KUANTAN, Nov 2 — Two FA-50M aircraft arrived at the airbase here yesterday, marking the first delivery of the 18 aircraft to be acquired by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) from Korea Aerospace Industries.
According to a post on the RMAF’s Facebook page, the aircraft departed Labuan Air Base at 1.45pm and landed at the Kuantan Airbase at 3.38pm, witnessed by Chief of Air Force General Tan Sri Muhamad Norazlan Aris.
Both aircraft departed from Sacheon, South Korea, on October 29 before making several transit stops in Jeju, Laoag in the Philippines, and Labuan.
The FA-50M aircraft M58-01 was piloted by KAI pilot Lee Donkyu, together with No. 15 Squadron Commanding Officer Major Mohd Jamil Awang, while aircraft M58-02 was piloted by Kim Inchul, together with No. 15 Squadron Executive Officer Major Muhammad Ashraf Wahab.
