Operation Thunderbolt: Singapore Airlines Flight 117 | March 1991

In March 1991, Singapore Airlines Flight 117 was taken over by 4 men affiliated to the Pakistan People's Party. After hours of negotiations, which eventually broke down, Commando's from the Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation were ordered to retake the aircraft, under the codename of Operation Thunderbolt.
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[@ura3254]

_''There's no such thing as overkill''_ -Singapore commandos.

[@maplesyrup6529]

A illegal Bad Hombre from Tijuana there is kill, and kill faster

[@canineatnight6026]

*fire the person 5 times*

[@saltymonke3682]

SAF HQ: So what's your plan? SAF Commando: Breach and Double tap lah...

[@coldxmlpromax9550]

Lol HAHAHAHAHA

[@coldxmlpromax9550]

Proud to be Singaporean

[@alecfoster4413]

LOL!!! Funny comment lah!

[@migraine461]

LMAO

[@X.Y.Z.07]

Walahwe

[@benmatthews3190]

It always impresses me how universally disciplined the Special Forces are around the world.

[@MultiNacho8]

It mostly has to do with the fact that they cross train with spec ops from various other countries, so they mostly share the same skillset and techniques.

[@foreignbeggar3783]

for real. could you imagine if they sent in the *real* special forces? oh man. someone would forget their drool bib, a sippy cup for another kid. oh, and there’d always be that one who ALWAYS forgot to wear his helmet. or would put it on then take it off and laugh. what a word we live in. i wish someone would make that idea a movie.

[@diligentone-six2688]

There are no room for mistakes and mishaps. It's life and death for every Elite unit.

[@404meowingtons]

Fantastic video. You have a very unique style of content and I hope to see more as I’m sitting here quarantined and bored as fuck.

[@diligentone-six2688]

@Tediuki Suzuki you think Americans always lost a Battle? Think again, they've done a number of successful ops than the world has to count.

[@saltylad2107]

So they hijack a Singaporean aircraft, fly it to Singapore, then demand Pakistan release prisoners. *Impeccable logic*

[@seijiedmundson2932]

lmao

[@asl3151]

I'm sorry but it's called ... . . . . . . . . . 'PAXTAN '

[@rurrochman]

Salty Lad this is big brain time

[@scottyman78]

it is really.. more political pressure would of been applied if the incident went down in Sidney over Karachi...

[@brendanzhang7488]

i know,like what is Singapore gonna do.order pakistan to release the pakistan goverment gonna denied

[@up2wind81]

7 shots to the head? Geez, that commando must be damn pissed off. Ruined his early morning sleep.

[@ystoh133]

I think he said several

[@lowzhiheng]

@@ystoh133 watch again, he said 7 shots to the head

[@Prof.Mokster57]

5 shots to the chest too. This guy cfm damm fcking dulan. Knnbccb ruin limpeh's night to rest properly

[@jengofett1236]

We singaporeans hate it when things ruin our mornings xD

[@jackfrost81]

It was several.

[@RadioactiveSherbet]

30 seconds from breaching to all terrorists dead? Man, those Singaporean commandos don't mess around!

[@randomgaming559]

terrorist is not negotiable..shoot to kill i guess

[@emeritusdavidteo5553]

@@randomgaming559 Yes, the negotiation was done at the front end by civilians and homeland security staffers. When the commandos were activated to storm the plane, they're not going in there to talk terms.

[@gabriel.hongkong]

The terrorists have chosen death

[@Zxymr]

Breaching comes with a wave of surprise which propagates through the area, and it's important for the commandos to "ride the breach". This means quickly neutralising hostiles while moving through the area before giving them a chance to even think on their feet, and lethal force is almost necessary. Once the element of surprise is lost, the breach becomes exceedingly harder. Every second wasted is a dire cost.

[@rahmatshaari7596]

They NO WEAPON

[@drangerstanger]

I've had the privilege of meeting one of the commandos involved in the raid. He was my Division RSM during my NS days. I still remember him walking over to me to ask a question. He looked completely badass and had tons of badges on his chest. All I could think of was "Oh shit, what did I do?"

[@terminox]

H.K.L.?

[@johnwig285]

Talking about badges, i look at the conscript commandos alr im amazed by the number of jumps they did within 2 years like damn bruhh local airborne, Indonesia airborne & Thailand airborne badges all 3 within 2 years??? & I saw 1 photo whereby some even train in the snow like wtheck was that in the US?

[@dinkleywinkley6476]

good for you

[@furukawatakeru1800]

Rino Chan ?

[@harrychen574]

The commander of that team gave me funding for a successful W.I.T.S. project because, the damn thing actually worked.

[@starm1lo384]

Other Special Forces: "Take them out with a well-placed shot, alright?" SAF Commando: *"My goals are beyond your understanding."*

[@lee-oh1vy]

*proceeds to land 600 shots in the head*

[@YCbrawlstars]

us special forces actually shoot targets over 30 times, even if they are already down on the floor

[@jonastan6465]

@@YCbrawlstars bro how high were you when you typed that

[@Prometheus574]

The SAF special forces should have beheaded the terrorists and show it infront of camera towards Pakistani media. At least the Pakistan government will fear us.

[@yx6440]

@@Prometheus574 nah what if they take that as a threat and attempt war

[@MrLolx2u]

Command: "We need to secure the hostage and ensure everyone is safe" Commando: LANJIAO! Enemy over there! Hoot ah! *shoots 4 rounds into enemy head*

[@medditor3863]

LMAO WTF

[@natsucooks]

Rofl this is on point

[@maplesyrup6529]

SG for the win, no one can understand our callouts

[@Chocolatte2006]

Its to ensure they use up all rounds and avoid having to return any spare ammunition! Just think of all that administrative work and waiting at the ammo dump....( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@last5902]

😂

[@stefanschleps8758]

In thirty seconds all the hijackers were neutralised. And none of the passengers were injured. Big ups to the Singapore Special Forces for executing a perfect text-book example of how its done. And thanks to L.F.E. for sharing this with us. Peace, through strength.

[@spencergrout6320]

Holy shit I’m genuinely in awe of how this was successfully done

[@StabbyJoe135]

British SF: single shot to the head Singaorian SF: quickly finish him off with 7 shots to the face... Oh you have a spare mag? Any of the passengers wanna have a few shots at him as well? Might as well spend it while we're here

[@boingobadger9846]

Lol

[@milklegend9921]

They are just pissed because there is usually no criminal activity in Singapore as weapons are banned and only military or police are allowed.

[@audeamus7388]

Singaporean* You weren't even close!

[@stonks9755]

@@audeamus7388 lmao

[@LeNumidium]

@@audeamus7388 The person is maybe not English Native speaker, be nice, not everyone has a good english, i do not, as for instance.

[@MrShysterme]

I love how right after the action, one of the leaders gave an impromptu, reassuring, and humble short speech to the passengers.

[@jimmymc10021]

If it was a UK or US unit we would have 30 books, a mini series and a Hollywood blockbuster!

[@50centswarlord]

Lmao 😂 I

[@adventussaxonum448]

@Daniel Byrne or Sierra Leone? "Operation Certain Death"

[@SuccessforLifester]

@Daniel Byrne Who Dares Win and there was another one more recent, 6 Days

[@yongshankoh7344]

How do you tell a story that lasted 30 seconds and stretch it into a 90min long movie? No way!

[@SuccessforLifester]

@@yongshankoh7344 Last time there was a series of Airport films. Whole film is boring while waiting for the disaster to take place. Actually this hostage situation lasted more than 30 sec. Can incorporate a lot of other scenarios

[@lychvy8023]

One thing worth mentioning that I recall reading from somewhere: the moving of the plane to another location for refuelling was a strategic decision. The SOF operators had done numerous hijack rescue training rehearsals at that exact same spot for the same aircraft model hence, reducing the preparation time required for the real operation.

[@fishbucket8607]

Spetsnaz be like: What plane? What Hostages? Fuze charge deployed!

[@projectdcb7525]

no spetznaz would be like, why breach plane when you can instead air lift the plane out of there and shoot the terrorists in mid air

[@olengagallardo8551]

Nobody would dare hijack a russian airliner,they'll be too scared🇷🇺

[@davidh9844]

@@olengagallardo8551 The Russians have their problems. Frankly, I really appreciate their naval tactics when it comes to dealing with Somali pirates. They tend to be somewhat less tolerant towards them than our beloved president Obama da Kenyan was.

[@oakoakoak2219]

@@davidh9844 And you do realized that lack of tolerant also meant that their response to terrorist attack in mainland Russia, whilst eliminate all terrorists, come with a heavy price tag of civilian lives? i.e. Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis and Beslan School Siege. heavy-handed method is not always ideal

[@Floppy1932]

More like the terrorists will become the hostages if they take over a Russian plane

[@TWJYILY]

I worked under one of the Commandos who boarded Flight 117, dude is a through and through hardcore soldier. His office is covered from top to bottom with awards lol.

[@davidh9844]

Nice to know he's on our side!

[@rpcheesman]

Thirty seconds from breach to conclusion. That's nuts. Everyone apart from the hijackers surviving. Incredible job.

[@deadpooldeadpool665]

Why would they kill them though? Did they kill anyone?

[@teckkeeang4363]

⁠ so are you saying until they kill someone then the commando can shoot back? Why not you offer yourself to free one of the hostage since they have not kill anyone? When the high jacker embark on the mission, they should expect the worse outcome. They should choose a country with weak government who will compromise.

[@Buddhi011]

A clean and neat operation which shows that in many countries, there are teams ready 24/7 to deal with situations where civilian lives are at stake. And military men mostly will put bad guys to sleep. There have been so many plane hijackings in the past, it must be hard to choose from:)) Very well made narrated with calm voice and spooky tunes!

[@alec8739]

They hijacked a plane with "117". What did they expect to happen when they hijacked Master Chiefs plane.

[@zarifaniq7555]

Nice reference lmao

[@ChocManus]

This is probably why they named him 117

[@freddyfrog70]

Seriously this batch of commandos are tough as nails, I was lucky to be under one of the commandos who was in this exercise. Training was hell but during downtime, man became the unit’s father figure.

[@yiguang1170]

The strike team was from the Special Operations Force(SOF) within the Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation. It was a secret unit formed for counter-terrorist operations. At the time of the incident, all credit was given to the commandos as the existence of such a unit was kept secret. It was many years later before the existence of this unit was revealed.

[@weeklygamer7]

Easily one of the best channels on YT. So much work and detail put into the research and the process of making the video. Kudos.

[@muazazman3999]

As a Malaysian. I'm kinda jealous that Malaysia not got the opportunity to do the unicorn of special operation. Aircraft hijacking is extremely tough. Not many countries have successfully pulled off successful airplane rescue. But respect to Singapore SOF

[@muhdaffiq8415]

siapa kata Malaysia xde? cuba check Operasi Fajar di Somalia tu

[@rahmatshaari7596]

Paskal?

[@davidh9844]

Israel. 1976. Entebbe, Uganda. I've always looked on that as Israel's gift to both the world and the United States for our 200th Independence Anniversary. In addition to saving 102 hostages, they destroyed a quarter of Uganda's air force. I'm very happy that Singapore did not have to top that feat! The current Prime Minister of Israel's older brother was killed during the operation. He commanded it.

[@muazazman3999]

@@muhdaffiq8415 maksud aku aircraft hijacking. Rescue penumpang kapal terbang lain sop and tactics daripada rescue kapal laut. Aku bukan kutuk SOF kita. Cuma kalau Malaysia dapat peluang untuk selamat tebusan kapal terbang. Memang dah lengkap semua misi pasukan khas kita. Sebab PASKAL pernah buat ship hijacking rescue di Somalia dan semasa Orkim Harmony di rampas. GGK pernah buat mission direct action kat Lahad Datu dan Bosnia. PASKAU pernah buat JTAC/CAS masa ops Daulat. UTK pernah selamat tebusan ditahan banduan penjara pudu. Tinggal satu mission ja Malaysia x pernh buat. Aircraft hijacking rescue. US dengan UK kalau tak silap tak pernah dapat peluang sama. Setahu aku yang pernah selamat penumpang kapal terbang masa hijacking Perancis (GIGN), Germany (GSG9), Israel (Sayaret Matkal), Bangladesh (Bangladesh Commando), Singapura (Singapore SOF)

[@muazazman3999]

@@rahmatshaari7596 Ops Fajar is a maritime hijacking. Maksud aku bukan semua negara dapat peluang untuk selamat penumpang kapal terbang. US, UK pun xprnh buat aircraft hijacking rescue. Aku bukan nak kutuk SOF kita. Lahad Datu, Somalia, Bosnia tunjuk bukti pengalaman anggota kita

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Fantastic video and a perfectly executed operation. Must have been a shock when those breaching charges went off - all dead 30 seconds later.

[@roychui6694]

All told the operation took 7 secs. All terrorists dead. Frankly I can't think of any other operation as clinical and precise as this. In football terms, its like scoring a hat trick in five minutes flat.

[@enja001]

This was brain surgery level precision

[@wilsonhuber]

@@roychui6694 -a 'hat trick' is hockey not football

[@chaleur4112]

@@wilsonhuber soccer lad

[@Someone-ji2gm]

Wow the timing for when they breached the place was perfect. Right in time before a hostage was killed. Bravo!

[@edwinkwan4343]

I was delighted to watch the video, reliving memories from that day as a close proximity participant. The anti-hijack team is actually the Special Operations Force, an elite group within the Commandos Formation.

[@johnwig285]

Sorry i am honestly confused like arent the commandos, like even the conscript commandos technically under the SOF umbrella due to their unique skillset? Or are they considered SOF only if lets say the regular commandos undergo a specific SOF training after commando training? How about the Naval Diving Unit?

[@Fireblazer1996]

John Wig SOF is within commando formation , for ndu they have SWG ( special warfare group, something like seal teams ) and those are like how to say, “special operations” and basically they are the tier 1 teams correct me if im wrong but yea thats what from my understanding

[@50centswarlord]

John Wig it’s a combination of all elites from all the combat units , mainly commandos itself and guardsmen/ infantry personal etc ... they gather trained and send overseas helped train by the elite forces there .

[@joshuasoh6948]

theres no guardsmen. SOF are all regular commandos and NDU swg personnel

[@TWJYILY]

@@joshuasoh6948 Yup, there are no Guardsmen in SOTF. For personnel who've come over from Guards/ADF are considered Commandos once they've completed their crossover training.

[@ianyapxw]

Thank you for sharing this story; it is well known in Singapore. I served in the Singapore navy too about 10 years ago and now I have a certain level of maturity to look back and cherish my experiences

[@andyozzie7862]

Well done Singaporean’s! Been there several time’s on holidays and always impressed. Great country and people ! And love Singapore Airlines /

[@Buggsy61]

Hadn't heard of this before, so thanks for posting. A very professional job - well done Singapore.

[@giddysoo3640]

Each day Singapore is not at war, the SAF would have accomplished it's mission.

[@giddysoo3640]

@2017 Student WONG JUN JIE ANTHONY MFA works on diplomatic ties. The SAF provides the deterrence. It goes hand in hand. So the SAF would have accomplished it’s mission. Our military does not do offensive like US military. So it’s more of a defensive or deterrence to others.

[@BlueBull2604]

wow. very well said.

[@UhOhStinky.]

I was there when it happened. The SoF guys were assembled in all black with balaclava since 3am. They stood there all the time in their full attire waiting for the command to storm...which came only at 6:40am. I remember walking past them and telling myself I don’t envy any single one of them for they know they may die that very day. I hv nothing but the utmost respect for these guys. And I prayed to the Lord as I watched them stormed the plane that all will be well. My prayer was answered 1 min later 🙏😊. There were 2 “hiccups” though, which occurred prior and during the storming of the plane. I won’t mention what these are for only the people there knew what happened. One of these hiccups was mentioned in another post by someone here which I suspect many will gloss over it. All in all, they absolutely deserved the Medal of Valor. But take no credits away from the others who were involved too (the Ministers in Charge that day who had to make one of the toughest decisions in their lives to storm the plane, the chief police negotiator, the panel of executives comprising senior home affairs and defence personnel, all the other supporting personnel including those from the intelligence agencies). Kudos everyone. The memory’s still vividly in my mind ....

[@fartboystinks]

No plans survive the first contact of the enemy

[@deesww]

Now that you've mentioned it I am very curious as to what the hiccups were...

[@cheng3580]

Now this is epic. As a Singaporean this was a interesting show of force and shows we are competent.

[@FruitFlyKilla]

Another superb upload. You can really see how much time and effort you put in to these videos as the production value is excellent.

[@EDC-Europe]

Thanks! Been waiting for this one:)

[@mrm1cros492]

As always amazing content I’m amazed of the quality of these videos and all the research you do

[@tkamble1757]

Singapore is a Diplomatic country, we do not like to put up an aggressive front. However, if provoked we are not afraid to strike back, do not take our tame nature to be a sign of weakness.

[@crayon_logic444]

Even if it were the US or China to provoke you?

[@yuhinnn]

@@crayon_logic444 we're fucked bro

[@wzr3293]

One ICBM will evaporate us bro

[@achillesrodriguezxx3958]

@Snom Snom The US is our friend ever since the Vietnam War. My grandfather used to work with the Americans troops stationed here at the US logistic base during the Vietnam War as their personal driver. He always like told me the Americans would always ask him where to get alcohol and whores.

[@tymgamerz]

@@achillesrodriguezxx3958 did he find any

[@chenyl0525]

And we will never get to know the names of those brave men from the SOF.

[@bilbobigbollix7318]

Obviously must be a local talking about 'the cold morning air'!!! Bloody hell, I spent four years there and it never dropped below 28C!

[@FalbereChan]

well yes... we singaporeans do feel that mornings are pretty cold as that's the kind of climate we're used to.

[@tymgamerz]

30 degrees is pretty cold tbh

[@tymgamerz]

27 is air conditioner temp

[@FalbereChan]

@@tymgamerz Mine is 26

[@cancanjaker1620]

It does drop below 28 degrees. It just didn't feel like it.

[@buonafortuna8928]

Great job as usual LfE. I needed a pickup with this Covid shoite going on.

[@clonecaptainration2974]

Ngl this is one of the greatest feat of Singapore but rarely talked about even in schools

[@t4404]

lmfao why would they teach kids about a counter-terrorist op

[@clonecaptainration2974]

Why having a military is usefull

[@LukeSciberraschannel]

@@t4404 because some of those boys might quite possibly become a Commando or Guardsmen since all of us Singaporean males have to serve. Currently am a commander in the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, and the Guards battalions under my brigade do handle counter-terrorism.

[@darylteo9983]

it is taught in schools or at least for my generation

[@raiben4437]

@@t4404 Because it's better than learning about algebra

[@3xj704]

As a Singaporean, thanks for making this video.

[@lovescomedy619]

Your videos are very much underrated. Love the content thank you!

[@jinngeechia9715]

Thanks for featuring this event.

[@foreignbeggar3783]

man... I am ALWAYS pumped when I see you upload a video. mainly because I know some bad ass dudes went and did some bad ass shit, usually while most people are snoring and scratching their balls. respect to all operators.

[@redmudpei]

Perfect execution

[@baklava6138]

My favorite channel on KZbin. Love this stuff.

[@GeoCalifornian]

1991! -this is absolutely unbelievable to me that Singapore had commandos trained to take down terrorist-hijackers along the same way as Israeli and British SAS commandos. /Bravo, Singapore!

[@saltymonke3682]

in fact, SAF has a strong ties with IDF since its inception.

[@Proger-sj8cj]

*Well they are America's and Israel's ally :)*

[@emeritusdavidteo5553]

It started way back in the late '70s as a group simply named "the AH team".

[@50centswarlord]

Our divers trained with the American’s seal team , and our rangers train alongside not only with American’s elite squad, also British commandos / German and French special force frequently and more importantly we have close tie with Israelis’s IDF .

[@suasponte5562]

@@50centswarlord SAF doesn't have a ranger unit , ranger is course . usually Guards and Commandos or Naval Divers go for ranger course

[@cannonf_odder3041]

5:49 limpeh knows no chill

[@saint474747]

I remember meeting one of the commandos who stormed the plane. I was a young recruit in tekong then when a red beret senior warrant officer greeted us during morning PT.

[@zacpa7869]

He was my CO during BSLC in tekong SISPEC. Later in life I went on to graduate from OCS and he was assisting the parade RSM. I went up to him to show my respect but I got a salute from him instead. Its the most undeserving moment in my entire life.

[@phbrinsden]

Super work as always. Thank you.

[@philanderson5138]

again you surprise me with a video of something incredible that I knew nothing about - thank you!

[@moepizl]

another bang’r brotha. keep em coming

[@oopsitsdeleted6996]

Finally somebody who pronounced changi Airport correctly

[@tiongloo5310]

Heard of it then. Extremely proud of the special forces. Well done to keep SG safe.

[@robbabcock_]

Very well done! I know little of Singapore's special forces but clearly they're very well trained. This was back in the heyday of the MP5 as an entry gun- nowadays it's mostly suppressed HK416s in that role.

[@residentelect]

SAF CDO FN... Nothing but respect for these true warriors 💪

[@daniellim8964]

not the main commando unit, but the special force within SAFCDOFN formed in 1985 by regulars who applied and did extremely well to train to meet the requirements

[@jacktran3516]

Really good video. Never heard of this hijacking before but glad I did

[@dsy6238]

Fun Fact: The negotiator was instructed to distract the hijackers over the plane-radio just as the breaches were being detonated, that's why there was 2 guys in the cockpit and the other 2 were spread out throughout the plane.

[@tsubakilee1728]

The only time ever in Singapore's history to have a hijack

[@catcatcat9055]

Tsubaki Lee There’s another hijacking involving Japanese red army terrorists who bomb Singapore offshore refineries and hijack an oil company tugboat with hostages.

[@georgemallory797]

Fantastic operation and video. Commandos get things done and don't mess around. Impressive.

[@straub7761]

This is a Rainbow Six Siege mission in a nutshell.

[@iantheturtle]

ree, except with only one type of operator / recruit.

[@stonks9755]

i just tried to brush your profile picture away

[@tarekalassali7464]

@@stonks9755 Me too lol

[@zexal-zb1ud]

full platinum team vs free to play weekend player team

[@nbr1rckr]

Man, your resources are near infinite, I swear. Amazing stuff. Keep it up.

[@somerandomdude5638]

Nice to see that your doing weekly uploads now. Also are able to make a video about General Dozier's kidnapping and rescue by NOCS?

[@ChrisHoHoHooooooo]

LADIES AND GENNERMAN WE ARE HERE TO RESQ YOU But in all seriousness these guys did our country proud!!

[@joshh0522]

I love the little diagrams that he does showing how the troops actually did the operation

[@shemakenny7496]

Great videos like always.

[@boogerCPT]

These are awesome ty

[@rbob2416]

Flawless operation. Good work!

[@ZXTech]

You didnt mention this but I guess it isnt super common knowledge. As they breached the plane, a negotiator who spoke in the dialect of the hijackers came on the line, which excited the hijackers, drawing all their attention to the front of the plane. This meant the commandos had the element of surprise as the hijackers were all moving forwards to hear the radio.This is what I read anyway.

[@gotyourgirlonmolly6709]

Best channel out there

[@samuelbarfield6254]

ur making good content, thanks : )

[@parthadey2415]

Within 30 seconds, absolutely incredible, speechless

[@shadowblade9385]

I have gotten to work with Singapore Marines and Air Force in Qatar for the humanitarian operation when Afghan citizens were fleeing after the Taliban took over. Very professional people.

[@EnglishwithTerry]

very very nice channel my friend, just binge watching away here

[@jeremypee4128]

my Basic Military training platoon commander and Company Officer Commanding were both involved in this operation. To MWO Francis and 1WO Pillay, respect.

[@chuck5822]

Were the hijacker's claims of having explosives legitimate?

[@livethforevermore]

After the plane was retaken, the Commando's identified them to have been boxes of sparklers. Apologies for not mentioning that 👍

[@eddiel7635]

Yeah, I was living in Singapore as an eleven year old at the time and I remember it being reported as fireworks.

[@emeritusdavidteo5553]

That's inconsequential. At that point in time, we dun make guesses or hope that those were fire crackers. We assume the worse case scenario - that they were armed with the real stuff and we had to do what we were trained to do.

[@obviousdude]

@@emeritusdavidteo5553 I don't think the comment was in anyway meant to be disparaging regarding the decision to take down the hostages. The Commando action was brilliantly executed and the men are heroes. In my opinion too, it was definitely the right course of action as the hijackers would have caused harm in one way or another, without or without explosives.

[@709mash]

@@emeritusdavidteo5553 and regardless they still had knives and could still kill people. Legit threat.

[@steezio777]

Jesus Christ, imagine the amount of pressure being the guy that has to deliver the fuel they demanded

[@andrewwallace9290]

Apart from the prenunciation of Benazir lol it was great as usual. Cheers.

[@lhkraut]

Great video!!

[@peterhughes7099]

As usual now, well researched, well narrated and well presented 👍🏻

[@R.Tafolla]

30 seconds! Wow these guys are absolute heroes!

[@derfel72]

Never heard of this Op in the SF hostage rescue stories before. Jobs a good un, back in time for tea and medals. Well done SAF Commando, another day at the office.

[@davidjrule66]

Great channel.

[@Charles-xe2qh]

Absolutely superb!

[@rafalbe2523]

I lived in Singapore and I have discover this flight today for my exposed !! I am very moved to the Special Forces

[@bigredone9917]

I love these videos.

[@seanbooth9330]

Great job, there's not many units that can pull that off. You obviously rival the SAS,SBS lads in your level of training.

[@jonseilim4321]

9:50pm Captain Stanley Lim reported the hijacking, 10:20pm the Executive Group was formed and present in the control center. Singaporean efficiency is no joke siah

[@kennethchew1495]

and it was the only time the control center was used at the tower. i visited the control center couple of years back... all run down unused with old wooden tables.but great view upstairs of that is the changing airport ground.

[@thiskeithlee]

Jon Sei Lim they need time to assemble the team get them to one location and call them back right

[@hawkeye2418]

Proud to be part of Singapore Armed Forces

[@Wraith35]

Damn fine work boys! Damn fine work!

[@RAINIDONTMIND]

Love your channel. My Closed Captioning claims you are speaking a unique version of English. Fink instead of Think, Fretts vs Threats.

[@iknow4913]

Didn’t know Singapore was built like that 😏 good work lads

[@88ights]

This may sound small, but can you please show the emblem at the end of the video like you did before?

[@flightsimulater12]

I think the emblem of the special operations force is not known 😅 I think he could've simply put the commandos emblem however, the truth is.. It was a formation under the commandos that did the storming which is the special operations force. Kinda like Delta force I'd say, a tier 1 unit consisting of mainly commandos and other soldiers who were from other units that converted to commandos as well. At that time, I think SOF was still a top secret unit.. Hence they just mentioned that it was commandos who did it. A lot to take in but I hoped it'd help shed light on the special forces community in SG.

[@BelladonnaHell]

Why is Captain Price telling me about this. Nah, but love the channel dawg, keep it up.

[@CA-vx4sn]

Such a smooth display of skill

[@jonseilim4321]

Thank you Mr Fred Chong for storming the plane with the rest of the SOC!

[@studavies1967]

Brilliant again,, how abou doing the other operation thunderbolt

[@emeritusdavidteo5553]

The SOTF is ready. Anyone wants to test the system?

[@davidcowley]

Outstanding professionalism

[@seanbooth1278]

Great job lads 👍