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Landing at Labis
	Part of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Date	September–October 1964
Location	Labis, Johore, Malaysia
Result	Commonwealth victory
Belligerents
Malaysia; United Kingdom; New Zealand;	Indonesia;
Commanders and leaders
unknown	Unknown
Strength
	~98 men
Casualties and losses
1 killed;	32 killed; 62 captured;

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The Landing at Labis was an airborne landing by Indonesian paratroopers on 2 September 1964 near Labis, Johore, Malaysia during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.

Transported in three Indonesian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft, which had set off from Jakarta, only two aircraft managed to reach the target drop zone, the third aircraft crashed into the Straits of Malacca while trying to evade interception by a No. 64 Squadron RAF Javelin FAW.9 launched from RAF Tengah, Singapore.^[1] Tropical storms dispersed the parachute drop around Labis, about 100 miles (160 km) north of Singapore with 98 paratroopers being inserted. The landing zone was close to the camp of the 1/10th Gurkha Rifles(1st Battalion, 10th GR, who were later joined in mopping-up operations by the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (1 RNZIR) who were stationed near Malacca with the 28th Commonwealth Brigade.

Under the overall command of 4th 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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^ "1963 Indonesian confrontation". Eureka Council. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Operation Flower — West Malaysia 29th October 1964 — (The Battle of Sungei Kesang)" (PDF). Foundation News. Army Museum of Western Australia Foundation. September–October 2007. p. 3. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

[eurekacouncil-1] "1963 Indonesian confrontation". Eureka Council. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[armymuseumwa-2] "Operation Flower — West Malaysia 29th October 1964 — (The Battle of Sungei Kesang)" (PDF). Foundation News. Army Museum of Western Australia Foundation. September–October 2007. p. 3. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

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 The '''Landing at Labis''' was an [[airborne forces|airborne landing]] by [[Indonesia]]n paratroopers on 2 September 1964 near [[Labis]], [[Johore]], [[Malaysia]] during the [[Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation]].
-Transported in three [[Indonesian Air Force]] [[C-130 Hercules]] aircraft, which had set off from [[Jakarta]], only two aircraft managed to reach the target drop zone, the third aircraft crashed into the [[Strait of Malacca|Straits of Malacca]] while trying to evade [[Interceptor aircraft|interception]] by a [[No. 64 Squadron RAF]] [[Gloster Javelin|Javelin FAW.9]] launched from [[Tengah Air Base|RAF Tengah]], Singapore.<ref name="eurekacouncil"/> Tropical storms dispersed the parachute drop around Labis, about {{convert|100|mi|km}} north of [[Singapore]] with 98 paratroopers being inserted. The landing zone was close to the camp of the [[10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles|1/10th Gurkhas]], who were later joined in mopping up operations by the [[Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment|1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment]] (1 RNZIR) who were stationed near [[Malacca]] with the [[28th Commonwealth Brigade]].
+Transported in three [[Indonesian Air Force]] [[C-130 Hercules]] aircraft, which had set off from [[Jakarta]], only two aircraft managed to reach the target drop zone, the third aircraft crashed into the [[Strait of Malacca|Straits of Malacca]] while trying to evade [[Interceptor aircraft|interception]] by a [[No. 64 Squadron RAF]] [[Gloster Javelin|Javelin FAW.9]] launched from [[Tengah Air Base|RAF Tengah]], Singapore.<ref name="eurekacouncil"/> Tropical storms dispersed the parachute drop around Labis, about {{convert|100|mi|km}} north of [[Singapore]] with 98 paratroopers being inserted. The landing zone was close to the camp of the [[10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles|1/10th Gurkha Rifles]](1st Battalion, 10th GR, who were later joined in mopping-up operations by the [[Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment|1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment]] (1 RNZIR) who were stationed near [[Malacca]] with the [[28th Commonwealth Brigade]].
 Under the overall command of [[4th 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.<ref name="armymuseumwa"/> Patrols continued throughout the area around Labis throughout October.