This 1993 photograph shows Seletar Air Base, at 140B Piccadilly (from Western Avenue). The British government decided to build an air field in Singapore in 1923, and selected the 600-acre site at Seletar. Today, the Singapore government has announced plans for Seletar Air Base to be developed into an aviation hub. Title devised by Library staff.

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From the Lee Kip Lin Collection. All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

Subjects

• Commerce and Industry>>Transportation
• Architecture and Landscape>>Streets and Places
• Air bases--Singapore--Photographs
• Airports--Singapore--Photographs