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NDP Rehearsal

Saturday 20 July 2019

By Mundane Babble

July 21^st, 2019

Singapore's National Day falls on 9th August. However, for many weekends before the actual event, rehearsals of the National Day Parade (NDP) are conducted to make sure the participants have sufficient practice before the actual event. Many primary school children are also given the opportunity to attend these full dress rehearsals as spectators.

Outside of the main parade area where tickets are required by attendees, many Singaporeans are also out in force to soak in the flybys by the aeroplanes as well as the fireworks display. Tourist who may accidentally find themselves locked out of the parade areas also mingled with Singaporeans and took the opportunity to take photos on their handphones.

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First off was a parachute display by the elite commando unit of the Singapore Armed Forces. One by one, the parachutists landed on the Padang.

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Photographers were out in force and some even took the opportunity to conduct lessons on how to shoot a fireworks display. Others were there to specially set up Anime dolls to wait for the fireworks as a backdrop for the photos.

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Singapore Cowboy

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A mainstay of every National Day Parade, the Chinook flying the Singapore flag is accompanied by 2 Apache helicopters.

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5 F15s flying a low pass over the Marina Bay Sands before splitting 5 ways above the Padang. The sound of the afterburners definitely worked the adrenaline of the crowd.