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Indonesian Air Force Education Command deputy commander Commodore Asep Adang said it would investigate the cause of an incident involving two of its aerobatic planes during a practice session ahead of their performance at the 2015 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition in Malaysia over the weekend
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ndonesian Air Force Education Command deputy commander Commodore Asep Adang said it would investigate the cause of an incident involving two of its aerobatic planes during a practice session ahead of their performance at the 2015 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition in Malaysia over the weekend.
He was speaking on the sidelines of a ceremony to welcome the arrival of aviators joining the Air Force's Jupiter Aerobatic Team (JAT), which should have performed at the Langkawi event scheduled to take place from March 17 to 21.
'We are grateful that they have arrived safely in Yogyakarta. We will immediately evaluate and investigate the accident in Langkawi,' Asep told journalists.
Air Force officials and families of the JAT aviators attended the event, held at the KT 1 Wong Bee shelter in the 102nd Training Squadron at Adisucipto Air Force Base in Yogyakarta, Wednesday.
Six red-and-white KT-1 B Woong Bee planes and their 12 crew members arrived in Adisucipto Air Force Base at around 10 a.m. local time.
As reported earlier, two JAT aerobatic planes collided before they crashed into the ground during a dress rehearsal on Sunday. All four aviators, namely Romas, Harjo, Yadi and Arif, survived the incident as they ejected. They were flown back to Yogyakarta after undergoing medical treatment at a hospital in Malaysia.
JAT cancelled its plan to perform at the 2015 LIMA following the incident. Previously, the team performed at the aeronautics exhibition in 2013.
The KT-1B Woong Bee used by JAT is a South Korean training aircraft worth Rp 4 billion (US$303,606.4) per unit.
Adisucipto Air Force Base spokesperson Maj. Hamdi Londong said it was the first time JAT had experienced a crash while making an aerobatic performance. JAT was established on May 21, 2008.
He said there was no plan to replace the aviators involved in the incident at Langkawi because the recruitment and training process for JAT personnel was lengthy.
Londong said the aerobatic team was internationally acknowledged due to its capacity to perform aerobatic performances using turbo props. (ebf)(++++)
