Death of RSAF Serviceman after Tunnel Crawl

Parliament of Singapore · 21 November 2011

Official Report, 21 November 2011, Vol 88, Issue 7 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Lim Wee KiakNg Eng Hen
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Dr Lim Wee Kiak asked the Minister for Defence what are the steps taken to prevent a recurrence of the unfortunate incident relating to the death of an RSAF serviceman after performing a tunnel crawl through an F-5 aircraft engine component during a "welcome ceremony" at Paya Lebar Air Base on 24 April 2009.

Dr Ng Eng Hen: After the incident, the Republic of Singapore Air Force has reviewed all the components of the welcoming activities and removed the crawl into the F-5 aircraft's engine intake from these activities since May 2009.

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Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 21 November 2011. Republished on SGParliament.