YOGYAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Indonesia Air Force’s (TNI AU) T-50i Golden Eagle jet has crashed and killed two pilots on board while performing a solo maneuver during the 2015 Yogyakarta Airshow at the Adisucipto International Airport on Sunday (Dec. 20).
The two pilots died on board of the crashed T-501 Golden Eagle jet are Lt. Col. Marda Sarjono and his co-pilot Capt. Dwi Cahyadi.
Both pilots are the best graduates from the Air Force Academy in 1997 and 2005 respectively.
According to the TNI AU’s spokesperson Vice Air Marshal Dwi Badarmanto, the TNI AU has deployed an investigation team to reveal the cause behind the crash. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.