Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force

Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force
Active1936–1941
Country Straits Settlements
Branch Volunteer Reserves
TypeReserve air force
Part of Malaya Command
Garrison/HQSingapore

The Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force (SSVAF) was a military reserve force in the Straits Settlements, while they were under British rule, assisting the Royal Air Force (RAF) as an auxiliary. The SSVAF was the first volunteer air force in a British colony.

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