Butterworth

Many families lived on Butterworth in Tan Sai Gin, Robina Park and Bagan Ajam. Any contributions of photographs of these areas for this page are welcome.

(Courtesy Frank Shilton)

1969
Sheriff Store, Robina Park

Butterworth Base Pool	(Courtesy Wade Halvorson) 2003		(Courtesy Pam Rackley)	(Courtesy raf-butterworth-penang-association.co.uk)
	(Courtesy Mike Greyson) 1966	(Courtesy Mike Greyson) 1966
Robina Park	1969 Aeral view of Robina Park with Tan Sai Gin in background		1967 Aerial view of a newly built Tan Sai Gin
Races	1967 Butterworth Motorcycle Club races		1967 Go Karts

RAAF Base	(Courtesy Frank Shilton) 1970 Base main gate	1967 Locals working in the aircraft hangar	1967 DC3 VIP Flight	1967 Sabre taking off
	1968 A Sabre having returned to Butterworth from Ubon, Thailand, for the last time. The American Airforce humorously decorated the plane by placing stickers all over it.		1967 Crash land due to parachute fail to open	1967 Part of 77 Squadron standing in front of a Sabre 77 Squadron Following the acquisition of Avon-Sabre aircraft in 1956 the squadron departed Australia for Butterworth, returning to Australia in 1969.
	1967 Radio RAAF Butterworth Announcer (to be confirmed)		1992 Officers Mess	(Courtesy Martin Black) 1974 Bagan Ajam This is what a Mirage pilot would see from his cockpit whilst doing circuits and bumps from the airfield. Tan Sai Gin and Robina Park were also in the flight path.