{"id":2915,"date":"2022-06-28T17:27:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T09:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meowtainpeople.com\/?p=2915"},"modified":"2023-05-09T08:51:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T00:51:17","slug":"lenggong-crash-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meowtainpeople.com\/zh\/lenggong-crash-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenggong Bomber Crash Site: Bristol Brigand RH755 (British Royal Air Force)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lenggong is a town in Perak, packed with many prehistoric wonders, with\u00a0<\/span>Lenggong Valley<\/a>\u00a0\/ Gua Harimau as the most important archeological site in Peninsular Malaysia, paired with ancient meteor crash site at\u00a0<\/span>Bukit Bunuh<\/a>, and Supervolcano Toba ash formation at\u00a0<\/span>Bukit Sapi<\/a>. Another less known historic treasure is the remains of British Royal Air Force (RAF)\u2019s Bristol Brigand serial number RH755, crashed in Bintang Hijau Forest Reserve.<\/span><\/p>

The crash of RH755 took place on 3rd of May 1952, during the\u00a0<\/span>Malayan Emergency<\/a>. On that day, Bristol Brigand RH755 took part in a bombing run, along with other 3 aircrafts, against the Malayan National Liberation Army in the Malaya forest. After the first two aircrafts fired their 16 rounds of rocket, the Bristol Brigand Bomber got into its position for the rocket dive.<\/span><\/p>

Tragedy struck as soon as the first rocket was fired, one of the Bristol Brigand RH755\u2019s wings was seen broken off, and the aircraft crashed right into the jungle, blowing up into flames. All three crews were declared Killed-In-Action, and their remains were recovered 6 years later and buried in\u00a0<\/span>Cheras War Cemetery<\/a>. You may find the details in this\u00a0<\/span>record of Terry Stringer<\/a>, a Royal Air Force crew who was to be on board the RH755 during the day of the crash, but a duty call took him to another mission instead.<\/span><\/p>

In the following hike, I joined\u00a0<\/span>Trailblazer Hiking Club Malaysia (THCM)<\/a>\u00a0for an expedition in Bintang Hijau Forest Reserve, in search of the remains of the crashed RH755 Bomber. Along the trail, we also found a crater-like depression on the ground, believed to be resulted from one of the rocket explosions during the bombing run.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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