Jim Glasser, R.A.F. Malaya, 1951-52

Jeff is happy to be contacted if only just to talk about times in Aden/Malaya. Please email him at:jeff_glasser@btinternet.com

If anyone can identify some of these locations, we would be happy to hear from you. Please send the picture number and the location to James@britains-smallwars.com

Thanks to Laurence M Bean for the information on these photos.

Please click on the pictures to enlarge.

1: This shows the old children's play area at the top of Penang Hill, also known as Bukit Bendera. The playground has now gone and the area is occupied by several makan(food) and souvenir stalls.	2: This shows the Strawberry Hill Tea Kiosk. This is a well known landmark on Penang Hill and is still there. The place got its name because of the strawberries that were grown here during the early days of the colony. It was always good to sit in the garden area of this Kiosk and take in the views of Georgetown below whilst sipping a cool bevy!	3: This shows the Crag Hotel. It later became an international school, Uplands, but is now derelict.
4: This is a view taken at the Bottom Station of the Penang Hill Funicular Railway, looking up towards the Middle Station. It shows the two carriages in the passing loop halfway down this section.	5: A views of two of the viaducts on the Penang Hill Railway. I think, but am not certain, that these are on the lower section.	6: A views of two of the viaducts on the Penang Hill Railway. I think, but am not certain, that these are on the lower section.
7: This shows a view of the top section of the funicular railway just below the Top Station. The only tunnel on the railway can be seen top left, just below the Top Station.	8: Funicular railway, is a view looking from the Middle Station towards the Top Station.	9: Funicular railway, is the passing loop on the top section of line.
10: Funicular railway, a views of a carriage either approaching or leaving the Top Station.	11: Funicular railway, a views of a carriage either approaching or leaving the Top Station.	12: Funicular railway, is taken about a third of the way up the lower section of the railway on the Bottom Station to Middle Station part. It shows the carriages in the passing loop of that section.
A contributor writes: The Top Station of this railway stands at about 2400 feet above sea level. In the late sixties, when I was posted here, I worked at a radar station on Western Hill, about 5 Kms from the Top Station. So, it was almost a daily trog up the hill by this railway to get to work!
Avro Lincoln, Malaya, 1951.	D.C.3. Malayan Airways, 1951	D.U.K.W. abandoned, Malaya 1951
Electra, Indonesion Airways, 1951	Invitation. Malaya 1951	Jim Glasser, R.A.F. Malaya, 1951-52 Cpl. 'Jim' Glasser is first R.A.F. man, front left. ( with forage cap)
I have been reliably informed that the crashed Mosquito aircraft, shown below, was at R.A.F. Labuan, and was the result of a collapsed undercarriage on landing due to the aircraft striking a 20ft high obstacle off the end of the runway. (believed monument in a Cemetery.) The Mosquito was almost certainly a PR 34. PF672, of 81 Sqn. Apparently there were no casualties.
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