KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Oct – Kuala Lumpur’s airspace was filled by the jet engine roars of Hawk fighter aircraft (RMAF) and Typhoon (RAF) at around 10.15am today across the KLCC Twin Towers.
The ‘Fighter Formation’ over the Twin Towers comprising three Hawk 108/208 fighter aircraft in the ‘Vic’ formation led by MAJ Muhammad Ridzuan Abdullah RMAF ‘Buscat’, MAJ Ezraini Azrin Khoo Mohd Erwan Khoo RMAF ‘Chonk’, MAJ Aizzam Shaari RMAF ‘Focus’, CPT Affendi Bustamy RMAF ‘Tubby’ dan MAJ Mohd Fareez Omar RMAF ‘Nosein’.
Four Typhoon fighter planes in the ‘Diamond’ formation were flown by Sqn Ldr Roger Cruickshank ‘Rog’, Flt Lt Graym Hunter ‘Grim’, Flt LtSimon Ridley ‘Ridders’ and Flt Lt Phil Kelly ‘PK’.
Meanwhile, a Hawk aircraft flown by MAJ Fairul Mohd Rustham RMAF ‘Gillete’ was also involved in taking pictures from the air.
This flypast was coordinated by LTC Hasfa Nyzam Abdul Hamid RMAF ‘Soleez’ and MAJ Thayala Kumar Ravi Varman’s Selvakumaran RMAF ‘Kunte’.
The flypast was the result of a collaboration with the British High Commissioner in Malaysia in conjunction with the Ex BERSAMA LIMA which is currently taking place from 6 Oct to 17 Oct 19 around the South China Sea.
TIGA PESAWAT HAWK TUDM KETUAI ‘FIGHTER FORMATION’ KLCC
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Okt 19 – Ruang udara Kuala Lumpur dikejutkan dengan bunyi deruman enjin pesawat pejuang Hawk (TUDM) dan Typhoon (RAF) kira-kira jam 10.15 pagi tadi yang melintasi Menara Berkembar KLCC.
‘Fighter Formation’ berlatarbelakangkan menara berkembar itu melibatkan tiga buah pesawat pejuang Hawk 108/208 dengan formasi ‘Vic’ yang dikemudikan oleh Mej Muhammad Ridzuan Abdullah TUDM ‘Buscat’, Mej Ezraini Azrin Khoo Mohd Erwan Khoo TUDM ‘Chonk’, Mej Aizzam Shaari TUDM ‘Focus’, Kapt Affendi Bustamy TUDM ‘Tubby’ dan Mej Mohd Fareez Omar TUDM ‘Nosein’.
Empat buah pesawat pejuang Typhoon dengan formasi ‘Diamond’ diterbangkan oleh Sqn LdrRoger Cruickshank ‘Rog’, Flt Lt Graym Hunter ‘Grim’, Flt LtSimon Ridley ‘Ridders’ dan Flt Lt Phil Kelly ‘PK’.
Manakala sebuah pesawat Hawk yang diterbangkan oleh Mej Fairul Mohd Rustham TUDM ‘Gillete’ turut terlibat bagi merakamkan gambar dari udara.
Koordinasi terbang lintas ini telah diselaraskan oleh Lt Kol Hasfa Nyzam Abdul Hamid TUDM ‘Soleez’ dan Mej Thayala Kumar Ravi Varman s/o Selvakumaran TUDM ‘Kunte” bagi memastikan perancangan ini dapat berjalan dengan lancar.
Terbang lintas ini merupakan hasil kerjasama TUDM bersama Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Britain di Malaysia sempena Eksesais Bersama LIMA yang kini sedang berlangsung mulai 6 Okt hingga 17 Okt 19 di sekitar Laut China Selatan.