Agustinus Adisucipto
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Agustinus Adisutjipto, posthumously awarded Young Air Marshal was born in Salatiga
, Central Java
on 3 July 1916 and raised Roman Catholic. He was killed in action in Bantul
, Yogyakarta on 29 July 1947. He was an air commodore and an Indonesian national hero.
Adisutjipto was educated at the School of Medicine in GHS (Geneeskundige Hogeschool) and graduated from the Flight School of Luchtvaart Militaire in Kalijati, West Java
.
On 15 November 1945, Adisutjipto established the Flight School in Yogyakarta, in the Maguwo Air Field, later renamed Adisucipto Airport, to commemorate his services as a national hero.
During the first of two major Dutch police actions against the Republic of Indonesia, called Operatie Product
, Adisujipto and Abdul Rahman Saleh
were ordered to fly to India. They successfully breached the air blockade conducted by the Dutch air forces, covering the airspace from Indonesia to India and Pakistan. However, during their journey back from Singapore, while transporting donated medicine from the Red Cross Malaya
, their Dakota VT-CLA aircraft was shot down by two Dutch P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft in Dusun Ngoto on 29 July 1947.
He was buried in the Kuncen I and II general cemetery. On 14 July 2000, his remains were re-interred in the Monumen Perjuangan (Monument of Struggle) in Dusun Ngoto, Bantul, Yogyakarta.
Salatiga
Salatiga is a city in Central Java, Indonesia, located between the cities of Semarang and Surakarta. It sits at the foot of Mount Merbabu and Mount Telomoyo, and has a relatively cool climate due to its elevated position.-Origin of name:...
, Central Java
Central Java
Central Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...
on 3 July 1916 and raised Roman Catholic. He was killed in action in Bantul
Bantul
Bantul is a town and the capital of Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.-2006 Earthquake:On 27 May 2006 an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck near Java's southern coast causing widespread damage. Bantul Regency was the region most affected by the disaster...
, Yogyakarta on 29 July 1947. He was an air commodore and an Indonesian national hero.
Adisutjipto was educated at the School of Medicine in GHS (Geneeskundige Hogeschool) and graduated from the Flight School of Luchtvaart Militaire in Kalijati, West Java
West Java
West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...
.
On 15 November 1945, Adisutjipto established the Flight School in Yogyakarta, in the Maguwo Air Field, later renamed Adisucipto Airport, to commemorate his services as a national hero.
During the first of two major Dutch police actions against the Republic of Indonesia, called Operatie Product
Operatie Product
Operatie Product, was the first of two major Dutch military offensives against the Republic of Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution. It took place following Dutch assertions that Indonesia cooperated insufficiently in the implementation of the Linggadjati Agreement, which had been...
, Adisujipto and Abdul Rahman Saleh
Abdul Rahman Saleh (hero)
Abdul Rachman Saleh is a National Hero of Indonesia and the father of Indonesian medical physiology.He is buried at Pekuncen Hero Cemetery in Yogyakarta....
were ordered to fly to India. They successfully breached the air blockade conducted by the Dutch air forces, covering the airspace from Indonesia to India and Pakistan. However, during their journey back from Singapore, while transporting donated medicine from the Red Cross Malaya
Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...
, their Dakota VT-CLA aircraft was shot down by two Dutch P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft in Dusun Ngoto on 29 July 1947.
He was buried in the Kuncen I and II general cemetery. On 14 July 2000, his remains were re-interred in the Monumen Perjuangan (Monument of Struggle) in Dusun Ngoto, Bantul, Yogyakarta.