Cops: Investigation shows pilot and co-pilot ejected before Hawk fighter crash


BUTTERWORTH: Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) pilot Kapt Mohamad Affendi Bustamy and his co-pilot Mej Mohd Fareez Omar managed to eject themselves from the aircraft prior to the crash, an investigation has found.

State police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain (pic) said in the 10.07pm incident on Tuesday (Nov 16), both men were able to eject from the cockpit before the aircraft crashed at the base in Teluk Ayer Tawar.

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