Surviving on Cannibalized Equipment
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
During the US embargo, a number of Indonesias war machines almost became decaying fuselage. Cannibalizing their equipment was one way of surviving.
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SIXTEEN fighter jets were purchased from the United States in April 1980, consisting of twelve units of F-5Es and four units of F-5Fs. These planes became the backbone of the Indonesian air space patrol. After operating for 15 years, several of the planes began to deteriorate. One had to be flown to California for repairs in 1995. After the fighter jet was declared battle-ready again, it was sent back on its journey home.
However, before the plan
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