60 at Tengah was joined by 64 Sqdn in 1964 to form a joint squadron because of the Indonesian confrontation. Four aircraft at a time rotated out to Kuching (Sarawak) and Labuan (2 to each location).
Sorties did border patrols and escorted Beverley/Hastings forward supply airdrops.
Initially the QRA pans at Kuching were PSP which did no good to tyres if turned on the pan, so they stopped on the runway and tractor backed on - we got pretty good at swift ground handling.
AI17 radar Plessey plugs were always tracking causing fuses to blow; we developed a system where we disconnected all of them and reconnected in a clever order where the one that blew the fuse when connected was the faulty one. It was a non-trivial exercise to work out the order.
I posted a pic a while back of a Kuching aircraft, showing appropriate protective clothing/H&S. Yes, the firestreaks are live.
