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The collision occurred during a military parade rehearsal to commemorate the upcoming 90th anniversary of the Navy. During a demonstration, one helicopter clipped the other's rotor, causing both to lose control and end up crashing within the grounds of the Lumut Naval Base.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy said in a statement.
The aircraft was a Beechcraft 390 Premier I built in 2004 and was first registered as G-FRYL in the United Kingdom. [3] In May 2023, the aircraft entered service with Jet Valet, a private flight service based in Kuala Lumpur, and was given a new registration of N28JV. [4] [5] The aircraft carried six passengers and two pilots.
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes Helicopter; Westland Lynx: United Kingdom: ASW / SAR: Mk 300: 6 [15] Armed with either the 4 Sea Skua missile or 2 A244 torpedoes. Eurocopter Fennec: France: Surveillance / Utility: AS555SN: 4 [15] Total of 6 in inventory. M502-03 mishap (emergency landing) in 2021. [16] M502-06 crashed (mid-air ...
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With the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, the name of the air force was changed to "Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia" or "Royal Malaysian Air Force". New types introduced into service included the Handley Page Herald transport and the De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou.
RMAF Special Forces, together with the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) and the 10th Parachute Brigade, were involved on 14 March 2004, in the search and rescue of the occupants of a civilian Piper 28 aircraft which had crashed. The aircraft went down in a heavily forested area 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) southwest of the Langat Dam, Selangor ...
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