RMAF mounts mercy flight to transport patient needing urgent treatment


KUANTAN: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) mounted a mercy flight Thursday morning to transport a patient from the Tekek Health Clinic in Pulau Tioman, Rompin, for urgent treatment at Hospital Tunku Ampuan Afzan in Kuantan.

In a statement, RMAF said that Rahim Shadan, 58, who was suffering from severe Pneumonia with Bronchospasm and Pulmonary Edema, was flown aboard a  No. 10 Squadron EC 725AP aircraft from Pulau Tioman at 11.26am, bound for Kuantan Air Base.

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