 Lat
1° 17' 35N Long 103° 51' 21E Island located to the south of the Malaya Peninsula.
History
Japanese Army 5th and 18th Divisions landed on the island on February 8,
1942. The British surrendered on February 15th.
| Sembawang
Airfield |
Pre-war airfield with two intersecting runways, located inland from the northern coast of the island.
By Febraruy 5, 1942
Japanese shelling reaches the airfield preventing
RAF flight operations. Occupied by the Japanese until
the end of the war.
Japanese Units Based at Sembawang
3rd Kokugun (3rd Air Army) Ki-21
1 Yasen Hojyu
Hikotai (1 Auxiliary Battlefield Unit) (Ki-84) 1945
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| Seletar
Airfield |
Prewar single runway, l`ocated near the northern coast of Singapore Island's north-east corner, facing the Johore Strait.
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| Kallang
Airfield |
Pre-war airfield with a single runway, located on the southern coast of Singapore Island, to the north-east of Keppel Harbor.
Allied Units at Kallang
RNZAF 488 Squadron (Buffalos) from New Zealand early October 1941
RAAF 453rd Squadron
RAF 243rd Squadron
Japanese Units Based at
Kallang
71st Dokuritsu Chutai (Ki-45) 1945
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| Sungei
Buloh Airfield |
Pre-war airfield with a single runway located on the north-west corner of Singapore Island, due north of Tengah.
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| Tengah Airfield |
Pre-war airfield with three crossing runways, located in the interior of Singapore Island, near the north-west corner. Sungei Buloh is located due north.
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Keppel Harbor
Located at the middle of the island's southern coast.
Singapore Memorial (Kranji War Cemetery)
  Commonwelth War Cemetary, with 24,313 identified buried there, located at Kranji on a hill. Located 22 kilometres north of the city of Singapore, on the north side of Singapore Island overlooking the Straits of Johore.
Sentosa Island
Located
on the western end of Sentosa island is Singapore's only preserved
fort. Built in 1880s by the British to protect the western approaches
of Singapore's harbour, it comes alive with its historic exhibits
tracing from its early developments to the Battle for Singapore
in 1942.
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