Long Merarap | |
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Coordinates: 4°21′00″N 115°28′00″E / 4.35°N 115.46667°E | |
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Administrative Division | Lawas |
Elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
Long Merarap is a settlement in the Lawas division of Sarawak, Malaysia. [1] [2] It lies approximately 648.3 kilometres (403 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
On 4 May 1963 a Belvedere helicopter crashed near the village of Long Merarap in the Trusan Valley. A patrol from 22 SAS searched for survivors; they found the wreck, but all nine men on the helicopter were dead. [3] The casualties were: Flight-Lieutenant A.P.J. Dodson (RAF), Flight-Lieutenant D.R.E. Viner (RAF), Corporal (Tech) J.L. Williams (RAF), Major H.A.I. Thompson MC (RHF & 22 SAS), Major R.H.D. Norman MBE (Para & 22 SAS), Corporal M.P. Murphy (Para and 22 SAS), Captain J. Conington (RF and 22 SAS), M.H. Day (Foreign Office) and D. Reddish (The Borneo Company). [4]
Neighbouring settlements include:
Long Merarap | |
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Coordinates: 4°21′00″N 115°28′00″E / 4.35°N 115.46667°E | |
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State | ![]() |
Administrative Division | Lawas |
Elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
Long Merarap is a settlement in the Lawas division of Sarawak, Malaysia. [1] [2] It lies approximately 648.3 kilometres (403 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
On 4 May 1963 a Belvedere helicopter crashed near the village of Long Merarap in the Trusan Valley. A patrol from 22 SAS searched for survivors; they found the wreck, but all nine men on the helicopter were dead. [3] The casualties were: Flight-Lieutenant A.P.J. Dodson (RAF), Flight-Lieutenant D.R.E. Viner (RAF), Corporal (Tech) J.L. Williams (RAF), Major H.A.I. Thompson MC (RHF & 22 SAS), Major R.H.D. Norman MBE (Para & 22 SAS), Corporal M.P. Murphy (Para and 22 SAS), Captain J. Conington (RF and 22 SAS), M.H. Day (Foreign Office) and D. Reddish (The Borneo Company). [4]
Neighbouring settlements include: