Fighter Planes Crash

April 2, 2002

The wish of the people of Madiun, East Java, to witness the daredevil skills of the Jupiter Blue acrobatic team in the Open Day program was not fulfilled this year. The problem? Two Hawk MK-53 fighter jets which should have appeared in the show crashed in midair last Thursday. Four pilots died as a result of the crash. They were Major F. Hutasuhut, Captain Andis Solichin, Captain Weko Martomo, and Captain Masrial.

The tragic event took place when

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