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Date: | Thursday 1 June 1978 |
Time: | |
Type: | Northrop F-5E Tiger II |
Owner/operator: | Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) |
Registration: | FM2213 |
MSN: | R1146 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | off RMAF Butterworth, Penang -
Malaysia
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Butterworth AFB |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed in sea during routine training flight. Pilot Lt (Udara) Jusof Embon ejected safely from the rapidly descending aircraft. Wreckage located 2,4 km from Penaga coast in seven meters depth.
Sources:
New Straits Times 2 June 1978, p27/6 June 1978, p8/7 June 1983, p2
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Oct-2012 09:11 |
TB |
Added |
18-Feb-2019 21:17 |
TB |
Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
24-Jul-2021 11:05 |
TB |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
24-Jul-2021 14:00 |
TB |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |