Expressing Deep Condolences, Prabowo Subianto Calls First Lieutenant Pnb Allan Safitra Indra Died As Kusuma Nation

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto. (ANTARA/HO-Humas Ministry of Defense).

JAKARTA - Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto mourns the death of the pilot of the T50i Golden Eagle Airplane, First Lieutenant Pnb Allan Safitra Indra Wahyudi in Nginggil Village, Kradenan, Blora Regency, Central Java, on Monday, July 18 evening.

"Mr. Defense Minister is deeply saddened by the death of First Lieutenant Pnb Allan, he died as a kusuma of the nation," said Prabowo's spokesman for Defense Minister Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak to reporters in Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, July 19.

According to him, the spirit of the guards of the Republic of Indonesia will continue to be revived. "We will continue to ignite the spirit of the soldiers guarding the Republic of Indonesia," said Dahnil.

First Lieutenant Pnb Allan Safitra Indra Wahyudi, the pilot of the Indonesian Air Force T-50i Golden Eagle, was killed in a fighter plane crash in Nginggil Village, Kradenan, Blora Regency, Central Java.

Head of the Air Force Information Service (Kadispenau) Marsma TNI Indan Gilang Buldansyah in his press statement said the pilot officer who graduated from the AAU in 2015 and the Air Force Aviation School in 2017 left a wife and child who was still a toddler. "This incident leaves a very deep sorrow," he said.

First Lieutenant Pnb Allan Safitra Indra Wahyudi, ST (Han) had an accident and fell while undergoing night flight training on Monday.

The plane with tail number TT-5009 he was flying made the last radio contact at 19.25 WIB, then it was reported to have crashed.

The wreckage of the plane wreckage was found by residents and regional officials of Blora Regency in the local forest area.