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Q&A WITH CHINOOK PILOT AT EX WALLABY 2021
25 Oct 2021 | PEOPLE

Q&A WITH CHINOOK PILOT AT EX WALLABY 2021

Meet Chinook pilot Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Neo, 39, who led his crew from the Republic of Singapore Air Force's Oakey Detachment in operating a brand new fleet of CH-47F helicopters at Exercise Wallaby 2021 in Queensland, Australia.

// Producer & Editor Koh Eng Beng

// Cameraman Zakee Teo

// Photographer Tedd Jong

Tags Chinook CH-47F Oakey Detachment Deck Landing Vertical Replenishment Exercise Wallaby 2021-ppl
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