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Two military skydivers die in parachute accidents
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The KT-1B Woong Be aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force Aerobatic team flew over the Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport during the rehearsal for the force's 70th anniversary on Thursday. Two Air Force skydivers died during the rehearsal over parachute malfunctions. (Antara/Yossy Widya)
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ragic incidents took place during a rehearsal of the Air Force's anniversary celebrations at a Jakarta airport on Thursday as two Military skydivers died during separate parachute accidents.
The two skydivers were members of the Air Force's Special Troops (Paskhas). They were Second Corporal Beni and Private First Class Supranoto, Air Force spokesman Air Commodore Dwi Badarmanto said on Thursday.
"Yes, there was an incident. There were hundreds of skydivers and two had imperfect landings. Both died at the hospital," Dwi said as quoted by kompas.com.
The two soldiers died during the skydiving rehearsal at Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport in East Jakarta prior to the 70th anniversary of the Air Force on April 9. They jumped out of a military Hercules aircraft for the rehearsal.
Supranoto's parachute ropes became tangled and hard to control, causing him to land on a house near the airport, Dwi explained. Meanwhile, Beni managed to land but strong winds forced him into a hard impact.
The Air Force brought the bodies to Esnawan Antariksa Hospital in the Halim area. The Air Force would also hold a service for the two soldiers at 461 Battalion in Halim, East Jakarta. (rin)
