Shot down in combat over Singapore on January 17, 1942. Pilot killed. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Note that a doctored version of this photo shows the serial as W8202. See photo 486720. Photo from: Carl Mydans / Life

Original colour photo of Blenheim IF fighters of No 27 Sqn which was sent to Singapore early in 1941. Note the gun pack under the fuselage and day fighter colours - most likely these aircraft were not equipped with radar. Photo by: Carl Mydans / Life

Opening of Kallang airport. The governor of Singapore hopped over from Seletar to Kallang in Artemis, which is flanked by RAF Vildebeest torpedo-bombers and a flight of blue and yellow Netherlands East Indies army Martin 139 bombers. The tail of KNILM DC-2 PK-AFK is also seen. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie

According to the Air Force Museum of New Zealand this is one of the nine Hurricanes supplied to 488 Squadron by 232 Squadron RAF in the dying days of the defence of Singapore. In little more than a week after receiving the first aircraft on January 24, 1942, 488 Sqn had withdrawn to the Dutch East Indies. BM899 remained behind, struck off charge by the RAF as lost in Singapore. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Probably the opening of Kallang on 12 June 1937. Singapore governor Shenton Thomas was flown in from Seletar in this Atalanta, Artemis.

The 2nd squadron of the NEI army's Aircraft Group V was sent to Singapore in December 1941. The Brewster fighter wears the squadron's smart Javan rhinoceros badge in front of the cockpit. The pilot is thought to be the commanding officer, Capt Jacob Pieter van Helsdingen, rather than Lt Guus Deibel. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie

No 243 Sqn RAF was formed on 12 March 1941 at Kallang. WP-N was often flown by Flg Off Maurice 'Blondie' Holder, a future ace. Photo by: Carl Mydans / Life