File photo of the Hawk fighter jet. (Photo: RMAF)
KUALA LUMPUR: The pilots of a
Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) jet that went missing north of Kuantan
near the Pahang-Terengganu border have been found dead, Malaysian state
media reported on Thursday (Jun 15).
The two pilots of
the Hawk 108 fighter jet were found in a swamp near Chukai in Terengganu
at 2.30pm on Thursday, according to the Bernama news agency.
The
victims were identified as Major Hasri Zahari, 31, and Major Yazmin
Mohamed Yusof, 39. Both airmen were found with their parachutes strapped
on but the wreckage of the jet had yet to be found.
Major Hasri Zahari, 31, and Major Yazmi
Mohamed Yusof, 39, both lost their lives after a Royal Malaysia Air
Force plane crashed on Thursday (Jun 15). (Photo: Bernama)
Contact
with the fighter jet was lost at 11.30am after the aircraft took off
from the Kuantan airbase, according to the RMAF. A search and rescue
operation was then launched.
Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, in a Twitter message, expressed his condolences and called for an investigation into the cause of the crash.
Source: CNADefence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, in a Twitter message, expressed his condolences and called for an investigation into the cause of the crash.
