which is equally suitable for land planes and for sea planes; and the best site,
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while attempting to land at Kallang Airport en route to London from Sydney. The accident killed 32 people, including eight crew members. An investigation of the incident found that the most probable cause of the crash was pilot fatigue, but there was a serious problem of "inadequate response of the
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promptly initiated its Malaya internal air service on June 28, 1937, leveraging the advanced infrastructure of the newly unveiled Kallang Aerodrome. Positioned at the forefront of aviation innovation, the circular aerodrome's state-of-the-art facilities provided an optimal setting for the airline's
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The original Terminal Building is an iconic modernist building with Art Deco-style railings and columns by Frank Dorrington Ward. The international style is also visible in this building as a radical simplification of form, lack of ornaments, using transparent materials which make the building
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Reclamation work began on the 103 hectares of a tidal swamp in Kallang Basin in 1932. Seven million cubic metres of earth were used for the filling of this tidal swamp. By 1936, all reclamation and consolidation of land were completed, forming a 915-metre diameter, dome-shaped landing ground.
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monoplane carrying 8 passengers and a cargo of fresh fruit, flowers and mail. This marked the beginning of commercial civil aviation in Singapore. KLM later introduced a regular Amsterdam to Batavia flight service in late 1931.
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which used the facility as its headquarters from 1960 to 2009. While most parts of the airport were demolished soon after its closure, numerous structures remain. The structures which were gazetted for conservation by the
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until 9 April 2009, when it moved to its new headquarters at King George's Avenue. The PA building held many activities for the ruling People's Action Party, ranging from school visits to social events.
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in the eastern boundary of the facility into what is now Old Airport Road. The new runway was 5,496 feet (1,675 m) long and 165 feet (50 m) wide. This necessitated the installation of
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period that the airport's grass landing zone was upgraded into a concrete runway and extended to 5,500 feet (1,700 m). As early as 1950, plans were made to build a new airport at
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on 5 December 2008 include the airport's terminal building, administrative blocks, aircraft hangars and control tower. The conserved complex is currently unoccupied.
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on 8 December 1941, Kallang was the principal fighter airfield. By January 1942, it was the only operational fighter airfield in Singapore, as the other airfields (
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Construction of the Kallang Airport began in 1931 with 300 acres (120 ha) of mangrove swampland being reclaimed. It resulted in the displacement of a large
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On 29 June 1946, one of the Dakota aircraft belonging to the Royal Air Force Police with 20 NCOs on board crashed at the airport in a storm with no survivors.
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Boasting an anchorage area for seaplanes along the airport's perimeter on the Kallang Basin, the Kallang Airport was hailed as "the finest airport in the
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The Kallang Airport compound was subsequently occupied by several organisations following its decommissioning, the most notable being the
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art festival. There are plans to transform the Kallang Airport area into a commercial hub, along with the adjacent Kallang riverside.
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Other parts of the Kallang Airport were redeveloped. The area surrounding the airport's former runway was first converted into the
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operated from the airfield, defending Singapore from repeated Japanese air raids. They were joined later by Hawker Hurricanes of
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aircraft first touched down in the Kallang Airport around two years before its official opening, on 21 November 1935. During
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Kallang Airport was gazetted for conservation on 5 December 2008 by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Singapore.
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In the early 1950s, the increasing size of aircraft and the need for longer runways resulted in it being extended beyond
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Kallang Airport has left several reminders of its existence. The old runway near to Mountbatten Road is now called
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have been named "Kallang Airport Drive" and "Kallang Airport Way". In addition, Old Terminal Lane, which links
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The first British prisoners of war to be evacuated from Singapore after liberation walk to their aircraft
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1945 aerial photo of Kallang Airport runway, ramp and terminal building, as well as Kallang Basin area
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aircraft gracing the Kallang Airport runway, with the control tower standing tall in the background
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aircraft that used to land frequently at the Kallang Airport and serve to commemorate an
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with Kallang Airport Way, references the Kallang Airport's conserved terminal building.
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via Cairo, Karachi, Calcutta, Singapore and Jakarta. This service was later extended to
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The slipway for seaplanes was occupied by the Oasis Building, a structure built on the
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1945 aerial photo of Kallang Airport runway and ramp, as well as Kallang Basin area
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resumed their regular services to the airport, while the resurrected local airline
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fire and rescue services". This remains the worst flight disaster in Singapore.
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The Coming Storm: Test and First-Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two
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Booming commercial aviation traffic led to congestion at the existing
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operated the first service flight between Amsterdam and Batavia (now
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On 12 June 1937, the Kallang Aerodrome was officially opened by Sir
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to halt vehicular traffic every time a plane took off or landed.
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being re-assembled inside a hangar at Kallang in March 1941
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once described it as "an aviation miracle of the East".
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The growth in aviation traffic was stunted during the
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aircraft which used to land at the Kallang Airport.
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01°18′26.68″N 103°52′24.16″E / 1.3074111°N 103.8733778°E / 1.3074111; 103.8733778
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