USAF FIGHTER JET IN TACTICAL FLIGHT CAUSES DAMAGE TO HOUSE

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- A house in the vicinity of the Royal
Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base in Butterworth, Penang, suffered damage
following a tactical flight by a United States Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle
fighter jet last Wednesday, the RMAF said Saturday.

The plane is one of eight USAF fighter jets participating in the Cope Taufan
2009 exercise along with RMAF aircraft from Nov 9 to 20, said RMAF public
relations officer Maj Kamarulzaman Ali in a statement.

He said the incident happened soon after the plane had taken off from the
air base at about 3pm.

The RMAF and USAF were identifying the actual cause of the incident, taking
into account the applicable safety instructions as well as the need to make
improvements if necessary, he added.

The F-15 fighter jets are stationed at the United States air base in Kadena,
Okinawa, in Japan.
-- BERNAMA