Kuala Lumpur Airfield (RAF Kuala Lumpur)
This former airfield was built prior the Second World War and was captured by Japanese forces. During the war, the airfield was bombed and it was also the site of the Japanese mass surrender in 1945. It was renamed RAF Kuala Lumpur and used during the Malayan Emergency.
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- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: IWM
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