Sir, – I refer to the fine tribute to Brigadier Mark Noble (NR108/4) and would point out one detail that could be challenged, that in respect of command of Naval Air Stations. HMS Simbang (RNAS Sembawang) was commanded by Royal Marines officers during at least part of the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s while also home to the Fleet Amphibious Forces Base Far East. Sembawang may not have matched Yeovilton for breadth of aviation but was nevertheless hosting many disembarked helicopter squadrons and flights over the period as well as being home to the Brigade Air Squadron and, for the final two…
