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Air Force retires Bolkow 105 helicopters
February 5, 2022
The Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) has retired its entire fleet of MBB Bolkow 105 helicopters after 41 years of service in a ceremony at the Air Movement Centre (AMC), Rimba Air Force Base. The retirement ceremony of the fleet, which operated under No 1 Wing, Operations Group, was attended by officers and personnel of RBAirF, most of whom had served with the Bolkow 105.
Commander of RBAirF Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim was the guest of honour.
The ceremony began with a speech from the guest of honour followed by the signing of a replica of BAF 707: Change of Serviceability Log, which marked the official retirement of the fleet. The Commander of RBAirF was then shown a video montage that included a brief history and journey of the Bolkow 105 in RBAirF.
The ceremony continued with the presentation of mementoes from 12 Squadron and 52 Squadron to the RBAirF and the Commander of RBAirF.
The ceremony concluded with a tour that showcased photos of former personnel of 12 Squadron and 52 Squadron and memorial parts of the aircraft, followed by a group photo session with the aircraft and personnel.
The retirement of MBB Bolkow 105 fleet ceremony was hosted by Acting Squadron Commander of 12 Squadron Major (U) Mohd Adi Faiz bin Haji Abu Bakar who has maintained his flying currency since 2014 and has clocked a total of 800 flying hours on the aircraft.
The MBB Bolkow 105 was a German-made aircraft first introduced into No 2 Squadron, Air Wing in 1981 with six helicopters. Before local personnel took over in 1993, the fleet was entirely administered and maintained by REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering), British Army Loan Service.
Equipped with the Sura Rocket system, it was intended to boost the nation’s defence and organisation’s overall operational preparedness by launching rocket projectiles at ground targets, providing air to ground support as well as close air support for ground troops. In 2003, the system was replaced with a new rocket system from Belgium known as Forges De Zeebrugge (FZ Rocket) that travels twice the speed of sound with up to 10 kilometres radius.
Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) has retired its entire fleet of MBB Bolkow 105 helicopters after 41 years of service in a ceremony at the Air Movement Centre, Rimba Air Force Base. Commander of RBAirF Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim was the guest of honour at the event. PHOTO: MINDEF
- Borneo Bulletin Online.
Pesawat Bolkow 105 tamat perkhidmatan
February 5, 2022
Oleh Salawati Haji Yahya
Gambar serahan Kementerian Pertahanan
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 4 FEB – Pesawat helikopter MBB Bolkow 105 milik Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) di bawah kawalan Cawangan Nombor 1, Kumpulan Gerakan telah menamatkan perkhidmatannya hari ini setelah berkhidmat selama 41 tahun bersama TUDB sejak 1981.
Majlis Penamatan Perkidmatan Pesawat Bolkow 105 yang berlangsung di Pusat Pergerakan Udara, Pengkalan Udara Rimba telah dihadiri oleh sebahagian anggota yang pernah berkhidmat bersama pesawat Bolkow 105 itu.
Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat pada majlis tersebut ialah Pemerintah TUDB, Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim yang seterusnya menyampaikan ucapan sempena penamatan perkhidmatan pesawat Bolkow 105.
Menurut kenyataan yang diberikan Kementerian Pertahanan, majlis itu dipengerusikan oleh Pemangku Pegawai Memerintah 12 Skuadron, Mejar (U) Mohd Adi Faiz, yang masih mengekalkan currency penerbangan bersama Bolkow 105 sejak 2014 dan mencatatkan hampir 800 jam penerbangan dengan pesawat tersebut.
Kemudian majlis tersebut diteruskan dengan penyampaian cenderahati kenangan kepada TUDB daripada 12 Skuadron dan 52 Skuadron serta cenderahati khas kepada pemerintah TUDB.
Pemerintah TUDB turut mengisytiharkan penamatan perkhidmatan dengan menandatangani replika dokumen BAF 707: Change of Serviceability Log yang merupakan penandatanganan terakhir dokumen pesawat tersebut sebelum ia tamat secara rasmi daripada perkhidmatan.
Pemerintah TUDB seterusnya menyaksikan tayangan klip video mengenai perjalanan sejarah Bolkow 105.
Kenyataan menjelaskan, pesawat Bolkow 105 yang didatangkan dari Jerman mula berkhidmat bersama Cawangan Udara di bawah operasi Nombor 2 Skuadron pada 1981 dengan kekuatan enam buah pesawat.
Ia dikendalikan sepenuhnya dari segi pentadbiran dan penyelenggaraan oleh Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (REME), British Army Loan Service, sebelum diambil alih sepenuhnya oleh anggota tempatan mulai 1993.
Helikopter tersebut dilengkapi dengan sistem roket Sura yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan sistem pertahanan negara yang berkesan dengan kemampuan penembakan udara ke bumi (air to ground) dan sokongan pertahanan jarak dekat (close air support).
Pada 2003, sistem roket tersebut diganti dengan sistem roket baharu dari Belgium iaitu Forges De Zeebrugge (roc-ket FZ) yang boleh mencapai jarak hingga 10 kilometer.
Terdapat 36 orang juruterbang Bolkow 105 sepanjang perkhidmatannya dan jumlah keseluruhan penerbangan telah mencapai 32,000 jam bagi kesemua pesawat Bolkow 105.
Sebelum mengakhiri majlis dengan sesi bergambar ramai bersama pesawat dan anggota-anggota Bolkow 105, pemerintah TUDB dijemput menyaksikan pameran Galeri Kenangan yang memaparkan gambar-gambar serta alat-alat kenangan pesawat dan anggota pernah berkhidmat di dalamnya.
- Media Permata Online.
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