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Pilots eject safely as RMAF jet crashes in paddy field

By ONG HAN SEAN
The crashed Aermacchi MB339CM. - Bernama.

KUANTAN: Two Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) pilots managed to eject safely before their trainer aircraft crashed in a paddy field in Pekan, Pahang. 

The RMAF said in a statement that the Aermacchi MB339CM aircraft that took off from the Kuantan air base had faced technical problems during a training exercise at 12.54pm Tuesday. 

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