KUALA LUMPUR: Royal Malaysian Air Force( RMAF) pilot Maj Mohd Fareez Omar who survived a Hawk

Major Mohd Fareez Omar was injured when their aircraft crashed during a training exercise. Mohd Fareez

( Nov 16), Kapt Mohamad Affendi Bustamy was killed and his co-pilot Major Mohd Fareez Omar was injured

, Mej Mohd Fareez Omar( pic). Having rushed all the way from Selangor to Seberang Jaya Hospital here

Jaya Hospitalhas been identified as Major Mohd Fareez Omar.It is understood that the two servicemen

GEORGE TOWN: Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has expressed condolences to the family of Royal Malaysian Air Force( RMAF) Kapt Mohamad Affendi Bustamy who was killed in an aircraft crash at its base at Teluk Ayer Tawar.In a Facebook post, the Defence Minister sent his condolences and prayed that the soul of the deceased be showered with the blessings of Allah SWT.“ Hopefully the family members persevere in facing this difficult test, ” he said in the Facebook post on Wednesday( Nov 17).On Tuesday

BUTTERWORTH: The Royal Malaysian Air Force( RMAF) will conduct a comprehensive investigation into the crash of a Hawk 108 fighter jet at the RMAF base here, says RMAF deputy chief Lt Gen Datuk Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan. However, he declined to comment further on the incident but said the probe will be conducted immediately and will cover the technical aspects of the crash." We will conduct a detailed investigation but other than that, I am unable to comment," he told reporters at the Seberan

PETALING JAYA: The Royal Malaysian Air Force( RMAF) will set up a technical panel to review the Hawk 108 crash at Butterworth on Tuesday( Nov 16) night, says Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz. This comes after RMAF deputy chief Lt Gen Datuk Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan said that a comprehensive investigation will be conducted into the crash that killed a pilot and injured another." We will conduct a detailed investigation but other than that, I am unable to comment," Bernama reported Lt Gen Mo

MELAKA: Any decision to ground the use of Hawk 108 air fighter jets following the aircraft crash in Penang will be determined by the Armed Forces and Royal Malaysian Air Force( RMAF) chiefs, says Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. The Defence Minister said the decision must also be based on the outcome of the special investigative board." It is not a decision that should be made by me.... It must come from the Armed Forces and the Royal Malaysian Air Force." I believe that the Armed Forces and Ai

BUTTERWORTH: There was a" different sound" coming from the Hawk 108 jet fighter before it crashed at the Royal Malaysian Air Force( RMAF) base here, says an eyewitness." We have been staying here for a long time and we know the type of sounds coming from an aircraft.... This time, it sounded different from the usual," said 44-year-old Mastura Mohd Noordin. Mastura-who runs a tomyam shop at Kampung Benggali Sungai Puyu about 100m away from the airbase-said that she heard two loud explosions when