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| Date: | Thursday 15 June 2017 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  BAe Hawk Mk 108 |
| Owner/operator: | Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) |
| Registration: | M40-02 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chukai in Terengganu -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kuantan airbase |
The military fighter jet is missing. Search operations are being conducted.
In the course of Thursday 15 Juni 2017, the bodies of both deceased pilots were found.
Sources:
http://www.bernama.com/en/general/news.php?id=1364701
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/pilots-of-missing-malaysian-air-force-plane-found-dead-8948268?view=DEFAULT
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2017 06:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Jun-2017 09:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2017 11:24 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2017 17:48 | Taat | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Feb-2019 16:05 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 29-Mar-2019 14:32 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, ] |
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