Suryadarma Air Force Base

Visit of D. Fock, governor-general of the Netherlands Indies, to Kalijati in 1922

Suryadarma Air Force Base is one of 9 Indonesian Airforce bases on Java. It is named after Suryadi Suryadarma, the first commander in chief of the airforce. It is located in the village of Kalijati, in the kabupaten of Subang, 6°33′S 107°40′E / 6.550°S 107.667°E / -6.550; 107.667.

In the time of the Dutch East Indies, the base was the centre for pilots. On 2 March 1942, the colonial Dutch troops based their campaign against the Japanese here. Today, the base is used by helicopter pilots.

It is used by Skadron Udara 7, a team of Bell 47G-3B-1, Bell 204B and Eurocopter EC120 "Colibri" helicopters.

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