During the 1960s, it was the base for nine squadrons and became the RAF's busiest-ever station as well as the biggest staging post for the RAF between the United Kingdom and Singapore.
Tijekom 1960-ih, bila je bazom devet odreda i postala je najuposlenijom RAF-ovom postajom ikad, kao i najveće parkiralište za RAF između Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva i Singapura.