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November 18, 2009 20:11 PM
Probe On USAF F-15 Eagle Fighter Jet Flying Too Low - Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- The Defence Ministry and the United States Air Force (USAF) will probe whether a jet fighter had flown too low as it had damaged the roof of a house near the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base in Butterworth last Wednesday.
Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the probe would focus on whether the incident was due to a technical glitch or human errors.
"It could be due to human errors but we will not rule out a technical glitch," he told Bernama after attending the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera and Mutiara Rini Sdn Bhd and Leejin Sdn Bhd on the construction of a housing project in Damansara here.
A USAF F-15 Eagle fighter jet, which took off from the air base for a training flight, damaged the roof of a house in Kampung Setol, Butterworth at 3pm last Wednesday.
It is believed that the damage could be due to a sonic boom as the house was located close to the edge of the air base runway.
-- BERNAMA
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