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SEMARANG
ACHMAD
YANI (Army) part 1
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Europe's
Largest Aviation Magazine AFM reports Dutch Aviation's reportage: |
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Februari
2009: Indonesian Army Aviation |

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AirForces
Monthly UK publishes Achmad Yani |
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New
leader of the Hind Sqn: Pangaran Diponegro, named after the legendarious
freedom fighter |
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There
was a lot of talking and translating, but we got the confidence of our
hosts, and results ! |
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Mil
Mi-35, a tremendous fearsome Fighting Platform ! Indonesia receives more
examples ! |
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Even
John Rambo wouldn't like to meet this guy, with 'Charles' as the pilot ! |
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We
laughed, when a pilot sais about his collegue: 'There's too much Charles in
this session' :-) |
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Also
here, a few relics, the Mi-4 Hound , and the small Birddog from TNI-AD
nearby. |
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And
finally a picture of the many men that served us the day we visited. Thank
you all !! |
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A
Mil Mi-1 in front of this base, and the Staff appreciated a group picture |
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We
were offered one demonstration of this so called 'Puma Super' as Indonesia
calls it |
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A
little modified but also like most countries that use it a very reliable
and useful helicopter ! |
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ADISUTJIPTO
MUSEUM |
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Indonesia
hosts a lot of relic planes as in this museum, here a Piper Cub |
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An
AT-16 Harvard and a L-29 Delphin , too many types to show them all... |
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but a few we'd like to share with you. The B-26 Invader and a Consolidated
Catalina PBY-5 |
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This
replica of a Cureng, and a Mig-19 |
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This
fuselage part has an article on it's own, see 'History'. Quite a
historic fact. |
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Next
there is a C-140 jetstar, and a fine example of the LT-200 |
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With
a Nakajima Hayabusha and a class of schoolchildren we leave Adisudiptjo
museum. |
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IDSIMAN
MUSEUM |
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In
the weekends (non-flying days) you can visit the many museums in Indonesia like Idsiman... |
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where you find all kinds of armament and this Dutch P-51 Mustang |
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