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Long Merarap
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
Administrative DivisionLawas
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. Dobson (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:

References

  1. ^ M. Mohizah, S. Julia and W. K. Soh (2006). A Sarawak Gazetteer (PDF). Kuala Lumpur: Sarawak Forestry Department Malaysia and Forest Research Institute Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-86-0. OCLC 85818866. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  2. ^ "Long Merarap, Malaysia". Geonames. 1994-02-10. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  3. ^ "Chopper-Essex-Feature". Lancashire Fusiliers XX. 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  4. ^ "THE TRUSAN VALLEY MEMORIAL The Indonesian Confrontation". Retrieved 2011-04-05.
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