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Born | Salatiga, Central Java, Dutch East Indies | 4 July 1916
Died | 29 July 1947 Ngoto, Maguwoharjo, Yogyakarta | (aged 31)
Buried | Ngoto, Maguwoharjo, Yogyakarta |
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Years of service | 1939–1942, 1945–1947 |
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Awards | National Hero of Indonesia |
Agustinus Adisutjipto (Perfected Spelling: Agustinus Adisucipto, 4 July 1916 – 29 July 1947) was born in Salatiga, Central Java, and raised as a Roman Catholic. He was the first pilot of the Indonesian Air Force, whose plane was shot down by the Dutch during the Indonesian National Revolution. He was posthumously declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 1974.[1][2]