A Hawk 108 fighter jet belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force went missing over Kuantan skies, at the Pahang-Terengganu border this afternoon.
According to records, RMAF have eight Hawk 108s, on top of 16 Hawk 208 jets in its roster.
It is understood that RMAF first began using the Hawk in 1996.
The Hawk is described as an advanced trainer and a light fighter jet.
Here, we revisit past incidences involving the Hawk aircraft.
CHRONOLOGY OF HAWK CRASHES:
May 31, 2006: An RMAF pilot went missing when his Hawk 100 jet crashes in Endau marshes near Rompin, Pahang while conducting a training exercise.
June 23, 2005: An RMAF pilot died when his Hawk Mk208 jet crashed near Kampung Kerupang north of the Labuan Airport.
Dec 18, 2003: Two Hawk 100 pilots are killed when their jet crashed off the coast of Pantai Sepat, Kuantan
Sept 4, 2002: An RMAF Hawk MK208 crashes while conducting an exercise over Pulau Tioman, Pahang. However, its pilot Captain S Nadzeer Sallehudin, 31, made it out alive after ejecting from the aircraft in time.
March 19, 2002: An RMAF engineer based at the Butterworth air force base, Leading Aircraftman Shawn Cristopher Chew, 25n was killed when a Hawk 108 ejector seat suddenly deployed. Six other people sufferred burns when they were hit with flames.
Sept 10, 1998: A Hawk 208 from the 6th Squadron, based at the Kuantan RMAF base, crashed in Kampung Kuala Betis, about 30 km from Gua Musang. Its pilot, Captain Jaidev Biaspal a/l Basdav Biaspal, perished.
June 18, 1996: An RMAF Hawk 100 crashes in a paddy field near the Butterworth air force base. However, its crew, Lt Col Roshaimi Zakaria and Capt K Chandran, survived when they successfully ejected from the aircraft.