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| Date: | Thursday 21 August 2025 |
| Time: | 21:05 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Malaysian Air Force - RMAF |
| Registration: | M45-07 |
| MSN: | 1401/MAFD7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (KUA/WMKD), Kuantan, Pahang -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kuantan Airport (KUA/WMKD) |
| Kuantan Airport (KUA/WMKD) |
Crashed on takeoff as a result of a bird strike from a Purple Heron. Both pilot Azhar Alang Kamarudin and co-pilot Izzuddin Salleh ejected safely.
Sources:
News sources:
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/08/21/rmaf-confirms-incident-involving-fa-18d-hornet-at-kuantan-airport
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/08/22/kuantan-hornet-crash-pilot-co-pilot-ejected-safely-fleet-temporarily-suspended-says-air-force-chief
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/09/18/kuantan-fighter-jet-crash-due-to-bird-strike-says-rmaf-chief
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11759829 (Photo)
Media:
RMAF Posts:
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— TUDM (@tudm_rasmi) August 21, 2025
Other posts:???????? ??????? ????? ????? ?????? ??????? ?????????? ??????? ?/?-??? ??????https://t.co/991uOCie67 pic.twitter.com/aQwJSD3bgO
— TUDM (@tudm_rasmi) August 22, 2025
Yesterday, a Malaysian Air Force F/A-18D Hornet crashed shortly after take-off from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport.
— Martin-Baker (@MB_EjectEject) August 22, 2025
Both pilots successfully ejected using the Martin-Baker US14A (NACES) Ejection Seat.#MartinBaker #EngineeringForLife pic.twitter.com/Q5YJ3Jzkwv
Seperti sahabat kabor, santai aset pertahanan kita tak perlu tambah.. kereta menteri je kena up to date betui kan? @goonstac @Marchfoward pic.twitter.com/K670bbQqwp
— Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Diraja (@OnePolar) August 21, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2025 17:22 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 21-Aug-2025 17:57 | mcaskil | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 07:53 | Paradoxial | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 08:54 | Paradoxial | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 22-Sep-2025 12:06 | Paradoxial | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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