RMAF pilots surviving Kuantan Hornet crash make it 7,797 lives saved, says ejection seat maker


PETALING JAYA: The Royal Malaysian Air Force officers piloting the F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet that crashed late Thursday (Aug 21) night are the 7,796th and 7,797th to have been saved by its ejection seats, says the manufacturer.

In a post on its social media, Martin-Baker Aircraft Company added that the seats used by the crew of the Hornet that crashed at at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (Kuantan Air Base) were its US14A (NACES) Ejection Seat.

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