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Q&A WITH CHINOOK PILOT AT EX WALLABY 2021

25 Oct 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

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