One dead, three injured after Malaysian military aircraft crashes at Butterworth airbase
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The plane was reportedly on a training mission when it crashed at around 5.20pm.
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BUTTERWORTH (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - One person was killed while three others were injured when a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) plane crashed at the Butterworth Air Force base in Penang.
The plane was reportedly conducting a training exercise when it crashed at about 5.20pm on Wednesday (Dec 21).
The plane was a twin-turboprop aircraft Beechcraft model King Air 200T, which is 44ft in length with a wingspan of 55ft.
It is capable of carrying a pilot, a co-pilot, a mission systems operator and an observer.
