Celebrating the 80th anniversary of Ops Semut in style

Touch down: A parachutist landing at Padang Merdeka in Kuching, Sarawak, during the reenactment of Ops Semut. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: “From the clouds to the ground” – these words accompanied four Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) parachutists as they descended towards Padang Merdeka here during a ceremony commemorating a World War II event.

Leaping from a CN235 aircraft at an  altitude of 1,828m (6,000ft), their feat was a reenactment of the parachute landing of Australia’s Z Special Unit in Bario under Ops Semut in 1945.