KUANTAN, J15 June (BelTA - Bernama) - Two Royal Malaysian Air Force pilots were found dead today in a swamp forest in Chukai, Kemaman, Terengganu, after the Hawk 108 fighter jet they were flying went missing minutes after taking off from the airbase here.
They have been identified as Major Hasri Zahari, 31, and Major Yazmi Mohamed Yusof, 39.
Chief of Air Force Datuk Seri Affendi Buang told a press conference that the bodies were found with the parachutes still attached to them.
The aircraft had taken off from the Kuantan airbase at 11 am and contact was lost 30 minutes later.
The fighter jet had yet to be found five hours after it went missing, Affendi said.