Museum Seulawah Aceh

A museum Aircraft Replica Dakota RI - 001 seulawah . Flight Dakota RI - 001 itself is the first aircraft which is owned by the State of Indonesia . The plane, which has a body length of 19 , 67 and a wing span of 28 meters , 96 meters is powered by two Pratt and Whitney weighs 8,030 kg.

This aircraft is the result of donations of the people of Aceh to the Indonesian government , Aceh people in two days managed to raise money 130,000 straits dollars, and then used to buy aircraft Dakota RI - 001 Seulawah.

Effort and struggle of the heroes not only finished after independence only. After independence in young age Indonesia is still struggling to establish the sovereignty of the nation, including Aceh.

Aceh including areas that play an important role in the struggle for independence and nation building . This is evidenced by the presence of several national hero who came from Aceh.

Not only that , all the people of Aceh participate donate treasure thoughts and energy to the unitary state of Indonesia. The first aircraft to be used by President Ir . Sukarno at that time came from donations from people of Aceh as a symbol of the merger of Aceh into the unitary state of Indonesia.

A strong sense of nationalism encouraged the Acehnese at that time contributed to their possessions in the form of money , rice , gold and other goods which are then collected it all into a number of quite a lot and enough to buy a Dakota aircraft were then submitted to the President Ir. Sukarno.

The aircraft was then used by the government to send the goods , sent a diplomat , quickly transport troops and is also used by the president to state duties. The presence of aircraft is also instrumental and open lines of Java and Sumatra flying up out of the country. And the aircraft is also able to penetrate the Dutch blockade at that time.

Great for performance then this plane built a Monument Aircraft RI - 001 are located in the field blang padang Banda Aceh . This monument was inaugurated on July 29, 1984 and written in stone inscription under the right wing.

There was also explained that the monument was built as a tribute to the military air forces to the Acehnese people in establishing and maintaining independence . It is a monument Aircraft Replica Dakota RI - 001 while the original aircraft stored at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Jakarta.

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