Bird strike took down Hornet fighter jet


KUANTAN: The crash involving a fighter jet on Aug 21 at the Kuantan Air Base was due to a bird strike, says Jen Datuk Seri Muhamad Norazlan Aris.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) chief said that an RMAF Board of Inquiry probe found that the crash with a heron on the runway had caused the failure of the F/A-18D Hornet aircraft’s left engine.

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