Breaking News: Plane Train T50i Fall, Indonesian Military Personnel Loss 2 Best

Indonesian military personnel lost two of its best in the fall of the unfortunate events of the fighter training unit T-50i Golden Eagle with tail number TT-5007 in Jogjakarta, on Sunday, December 20, 2015. Both were the pilot and copilot are the ill-fated plane Airmen Lt. Col. Marda Sarjono and Flight Captain Dwi Cahyono. Both were killed in this incident after not managed to escape with the chair thrower.

Fighter trainer T-50i Golden Eagle is falling around Lanud Jogjakarta on that fateful Sunday morning. The plane crashed after maneuvering attractions air show in front of a large audience of civil society. This fighter aircraft featured in the aerospace show, held in the event Gebyar Aerospace since a few days ago.

Before the fall, this ill-fated fighter trainer could perform aerial maneuvers along with fighter trainer T-50i Golden Eagle others. But this ill-fated plane lost control after the maneuver and fell onto the ground. Both crews did not have time to escape and died in this incident.

Fighter trainer T-50i with tail number TT-5007 crashed at Yogyakarta December 20, 2015. Image source: indomiliter.com

This is a great loss for the Air Force, the loss of two best personnel. Moreover, one of the victims was Lt. Col. Marda Airmen squadron commander Sarjono which is the place of origin squadron 15 fighter T-50i Golden Eagle this. Best two soldiers lost their lives is a major blow to the Indonesian military. And of course lost one fighter training unit which has been the mainstay of defense equipment TNI.

Fighter trainer is already strengthening alutsista TNI since 2013 ago. Fighter trainer sophisticated purchased from South Korea, where this plane is made ​​by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) in collaboration with Lockheed Martin - the United States. The number of fighter T-50i Golden Indonesia before is 16 units purchased in 2011 with a contract value of approximately $ 400 Million, [Read Also: Indonesian Military Grieving, 1 Unit T50i Air Force Fighter crashes in Jogja] Hopefully, this incident does not happen again in kemuadian days and the parties concerned conduct an investigation and evaluation to minimize similar incidents from happening again in the future. The authors also express the deep condolences to the families of the victims and it may be given the strength and fortitude to face this tragedy.