| Landing at Labis | |||||||
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| Part of theIndonesia–Malaysia confrontation | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom New Zealand Malaysia |  Indonesia | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 98 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 killed | 32 killed 62 captured | ||||||
TheLanding at Labis was anairborne landing byIndonesian paratroopers on 2 September 1964 nearLabis,Johore,Malaysia during theIndonesia–Malaysia confrontation.
Transported in threeIndonesian Air ForceC-130 Hercules aircraft, which had set off fromJakarta, only two aircraft managed to reach the target drop zone, the third aircraft crashed into theStraits of Malacca while trying to evadeinterception by aNo. 64 Squadron RAFJavelin FAW.9 launched fromRAF Tengah, Singapore.[1] Tropical storms dispersed the parachute drop around Labis, about 100 miles (160 km) north ofSingapore with 98 paratroopers being inserted. The landing zone was close to the camp of the1/10th Gurkha Rifles (1st Battalion, 10th GR, who were later joined in mopping-up operations by the1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (1 RNZIR) who were stationed nearMalacca with the28th Commonwealth Brigade.
Under the overall command of4th Malaysian Infantry Brigade, operations to round up the 98 paratroopers took about a month. 1 RNZIR and 1/10th Gurkhas accounted for all but eight of the paratroopers, killing 32 and capturing 62 of the intruders at the cost of a New Zealand major killed.[2] Patrols continued throughout the area around Labis throughout October.
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