KUANTAN - Two pilots of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Hawk 108 that was reported missing at 11.30 am this morning were killed when the fighter jet crashed.
The bodies were found at 2.30 pm near Kampung Chukai in Kemaman, Terengganu.
Air Force Chief Jen Datuk Seri Affendi Buang said, the bodies were found 20 metres from each other together with their parachutes.
“We believe that they managed to pull the eject seats when the jet started to lose control.
"They are experienced pilots and this is a great loss to us," he said in a special press conference at the RMAF base in Kuantan, here, just now.
The pilot who died were Major Mohd Hasri Zahari, 31, from Kuala Lumpur and Major Yazmi Mohamed Yusof, 39, from Negeri Sembilan.