commander, Malayan Auxiliary Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Ronald Ramsay Rae, took the salute at the farewell parade held at the unit's headquarters at the old Kallang Airport. Air Vice-Marshal Rae was also the Air Officer Commanding, No. 224 Group, RAF. Three months later on 23 September 1960, a final parade was held at Kallang again, this time to mark the disbandment of the Singapore Wing of the MAAF. Wing Commander K. H. Tan, DFC, the unit's Commanding Officer and Squadron Leader Jimmy K.T. Chew came in for special mention. Wing Commander Tan Kay Hai was one of the 114 Singapore wartime pilots who were sent to Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). Shot down over France in June 1944 after the Normandy Landings, he was captured, but escaped within eight months and made his way to England. His operations with the RAF won him the Distinguished Flying Cross. Squadron Leader Jimmy Chew also saw service with the RAF during the war. He was a prisoner of the Japanese in Java for three and a half years. The disbandment of the Singapore Wing brought to a close the short, but colourful existence of this volunteer organisation. References Notes Bibliography Captain Teo Yew Chiak, Turbulent Times & Service in the MAAF RAF Aircraft Serials PA100-RZ999, Air Britain (History) Publications. External links Royal Air Force wings Military units and formations established in 1950 Military units and formations disestablished in 1960 Aviation in Singapore Military of Singapore under British rule