RMAF plane crash: Special team set up to probe Butterworth incident

Chief of Defence Forces Gen Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor wants a comprehensive investigation into the crash of a Royal Malaysian Air Force aircraft in Penang today.

Contacted by Bernama, he said the RMAF would set up a special team to probe the crash of the Beechcraft B200T plane near the munitions terminal of the Butterworth airbase at 5.18pm.

"I am on my way to the crash site. I have yet to get all the details," he said.

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Raja Mohamed Affandi expressed his sadness over the incident and hoped that the families of those involved would exercise patience.

The pilot died on the scene after the ill-fated aircraft which crashed at 5.18pm on Wednesday. - BERNAMApic

Meanwhile, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein, in a post on his Twitter account, said he had instructed the Chief of Air Force Gen Datuk Seri Affendi Buang to oversee the investigation into the crash.