Cops: Engine failure forced RMAF plane to make emergency landing


KUALA SELANGOR: A case of engine failure forced the crashed Royal Malaysia Air Force (RMAF) aircraft to attempt an emergency landing on a swampy beach here Friday morning, say police.

The twin-engine plane left the Subang Air Force Base at about 8.30am for a routine training session and issued a mayday about 10 minutes into the flight.

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