Dates: 1957 - 1988
RAAF Base Butterworth was a Royal Australian Air Force base located near the town of Butterworth in modern Malaysia. RAAF Butterworth was transferred from the British Royal Air Force to the RAAF in 1957 and was home to numerous Australian fighter and bomber squadrons during the Cold War. While RAAF Base Butterworth was closed on 30 June 1988 the base remains active under the control of the RMAF.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving RAAF Butterworth
" Glyn Southwell, are you out there? Perhaps someone knows of him and his whereabouts? Glyn and I were at RAF leconfield together during 1964/5, in the Ground Electronics section (might still have been Ground Wireless then). We met again in Singapore when I passed through in mid 1965, I was sent ..."
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" I arrived at RAAF Butterworth mid June of 66, Technically I believe Confrontation was still in effect - does this short period within the window qualify? ThanksIan Hatch ex 60 Sqn "
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" Forces Reunited has learned with regret of the death of Mr Kennedy on 12 July 2007. Mr Kennedy was in the 24th Entry at Cosford and served at a variety of stations at home and overseas, including RAAF Butterworth (1966-1968) and RAF Thorney Island (1968-1973). He left as a Chief Tech in ..."
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" Quoting: Arthur Rowsell Aboriginal sacred site for the beer drinkers. Called ’Crackatinnie site" [crackatinnie site.jpg] Ah, Memories of RAAF Butterworth, Malaysia, the Sergeants mess around 6:30 pm local - of course that was in the days when Aussie pubs closed at that time ! "
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" Quoting: Ian Hatch Ah, Memories of RAAF Butterworth, Malaysia, the Sergeants mess around 6:30 pm local - of course that was in the days when Aussie pubs closed at that time ! My memories of Butterworth are staggering off a ’Valetta’ :that had brought us practically ..."
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"Hello peeps. I used to sit in the office updating the manuals and collecting the mail and then having a drink in the NAAFI at night. I was only a callow youth at the time and my memory is not too good. I only remember Paddy Boomer ? and a chap called ’Tiger’. My dad died in 1964 whilst out there and I was also best man at a wedding and cant remember any names other than there was a guy called Taff who worked on the telephone exchange. Someone must remember me.....help !!"
