RAF Go Back To Malaya | The Story Of Dakota KN630
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Anniversary of Dakota KN630 crash in Malaysian jungle.
Watch the incredible story documenting the 2008 recovery of the remains of the crew and passengers of RAF Dakota KN630.
For nearly 60 years their remains laid deep inside the Malaysian jungle in a shallow grave, but thanks to the misdirection of a letter to the Malaysian Tourist Office in November 2007 the crew and passengers of Royal Air Force Dakota KN630 were finally been laid to rest in the Cheras Road Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur in 2012 - 62 years after the aircraft went down.
The Dakota aircraft took off from Changi airfield in Singapore on 25th August 1950 on a target marking sortie for Lincoln Bombers tasked to destroy Communist insurgent camps. After one successful sweep the aircraft suffered catastrophic engine failure and crashed into a ravine killing all 12 on board including the RAF crew of three and four Royal Army Service Corps Despatchers. Due to the prevailing security risk and the inhospitable terrain, a rescue party were forced to bury the remains in makeshift graves close to the crash site.
58 years later, the 82-year-old brother of the aircraft’s navigator Geoffrey Carpenter wrote to the Malaysian Tourist Office asking for a map of the area but due to a twist of fate his letter fell into the hands of a military officer in the Malaysian High Commission in London who passed the details to colleagues in Kuala Lumpur.
“All I ever wanted was a map, just a map to see where he crashed” said Dennis Carpenter from Croydon in Surrey. “I knew he crashed somewhere in the jungle but I just wanted to see the spot for myself on a map.”
In 2008, an expedition funded by the Malaysian government was launched by a 150 strong team of military, police, specialist forensic archaeologists and civilian search teams, and in another stroke of luck on the last day of searching whilst facing rising flood waters, they recovered human remains. Following analysis, they were confirmed as belonging to the crew and passengers of the Dakota.
In 2012, following an extensive search by staff at the Ministry of Defence’s Service Personnel and Veterans Agency the relatives of all but one on board were traced and invited to attend the commemorative and committal service at the Cheras Road Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery. During a 40-minute ceremony Dennis was presented with the Union flag which dressed the single coffin in recognition of his determination and work to see all the crew and passengers receive the burial they deserved.
In a symbolic gesture, the single coffin was carried jointly by members of the Royal Air Force’s Queen’s Colour Squadron and 47 Air Despatch Squadron Royal Logistics Corps from whose former Commanding Officer Colonel Sean English read the exhortation; “There is something very personal to the air despatch community whenever you bury someone from that community. We hold our forbearers very dear and there is a clear linkage for the soldiers of today with the soldiers of the 1950s."
Following the burial service during which a lone bugler from the Royal Gurkha Rifles played the last post, the families were presented with Elizabeth crosses by the British Defence Adviser Captain Kenneth Taylor RN in recognition of the loss and sacrifice of their loved ones.
2008 footage filmed by Cpl Robertson
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Thanks for not allowing the Dutch to colonize Malaya in those days. Thanks for ensuring most of our northern Malay states safe from Siamese occupation (except Satun, Yala, Singgora, Narathiwat, and Pattani which are in Thailand territory today). Thanks for building us railways and roads. Thanks for implementing systematic administration in our land. Thanks for limiting our feudal's power. Thanks for fighting the Communists with us. Thanks for fending off the Indonesians attack in the 60's.
Thank you Great Britain, though we paid you with our tin, gold, iron ore, and billion dollars worth of raw materials.
My paternal uncle Geoffrey Carpenter was the navigator on this flight. The process to locate the aircraft was instigated after my father Dennis Carpenter made contact with the Malaysian High Commission. This followed a visit to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, shortly after the Armed Forces Memorial opened in 2007, which we visited to view Geoff's name.
My family are indebted to the RAF, MOD and partner agencies for their Herculean efforts to recover the bodies of all the deceased. The 70th anniversary of the crash fell just last week on 20/08/20.
Co-incidentally I came across of this video clip on 24th August 2021.A few days after 71st anniversary of the crash.RIP Geoffrey Carpenter and all the British Servicemen who perished in this plane crash..Al Fatihah buat Allahyarham Constable Muhammad bin Abd Jalil..Tq for all that you hv done.
My grandfather isthe first REME unit served in Singapore, named SirJohn Harold's Hendricks Souza, I'm still have his badge, married local and we are living as Malaysia citizen
It was an honour to conduct the DNA testing of the remains. Thank you for the trust and patience. Dealing with small bone fragments of more than 50 years old was not easy at all. I'm relieved that all the remains were finally and peacefully laid with respect.
One of many sad and tragic events of the Malayan Emergency, the fight against the Communist terrorists. May their names be remembered.
I remember drafting an approval paper for government approval and an amount of budget for this mission on the Malaysian Ministry of Defence end. Great to see it all came along well after 12 years. May they rest in peace.
Malaysian Army was great in describing the mean of 'OrangBerbudiKitaBerbahasa' when launcn a recovery opration for them..Adap+Adat..a proper Malay-Malaysian ethics been shown..Saluted..💪🔥
the Malaysian Ministry of Defense are good people. I have met and spoke to them on the issue of welfare for soldiers in the east coast of Sabah.
Is it sad how politics left them the lowest in the priority list. Malaysia is in dire need to reform and modernized its military and bring it to par to at least NATO standards. That is the minimum.
"si vis pacem parabellum"
may peace prevail forever in Malaysia.
may her sovereignty prevail until the end of time.
God bless Malaysia.
#adab
#adaptif
Sad.. it crashed into the dense impenetrable jungle of Gunong Tahan, the main ridge of Peninsular Malaya.
Hard to watch cause the music is so loud and the commentary is very quite
Sorry Bob, we'll make sure this doesn't happen again. We hope you enjoyed the video
Salute to all of them.
Really interesting but hard to hear because of the music
Glad you enjoyed the video Clara. Sorry for the music, won't happen again
Really interesting video also quite sad
A very strong story, but a great one none the less
RIP. Respect!! God Bless. Thank you for your service. 🙏🙏🙏
british is really good with our jungles i remember my grandfather told us
Very sad. Having served in Malaysia with our army, i feel some empathy towards the people killed.
We will remember them
The Royal Air Force and be the very best. The Story of Dakota KN630 for remembrance, Malaysian Government.
Thank u raaf raf... Good nation @tribe
Very sobering , particularly as I have about 1400 hrs on the Dak.
Thank you for your time flying. We hope it was special watching back
May I ask who you were flying for?
I'm Malaysian
Hi I rlly want to be a RAF F35 or Typhoon pilot when Im older
Good luck with that sir
Do you do air cadets?
That sounds great, hopefully, you will be in the cockpit in no time. Make sure to keep up to date with all the information you need: www.raf.mod.uk/recruitment/roles/roles-finder/aircrew/pilot
The Rhodesian Air force also have in recent years been to crash sites of Puma 164, the Hawker Hunter crash of Brian Gordon and the Canberra crash of Kevin Pienkie and Brian Gordon. RIP.
In Mozambique
Agree, cut the pointless music.
Thats day empire clean from any corrupt agendas. 🙋♂️RIP💐
Excellent
good doco spoiled by inappropriate heavy drumming music
Lest we forget…
It should strictly be a military ops not involving the police.
Why like that? In fact, the Police involved were all paramilitary police unit. Police Field Force. Directly involved in Malayan Emergency.
@@seanfire7679 yup some could've been members of the VAT 69 of PDRM, an elite tactical force primarily based at Ulu Kinta, Perak
Hindi na po ba nakita ang mga skeletons nila?
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