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 | | As soon as the Indonesian independence was declared, its first president and proclamator Soekarno assigned Air Commodore Suryadarma, a navigator, to form its air force, on September 1, 1945. |
 | | So, unlike the Indian Air Force who already had 1.000 pilots when the country got its independence, August 15, 1947, the Indonesian Air Force had only one qualified pilot when it was founded, April 9, 1946. |
 | | Watching Suryadarma built the softwares and hardwares of the Indonesian air force, Army General Djatikusumo once made a comment, "The problem with Suryadarma is that he deals with a brand new field with advanced military technology. |
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